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Kane Radford won the 2011-2012 New Zealand Ocean Swim Series with the final leg on Auckland’s North Shore at the 2.8 km King of the Bays where 1,400 others also took part. Kane remains on track to qualify for the Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim victory after setting a long-held 1500-meter pool national record at […]
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Looked at from every perspective, open water swimming is getting bigger and bigger in terms of athletes, events, products, websites, blogs and services. While its athletes are getting more sponsorship, raising more money, becoming faster at older ages, and increasingly savvy in the media. While before many athletes went begging for media coverage in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jaime Caballero became the first person to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in 2012 with his 9 hour 31 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel today. “I feel really proud,” said Caballero after his fast swim in 53°F (11°C) water. “But at the same time I
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Ricardo Ratto, one of the most experienced open water safety experts and administrators in the world, and the race organization committee and its volunteers put together another outstanding 3.5 km Travessia dos Fortes in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The annual tradition across one of the world’s most famous beaches was televised live
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H2Open Magazine announced its short list of names for its inaugural Open Water Swimming Awards. The Awards, celebrating achievement in the sport of open water swimming in 2011. Nominations were invited from readers and then sent to a multi-national judging panel for a blind vote to create the short list. As fans in Great Britain
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Three elite amateur marathon swimmers from America traveled around the world to participate in the Bell Buoy Challenge Swim this week. Jason Malick from Delaware, Denise Everitt of New York and Jen Schumacker of Los Angeles (shown on left) will compete against their South African counterparts on Hobie Beach. Jason has done a handful of
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Simon Griffiths and his team at H2Open Magazine continue to roll-out all kinds of innovations for the open water swimming community. The world’s only fully dedicated open water swimming magazine, launched the 2012 National Open Water Swimming Ranking Series, H2Open Day on April 28th, and is now available on the iPad and Android. Developed for
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Starting in May, 36-year-old Anna Wardley will attempt five circumnavigations around Dragonera in Mallorca, Spain, Portsea in Hampshire, UK, Jersey in the Channel Islands, Tiree in Inner Hebrides, Scotland and the Isle of Wight in Solent, UK. Anna explains about her Five Islands Swim Challenge, “I selected these islands as they are all challenging in
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The following swimmers are entered in the 15th annual 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim to be held on April 21 on the western coast of Florida. • Brad Denton, 48 from Arizona • Chris Burke, 50 from Florida • Greg Larson, 43 from California • Rob Kent, 47 from Canada • Dan Boyle, 46 from
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Spaniard Jaime Caballero will attempt a rare April crossing of the Catalina Island tomorrow on behalf of Augie’s Quest and ALS research. He will begin his swim at midnight Tuesday. With the English Channel (10 hours 29 minutes in 2007) and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (7 hours 53 minutes
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