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An analysis by Open Water Source of the field at this Sunday’s RCP Tiburon Mile shows the prestigious professional race is…pretty average. That is, 41% of the swimmers are female – which is near the overall U.S. average for female participation. The average woman’s age is 33.2 years while the men average is 36.7 years. […]
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta follows champion swimmer Diana Nyad as she attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida after more than 30 years of not swimming. Tune in to CNN to watch DIANA NYAD XTREME DREAM on Saturday September 17th at 8 pm and 11 pm and Sunday September 18th at 2 am. All broadcasts are
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In an address to the global aquatic family in FINA’s Aquatics World Magazine, FINA President Julio Maglione spoke favourably of the 14th FINA World Championships that were held in Shanghai, China in July. “…the competition in the FINA sports (Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming and Open Water Swimming) is more interesting than ever, with
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Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, described swimming in a unique and flattering way in a message to the aquatic community. “FINA is now one of the most important international federations with 202 affiliated federations across the world. There has been a great deal of development in the sport since FINA was
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FINA selected a new anthem to celebrate its mission, called the Magic of Waves. The anthem was composed by Dong Jianjian with the lyrics by Gan Shijia Yvette Ling). It evokes water, the common element of FINA’s five disciplines: pool swimming, open water swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. But the anthem specifically seems
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The Czech Cup, a series of over 20 races in the Czech Republic, has been held since 1975. Swimmers from Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Lithuania have participated as well as all of the Czech Republic’s top swimmers. The website for the 2012 Czech Cup series will be also in English.
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H2Open Magazine will provide an in-depth report on sharks’ relationship with open water swimmers in its next issue. As Editor Simon Griffiths writes “English Channel swimmers face many obstacles but not usually sharks. But swimmers elsewhere do, and these refined hunting machines strike fear into the hearts of many. Sadly this means they are often
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North, south, east and west,Open water swimming is the best. Cold, warm, smooth or rough,Open water swimming can be tough. Point-to-point or out-and-back,Mother Nature will give you no slack. In a lake, bay, river or ocean,Gotta keep up the forward motion. Winter, spring, summer or fall,In the open water, you can have a ball. As
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More than 200 swimmers have registered for the increasingly popular Three Days in Three Seas 2011 event. “With participants from Europe and America as well as throughout Israel, Three Days in Three Seas is bigger and better than ever with its international field,” said founder Gadi Katz. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Harry Huffaker remembers Keo Nakama: “For me, the news of Keo‘s passing was very sad news. 50 years ago in 1961 Keo became the first person to swim across the 26-mile Molokai Channel. When I moved to Hawaii in 1966, I was just getting my feet wet with channel
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