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Stephen Redmond is flying from Ireland to Hokkaido, Japan today with his trusty team of four. He will set off sometime this coming week on his assault of the 7th and final swim of the Oceans Seven – the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan. Admittedly nervous about the language barriers and cold water, Redmond most […]
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Channel swimmer Michael Miller has seen his share of landmarks during the course of his open water swimming travels around the world. “First, the natural one…the sunrise over Molokai while swimming from Molokai to Oahu. It was very unforgettable. [On the opposite side of the Molokai Channel], the outline of Diamond Head on same swim
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When the pro marathon swimmers come screaming down along the feeding stations in Setubal Bay, Portugal at today and tomorrow’s FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal Bay, Portugal, their coaches will be right at their side. Photo by FINA. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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The women’s 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier will be held today in Portugal’s Setubal Bay at 4 pm Portugal time (or 8 am Los Angeles time, 9 am Denver time, 10 am Mexico City, 11 am New York time, 5 pm Amsterdam / Cape Town time, 11 pm Beijing / Kuala Lumpur time,
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The massive tsunami rocked northern Japan on March 11th 2011. After a 454-day journey across the Pacific Ocean, a dock washed ashore on Agate Beach in Oregon. Innumerable household items, commercial good and industrial products are currently drifting across thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean. The first bits of debris have landed in North
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There are several open water swimming heroes and heroines currently standing by onshore waiting to push off for their marathon swimming attempts. They are working with their crews and navigators to determine the optimal time for their unprecedented attempts. Paul Lundgren is down in Baja California with a probable start on June 11th for his
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The top finishers and the oldest and youngest swimmers at the Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim in Grace Bay, Providenciales receive some really cool awards created by local artist Stanford Handfield. His unique and beautifully crafted conch shell trophies have a ceramic base with hand-painted place details for the individual winners of the Caribbean Sea
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The call is every coach’s nightmare. The call, in fact, is unimaginable. “Your athlete was not found for two hours. He passed away.” Unreal. Unbelievable. This communication, so unfortunately real, was relayed by officials to Hall of Fame coach Richard Shoulberg of the Germantown Academy in October 2010. Since 1905, this kind of call never
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Dan Martin is nearly ready to jump off the East Coast of the United States of America and literally swim across the Atlantic Ocean in an audacious attempt at history in his Global Triathlon. His tweets give a hint as to his humor and mindset. Follow Martin’s swim across the Atlantic here. June 1 I’m
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The top secret news about one of the greatest marathon swimmers in contemporary times, kept under wraps for months due to the audacious nature of the attempt, was first publicly announced by LoneSwimmer today. Donal Buckley unveils the official news here. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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