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One of the gutiest and most redeeming swims at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships had to have been the 25K victory by Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil. After finishing only 3.5 seconds out of an automatic Olympic 10K Marathon Swim berth at the 2012 London Olympics, Ana Marcela came back three days later, under […]
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In July, more than 6,000 athletes from 110 countries competed in Brazil in a unique event. The Military World Games is organized by the Conseil International Du Sport Militaire and based on the Olympic spirit without consideration of political, religious and/or racial issues. In 1995, the Conseil International Du Sport Militaire started the first world
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QUEBEC. Twenty athletes are entered in this week’s professional marathon swim in Magog, Québec, Canada. Petar Stoychev will be aiming for his unprecedented 11th victory in the 34K race in lac Memphremagog while Pilar Geijo will try to defend her title. Joanie Guillemette-Simard (shown on left), who competed last year despite a badly injured eye
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The current rankings of the top 10 swimmers on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup are as follows: 1. Thomas Lurz (GER) 54 points2. Christian Reichert (GER) 403. Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) 384. Petar Stoychev (BUL) 365. Andreas Waschburger (GER) 286. Damian Blaum (ARG) 237. Andrea Volpini (ITA) 208. Alex Meyer (USA) 168. Francisco Jose
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The International Relay Swim Across The Bering Strait has been called off at the last moment. One day before the international team of swimmers and support crew were due to board the ship here in Petropavlovsk Kamchatski, Russia, the Russian vessel was judged not able to venture into American waters. Copyright © 2011 by Open
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After tough Catalina Channel conditions prevented success in 2010 for North Carolina’s Mike Miller, he returned to the Catalina Channel in 2011 for redemption. Observer Lynn Kubasek commented, “We were entertained by many blue whales and spinner dolphins with big container ships loomed in the distance. Fortunately, Captain Greg is an expert in avoiding such
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The Horsetooth Open Water Swim in Larimer County, Colorado is a multi-race event (250 yards, 1000 yards, 1.2 miles, 2.4 miles and 10K). Like most open water swims around the world, it attracts swimmers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Some are excellent, some are formerly world-class, some are newcomers, some simply want to finish
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Sun Yang broke the oldest pool swimming records in the books, but his unbelievable technique is something to admire. While some pool coaches may find areas to complain about, we can’t imagine swimming nearly perfectly straight in the open water with Sun’s overall body, kick and arm stroke balance. He also mentioned staying relaxed and
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QUEBEC. Like her male counterpart Petar Stoychev, Pilar Geijo of Argentina is beginning her own consecvutive win streak at the tough 32K Traversee Internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada today. “I am really happy. I love cold water. The race was very hard. I am crazy I know, but I am very tired,”
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QUEBEC. The incomparable Petar Stoychev won his 11th consecutive Traversee Internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada tonight. The unprecedented streak is even more remarkable given the tough, cold conditions that always greets the world’s fastest marathon swimmers in the renowned 32K lake course. The official results: 1. Petar Stoychev (BUL) 6:36:302. Simon Tobin
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