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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Howard Keech is one of the world’s premier channel swimmers having completed one of the most difficult swims in the world, the famed North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. After Howard’s English Channel crossing of 12 hours 38 minutes in 2009, he was eligible to take on the tough North Channel [Read More…]
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Julie Galloway set the world record for the Round Jersey record in 9 hours 32 minutes 45 seconds, breaking Nick Adam’s record. “It was an incredible day out. I really, really enjoyed it. If you haven’t done a Round Jersey solo, add it to your list of swims you need to do right now [Read
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This September, Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are captaining a relay team to swim the Irish Sea and raise £1 million for Cancer Research UK. This is an incredibly tough swim and will demand every swimmer and crew member rise to the occasion. [Read More…]
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Colin Hill is the Marathon Swimming Tech Manager at the 2012 London Olympics. He and his staff and colleagues at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games just successfully hosted the London 10km Marathon Swimming Invitational [Read More…]
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Trent Grimsey and Joanie Guillemette-Simard sweep the 1K sprint race on Friday evening and the main 10K race on Saturday at the new FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race – the 5th Traversée Internationale du Lac Mégantic in Lac Mégantic in Québec, Canada 27 athletes (15 men and 12 women from 5 federations) raced
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1. Martina Grimaldi (ITA): 2:02:49.5 2. Eva Fabian (USA): 2:02.50.0 3. Poliana Okimoto (BRA): 2:02:51.2 4. Christine Jennings (USA) +1.9 seconds 5. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) +2.3 seconds 6. Melissa Gorman (AUS) +6.8 seconds 7. Jana Pechanova (CZE) +6.9 seconds 8. Yanqiao Fang (CHN) +11.9 seconds 9. Angela Maurer (GER) +12.7 seconds 10. Xue Li
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Swimmers, coaches, fans and administrators judged the London 10km Marathon Swimming Invitational test was excellent. The event organizers held themselves up to high standards and met them. Today’s swim was very cool – and that description is not just referring to the water. For starters, the venue in the middle of Hyde Park is amazing.
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Forrest Nelson, waterman extraordinaire, gave Catalina Island a whirl from July 5th – 7th. The well-known night owl and marathon swimmer started his circumnavigation of Santa Catalina Island very late on July 5th and finished shortly after midnight on July 7th. His official time of 25 hours and 35 minutes established a new record and
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The women’s London 10km Marathon Swimming International race will kick off at 10 am here in London. This morning, the spirits are high with the organizers running through all the pre-race procedures as they readied for this important test event for the 2012 Olympics. The mood on the athlete’s bus this morning was relaxed as
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Diana is back, swam strong as can be, Way out somewhere on the Caribbean Sea. Between Cuba and Florida, there is nothing to see, Stroke after stroke, Diana was as powerful as can be. Personable and smiling, an incredible soul, Swimming 56 miles takes an unfathomable toll. From the upper deck, mid-aft, lower deck and