Amazing Men In An Amazing Race
Courtesy of Jamie Patrick
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Don Watson Doing It The Hinsdale Way
Don Watson Doing It The Hinsdale Way Courtesy of WOWSA, Hinsdale, Illinois. Don Watson was a renowned pool and marathon swimming coach whose relationship with his athletes and the successes that they shared remain a standard among the coaching community. Coach Watson coached John Kinsella and Sandra Bucha throughout their professional marathon swimming careers and
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Darren Miller, Putting In 15 To Swim 1
Private banker Darren Miller of Pittsburgh is preparing to be Barra-esque and step up his mileage this summer with a hard-core schedule of solo races and events. On behalf of Team Forever, he will take on the Strait of Gibraltar in May, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in June, the 26-mile Red River Swim in
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Cancun’s FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Results
Ana Marcela Cunha, the reigning world 25 km champion from Brazil, won a closely fought battle against a world-class crown in Cancun on Tuesday’s FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race. Cunhawon a close race over Germany’s Angela Maurer and Italy’s Martina Grimaldi as well as several other Olympians and top pros. The results are
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Olympic Preview In Cancun With Lurz, Gianniotis And Company
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In what may have been a preview of the highly anticipated finish at the Olympics, Thomas Lurz won the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico in dramatic fashion over arch-rival Spyridon Gianniotis and Italian star Nicola Bolzonello. The finish was so close that the video-tape
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Philippe Croizon’s Swims Around The World
From Papua New Guinea to Indonesia. Then across the Red Sea from Asia to Africa, and across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa. Then across the Bering Strait from Russia to America. Arnaud Chassery and Philippe Croizon have ambitious plans for their 5-swim series around the world: Copyright © 2012 by Open Water
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Their Skin Turns Rosy And Their Jacket Is Red
Lelané Rossouw-Bancroft and Jason Malick are among the newest members of the International Ice Swimming Association for doing a one-mile swim in less than 5°C (41°F). For that frozen feat, they have the honor of wearing the official red jacket of the International Ice Swimming Association. Malick, who also works for Endless Pools, suggested various
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Ashley Twichell’s Preparation For The Road Ahead
Courtesy of Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation
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Ana Marcela Cunha, Tough In The Tropics
Ana Marcela Cunha, the reigning world 25 km champion from Brazil, is always tough down the stretch. She has that unteachable competitive spirit that propels her forward when going goggle-to-goggle against her rivals. And it served her well in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico yesterday where she won a
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So Close That Thomas Lurz Wins After 45 Minutes
The FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico was so close that even the video-tape of the finish had to be reviewed repeatedly for 45 minutes until the judges finally came to a general consensus…that multiple-time world champion Thomas Lurz came out on top. This close race is only a precursor to
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