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Captain Bob Andrieux and First Mate Mike Bewley are the undefeated escort pilots of the Santa Barbara Channel island swims. He has been running the Tuna Thumper out of the Ventura Harbor for 22 years. He helps escort swimmers to, from, around and between the seven islands in the Santa Barbara Channel. What is unique […]
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The sold-out Catalina Channel Swimming Federation annual banquet brought together the who’s who of the 2011 Catalina Channel season and its past heroes yesterday in San Pedro, California. Heroines of yesterday like Lynne Cox and Cindy Cleveland rubbed shoulders with the current generation of channel conquerors in the 30th anniversary of the Federation. Volunteers, kayakers,
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Pilar Geijo dominó el mundo de las aguas abiertas profesionales por segundo año consecutivo. Ella gano el FIna Open Water Swimming Grand Prix con podios en 15K Rosario, Argentina (tercera), 57K Sante Fe-Coronda, Argentina (segunda), 88K Hernandarias-Paraná, Argentina (victoria), 36K Capri-Napoli, Italy (victoria), 32K Lac St-Jean, Canada (victoria), 34K Lac Memphrémagog Canada (victoria), y 30K
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The First National Kimberley Lake Argyle Swim has been nominated for two awards in the Western Australian Sport and Recreation Industry Awards 2011: (1) Provision of Sport and Recreation to Regional WA; and (2) Community Event Award. A Sport and Recreation Industry Award is the premier accolade for any organization in the industry and recognizes
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Swimming World Magazine named Keri-Anne Payne as its 2011 Open Water Swimmer of the Year. Her male counterparts included Germany’s Thomas Lurz and Greece’s Spyridon Gianniotis who were named Swimming World Magazine’s co-Open Water Swimmers of the Year. The November issue of Swimming World Magazine also included an article on the 2011 RCP Tiburon Mile,
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The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association awards banquet was held last night, honoring its 7 successful channel swimmers of 2011.br> The honorees include Jim Neitz, Forrest Nelson, Tina Neill, Marcia Cleveland, Chris Layton, Lynn Kubasek and Alan Morrison. Recollections, memories, comments and stories from each of the swims were shared over a Mexican dinner in
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Chris Palfrey and Christie Leet completed their 21K swim from Hamilton to the Queensland mainland among the Australian Whitsunday group of islands. “We were treated to the sight of dolphins, green turtles and schools of mackerel feeding on bait fish. After our start in Hamilton, we rounded the southern tip of Dent island, before heading
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Speedo, the world’s leading swim brand, is hosting a triathlon Masterclass event at Royles triathlon store in Wilmslow on November 12th Olympic 10K Marathon Swim silver medalist and two-time world 10K champion Keri-Anne Payne. Tri247 is offering a chance for one extraordinarily lucky individual to win a one-on-one training session at Royles with coach Dan
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According to Daily Mail, a five-foot blue shark washed up on a Sussex beach. The here. While locations like the Cook Strait where rules have been established to address the shark issue, sharks have generally not been among the primary worries of channel swimmers in the English Channel. In the Cook Strait, if a shark
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