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The personable open water swimmer Aisling Beacom added to the colorful history of the Liffey Swim in Dublin, Ireland when she opened the 91st event together with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Andrew Montague. The first 1.5-mile Liffey Swim in 1920 had an entry of 27 male swimmers. The 91st version in 2011 showcased […]
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Vicki Keith transformed herself from a dancer to one of the most accomplished marathon swimmers in history: Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Linda Kaiser reported that Stephen Redmond left Molokai Island at 6 pm on Saturday night and arrived on Oahu at 4:30 pm on Sunday, a victorious 22 hour 30 minute battle with the Molokai Channel. It was tough going. During the first part of his channel challenge, Stephen enjoyed good conditions, covering 10 miles in
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1.22 miles in 25 minutes in 0°C… While Lynne is an extreme athlete of historical note, how do each and every one of us similarly reach our own potential whether it is a mile in a pool or a mile in the ocean under less extreme circumstances? Courtesy of Open Water Source
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Sakae Esther Fujimoto was an accomplished scientist and open water swimmer who passed away from injuries sustained in a collision with a boat’s propeller at Pineview Reservoir. She was passionate about pool and open water swimming and had survived bilateral hip replacements and breast cancer. According to the Deserte News, she was hit and killed
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Indian teenager Sanket Bhirud has an intense drive and relentless determination that reminds us of a fellow open water swimmer from India: Tanarath Narayan Shenoy. Tanarath is a blind inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame who completed 3 English Channel swims, 1 Catalina Channel crossing and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. bdnews24.com, Bangladesh’s online news source, reported that ten teenagers (five boys and five girls), including some who had never seen the ocean before, completed a 14.5K swim across the Bay of Bengal on February 18th. After starting on Shahpari Island of Teknaf, which has one of the longest beaches
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The West Australian reported that a swimmer’s leg was cut when their leg hit a boat propeller during the Rottnest Channel Swim. While her injuries were reportedly not serious and three rescue boats tended to the injured swimmer, this accident is another reminder of the inherent risk of open water swimming when boats and swimmers
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51-year-old Craig Coombs of the South End Rowing Club in San Francisco (shown on left), 29-year-old Scott Harvey M.D., 38-year-old Steve Minaglia M.D. of the Waikiki Swim Club completed a 9.3-mile (15K) marathon swim in 74° water across the Pailolo Channel from the island of Maui to the island of Molokai on February 4th. They
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Alexander Brylin is preparing for the swim of his life.,br/> The head of the organizing committee of the Meeting of the Sun (First Intercontinental Swimming Relay From Eurasia To America Across The Bering Strait) is currently training and planning for the unprecedented 86K (53 mile) relay swim across the Bering Strait from Cape Dezhnev, Chukotka,
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