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In open water swimming, training and preparation always beats talent. Especially in marathon swimming. Always. Putting in the miles, getting acclimated, profoundly understanding the course, building mental strength, and preparing for the unexpected are fundamental, time-consuming, demanding keys to success. Of course, luck is arguably the most important element of all. For the good weather, […]
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Andrea Woodburn, director of Penny Palfrey‘s onshore logistical crew, reported that Palfrey has swum 80 km (49.7 miles) after 26 hours in the Straits of Florida. Like the ebb and flow of the ocean, the news from her crew was a mixture of good and bad. Her husband and crew member Chris Palfrey commented, “Penny
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As Penny Palfrey enjoys the second day of her 103-mile (166 km) ultra marathon swim from Cuba to Florida, she is being touted by some of her peers in the marathon swimming world as the world’s greatest marathon swimmer. Her track record as a solo swimmer is one of the greatest in history and there
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While ultra marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey is coming up on her halfway point of her 166 km solo swim from Cuba to Florida, another group of ultra marathon swimmers have reached their halfway point on their 193 km (120-mile) stage swim down the Hudson River in New York. Like Palfrey, the swimmers in New York
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey dove off the shores of Havana, Cuba like her 103-mile (166 km) swim was a 400m freestyle. And her pace is nearly as fast as she entered the first night of her adventure across the Florida Strait. Under optimal conditions, Palfrey maintained a 2 mph pace reaching
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The stories of rivalries in the realm of sports are too numerous to recall. In the oceans, there are storied rivalries like Des Renford vs. Kevin Murphy as well as contemporary rivalries like Yuri Kudinov vs. Petar Stoychev in the English Channel, and Thomas Lurz vs. Spyridon Gianniotis at the world championships, as well as
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FINA formally announced the 25 female finalists who will compete in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km race at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. To the delight of Mexican fans and her coach Luis Miguel Chávez, Lizeth Rueda Santos replaced Cara Baker of New Zealand to fill out the final 25. Swimming New Zealand declined
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When George Williams Sr. saw a general Facebook request from his former age-group athlete Lexie Kelly that her Swedish friend who is attempting the Catalina Channel next week needed a kayaker, he responded. And then he committed to driving 522 miles (840 km) from northern California to southern California with his kayak to lend a
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Haley Anderson’s chances to do well at the Olympics just got a boost. By her older sister. Her sister Alyssa also just qualified for her first USA Olympic team in the 800 freestyle relay at last night’s USA Olympic Swim Trials and will join her in London. “My family is going to London; parents, sisters,
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The OceanElders are a remarkable group of independently minded leaders who have joined together to use their collective influence and experience, supported by science and data, to promote ocean conservation, pursue the protection of the ocean’s habitat and wildlife, and preserve its ecosystems and species biodiversity. The OceanElders are a mix of well-known entrepreneurs like
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