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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Coolangatta Gold on the Gold Coast is Round 1 of the Body Science Great Australian Swim Series on September 25th. Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmer (2008 and 2012) and Australian Iron Man champion Ky Hurst is the founder of the Series and will be swimming in races on the day, […]
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The 30th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough H2O Swim is back with its beautiful 7K (4.33 miles) course and dry humor. Entry forms to the U.S. Masters Swimming race, hosted by Jim Anderson on December 4th, can be requested here. The race starts and finishes on Kaimana Beach, near the Diamond Head
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Scientists tell us that dolphins make three types of sounds: whistles, clicks and burst pulses. It is understood that whistles are identification sounds, similar to human names. Clicks are used to help navigate and find prey with echolocation. According to leading researchers like Dr. Denise Herzing, the third type of communication, burst pulses, are a
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Ian Down is an English Channel swimmer who completed the Channel in 15 hours 47 minutes in 2010. He was awarded the Pierre Van Vooren Memorial Trophy by the Channel Swimming Association for its Best Swimmer in Arduous Conditions for the 2010 season. He explains the background of a song he wrote about swimming across
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The Loveleys took 17 hours 50 minutes 50 seconds to swim 56 miles around the Isle of Wight today. The 56-mile circumnavigation relay around the island was completed by Liane Llewellyn, Kathy Batts, Paula Foreman, Lucy Donnelly, Rachael Cretten and Becky Hedges. Why The Isle of Wight? Kathy explains, “I have swum in Channel relays
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Dr. Rondi Davies broke Shelley Taylor-Smith’s long-held (since 1995) solo swim record around Manhattan Island of 5:45:25 when she finished in 5:44:47 this even. However, ten minutes later due to the staggered start at the Manhattan Island Match Race and Record Attempt, Ollie Wilkinson came broke Rondi’s short-lived record when officials clocked him in 5:44:02
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Source2Sea is a three-week stage swim by Craig Torr, Liz Webb and Richard Willmore. Starting on October 22nd in Ceres, the three South African swimmers will attempt to swim 315K down the length of the Breede River. The adventure swim is scheduled to finish at the Breede River Mouth (Witsand) 21 days and 315K later
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The renowned marathon swimmer Kevin Murphy calls it “going for a little dip.” Rick Walker, Head Coach of Southern Illinois University, is working hard to introduce the “going for a little dip” concept to college swimmers in the United States. “This weekend, we will host our annual Saluki Mile (1650 yards) in the pool on
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Avec plus de 130 courses organisées, le NYC Swim est le premier organisateur de course à la nage dans les eaux de New York. PNYTV était présent pour la course autour de l’île de Mannhattan le « Manhattan Island Marathon Swim » édition 2011. Watch the 2011 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim here on Paris New
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With the athletic world getting ready for the 2012 London Olympics, the exciting explosion of open water swimming in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and the hundreds of marathon swimmers traversing across the English Channel, there is always plenty to write about the swimmers of the United Kingdom, England, Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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