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AUSTRALIA. During the 2007 North Bondi Classic race, FINIS’ Luane Rowe recalls, “Only 15 of us finished due to [blooms of] blue bottles that were blown onto the race course.” ,br/>The video shows how the Bondi lifeguards not only rescued the swimmers, but also treated the painful stings. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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IRELAND. Eilís Burns is a highly sought after open water swimming coach in Sandycove, Ireland. She is an Irish Masters Swim record holder, the coach of Cork Masters, winner of the seven Hogs 5k open water events in 2010, but her largest contribution is delivered as a marathon swim coach. “Eilís has been one of
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A Daily News of Open Water Swimming reader was jogging in Florida when she witnessed a murder of a 53-year-old woman jogger several meters in front of her. The horrific story did not end with the senseless tragedy of a beloved mother and wife being killed by a drunk driver. “The poor woman was with
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TAMPA BAY. The efforts of Rory O’Connor, the race director of the 5K Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, has paid off handsomely and for a grand cause. In 2011, the amount raised was US$53,000, but over US$120,000 has already been donated after Saturday’s swim. “The Frogman Swim started as an event and fundraiser for an injured
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MOUNTAINS. In a fascinating exchange between two heavyweights in the sport, Lewis Pugh and Simon Griffiths present two perspectives on the article, Seven Summits vs. Oceans Seven – Which Is Harder? Lewis, who uniquely combined both mountaineering with open water swimming when he swam 1K in a glacial lake in the shadows of Mount Everest
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FORT LAUDERDALE. Open water swimming officials and volunteers always need to keep alert, from before the start of the race to after the athletes have finished. This video, caught by Bruce Wigo of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, shows an elite athlete struggling towards the end of a championship race. She obvious needed help,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Three-time Olympic swimmer Julian Bolling is giving back to the sport through the organization of two open water swims in Sri Lanka and a Swim Lanka project. Similar to Shane Gould in Fiji and Bruckner Chase in American Samoa, Bolling spearheaded Swim Lanka to promote swimming in Sri Lanka.
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The Oceans Seven is open water swimming’s version of the Seven Summits. The Seven Summits are the highest mountains in each of the seven continents that 348 people have successfully achieved. These 348 people have set a bar that others seek to achieve. Their Seven Summits takes years of effort, money, equipment, and mind-boggling focus
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Captain Webb crossed the English Channel in 1875. George Young crossed the Catalina Channel in 1927. Mercedes Gleitze was the first to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in 1928. Barry Devonport first crossed the Cook Strait in 1962. The world is a very large place. Mountains have been climbed and many run, bike and ski
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