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Howard Burns is a real estate administrator and open water swimmer who swims year-round with Oak Streakers of Laguna Beach, California. A frequent participant in the many ocean swims along the California coast, Burns was the 2011 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Open Water Swimming Series winner in the men’s 55-59 age division. He also recently […]
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William K. (Opelu) Pai was reportedly 50 yards short of being one of the world’s recognized pioneers of channel swimming, at least in Hawaii. Pai completed the first nearly official Molokai Channel crossing in 1939 when he rowed out to sea off the island of Molokai and swam to Oahu. Alas, because of this start,
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“They say life isn’t fair; life is about the ups and downs. Some survive the challenges of life while others cave under the disappointment and frustrations when these challenges occur. What is it in a person that helps them to prepare themselves mentally to handle challenges placed before them? “ …so ponders Emily Brunemann who
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Open water swimmers come in all shapes, sizes and ages. They are from all walks of life, but commonalities reign among those living the open water swimming lifestyle: 1. Your bicycle only has one gear. 2. Your running shoes cost less than your cheapest swimsuit. 3. You own more goggles than the number of years
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Mark Lambert of Hinsdale, coached by the legendary Don Watson, won the 6-mile Sea of Galilee swim back in 1970. The holder of national high school pool records became a Face In The Crowd in Sports Illustrated as a result. His story, as a young teenager flying around the world, is fascinating. After finishing behind
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Andrew Gemmell‘s victory at the 2012 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships is shown below in its entirety. “I started the final sprint probably about 400 meters out after the last turn,” explained the Delaware native studying at the University of Georgia who is setting himself up for a good run at the USA
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The selection of the top two American women to compete in the final Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim in Portugal this June is shown in its entirety below. Ashley Twichell of the Mission Viejo Nadadores played her cards right and comfortably won the USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida this bright
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In Western Australia, the First National Lake Argyle Swim saw 117 swimmers with a number of colorful team names competing on May 5th for glory and cash and prizes valued over $7,000. 34-year-old Keira Macfarlane from Scarborough, Western Australia won the 20 km solo race in 5 hours 16 minutes just slightly ahead of the
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Forty-two swimmers ranging of all ages and abilities participated in the 9th Annual Escape from Managaha sponsored by the Saipan Swim Club. With perfect conditions for the 2.4 km channel swim from Mañagaha to American Memorial Park, the swimmers were supported and monitored by 12 kayakers, the Sea Spray and Department of Public Safety Jet
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How many open water swimmers have met like-minded swimmers online? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? The concept of an open water swimming community on the late 19th century – men hanging around the L Street Bathhouse in Boston or the Brighton Swimming Club in England – has
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