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In celebration of the passing through the town of the Olympic Torch, Team Outrageous announced the Maidstone Mile on July 20th. This is the latest of a series of sporting events to be held in and around Maidstone, England to promote the Olympic ideals and bring sporting events to the town. The event will be […]
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Chasing the elusive goal of the Oceans Seven around the world from Scotland, Ireland (North Channel), Spain, Morocco (Strait of Gibraltar), England, France (English Channel), Hawaii (Molokai Channel), New Zealand (Cook Strait), USA (Catalina Channel) to Japan (Tsugaru Channel) is not easy or inexpensive. It requires talents that range from the athletic to the operational.
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The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (CCSF) updated its archives after a rigorous review of evidence that proved channel crossings over 50 years ago. In its February 2012 newsletter, Forrest Nelson and his colleagues on the CCSF board of directors announced their recent research met the exacting criteria of Catalina Channel crossings that the CCSF requires
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The Ypacaraí Lake King Swim (El Rey del Lago Ypacarai) will be held on March 31st in La Rotonda Beach in San Bernardino, Paraguay. The 9.2K swim is an out-and-back course and harks back to the colonial era when the first immigrants in the area competed for the title King of the Lake (Rey del
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Melissa Gorman once again proved her world-class status over the 10K distance with a scintillating performance at the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Perth. One of the leading contenders for a podium finish in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km at the 2012 London Olympics, Melissa was pushed by Japan’s Yumi Kida who, in
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At the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Perth this past Saturday, emerging Canadian star Richard Weinberger flew in for some good, stiff competition. 5K into the race, the young man with his eye on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim steadily pulled away from a global field to
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The 18º Maratón acuática Hernandarias-Paraná, a FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event won by Trent Grimsey and Pilar Geijo, was shortened this year from 88K to 5K due to weather conditions, but you can see how the athletes swam with and against the current in the Paraná River. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water
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The Outrider, captained by John Pittman, is now taking reservations for solo and relay crossings of the 20.2-mile Catalina Channel. “Every year the requests, attempts and completions grow and grow. We anticipate this next year to escort between 30-40 swimmers and are looking forward to each and every swim being a successful one,” predicts Captain
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The Bray Lake Open Water Swimming Centre is located on Bray Lake where triathletes and open water swimmers of all abilities, from novice triathletes to aspiring English Channel swimmers, trains a couple of minutes from the M4, very easily accessible from Windsor, Maidenhead and the surrounding areas in south England. It is a relatively short
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Heron Lake is managed as a not-for-profit organisation and is one of the biggest open water swimming venues in England. Located 100 metres off the M25 junction 13, Heron Lake offers beautiful surroundings, safe and clean water, a clubhouse with showers, changing facilities, food, hot drinks, and ample vehicle parking available for over 150 cars.
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