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The 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year was originally about Nejib Belhedi‘s solo swim across 1,400 km across the coast of his native Tunisia. But the pioneering Tunisian marathon swimmer always had a greater vision and plenty of energy to spare. He has motivated people of all ages, but especially the youth, […]
Swim Of Peace Becomes Wildly Successful Across Borders Read More »
“5-meter swells bashed the coast until Sunday night for the first time in April in living memory,” explained Theodore Yach about last Sunday’s postponed 5.3 km Atlantic Dash. “But we race this weekend.” The first swim race from Clifton Fourth Beach to Three Anchor Bay will be limited to 20 elite swimmers on April 21st.
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming is guessing that the sport of triathlon will make some major announcements at this weekend’s 2012 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where nearly 1,300 collegiate triathletes will vie for individual and team national titles in an Olympic-distance race (1500m swim + 40 km bike +
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Accolades are pouring in from around the world for Jim Doty who passed away yesterday in the company of his family near Boston. The marathon swimming icon from New England was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 2002 and served on its Board of Directors for a
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SuperSport of South Africa covered the controversy over the disqualification of one of open water swimming’s greatest ambassadors, Natalie du Toit. SuperSport reported that the 2008 South African team Olympic flag-bearer was disqualified for “unsporting behaviour after she was deemed by referee Peter Pienaar to have blocked the path of fellow competitor Michelle Weber” at
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Come mid-June on the two different sides of Mexico, Paul Lundgren and Penny Palfrey may be swimming into history. Both are scheduled for solo ultra-marathon swims in warm waters: Lundgren is attempting an unprecedented 76-mile (122 km) solo swim across the Sea of Cortez (see map below), starting on the eastern side of Baja California
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Swann Oberson, one of the pre-race favorites for the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim, talks about her strategy at the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games with Swimming World Magazine’s Peter Busch: For a list of the women’s Olympic 10km Marathon Swim pre-race medal contenders, visit here. Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine
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The Saipan Swim Club is hosting the 9th annual Escape from Mañagaha on May 5th. This intimate and challenging swim is a 2.4 km crossing of the shipping channel between Saipan and Mañagaha. Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 15 tropical islands in
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Navy Ships and Coast Guard boats, even replica Spanish Galleons, have navigated the Oceanside small craft harbor in California between Los Angeles and San Diego, but on the morning of September 30th, the Oceanside Harbor will be the domain of Tiki swimmers. Designed by triathletes with a flair for the dramatic, the swim is open
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The average difference in buoyancy of the same object in salt water versus fresh water is 2.5%. While differences in buoyancy of certain objects in saltier marine waters can be precisely measured, 2.5% is the generally accepted average difference. If the average center body depth of a streamlined swimmer doing freestyle in calm seas is
How Much Higher Do Swimmers Ride In The Ocean? Read More »