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The world’s fastest open water swimmers have gathered in a hotel near Jinshan City Beach in Shanghai for next week’s World Swimming Championships. With the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race on July 19th (women) and July 20th (men), the Olympic dreams of 10 women and 10 men will be realized – and the others […]
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Swimming World TV interviewed Steven Munatones on a variety of topics from his new book Open Water Swimming to the allure of open water swimming that has inspired and challenged many people around the world. He also offers a preview of the world championships and who might contend for gold. Watch the visit SwimmingWorld.TV for
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The Santa Barbara 6-mile Ocean Swim was held today at the Semana Nautica Sports Festival where 32 participants competed in the competition. The race ran along the California coastline from Goleta Beach to Arroyo Burro Beach near the University of California Santa Barbara campus as thousands of Americans enjoyed a peaceful summer day. However, the
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Niek Kloots of Open Water Swimming Europe offered some statistics from the European open water swimming summer season. Niek summarizes, “There are 917 events in the summer months alone throughout Europe.”In June, there are 227 open water events. In July, there are 373 open water events. In August, there are 306 open water events. Gotta
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Years ago (i.e., in the 20th century), it seemed as if sub-60˚F (15°C) was considered cold. Then swimmers kept pushing the bar and swims in sub-50˚F (10°C) waters were considered cold. Swimmers in the Czech Republic, South Africa, Ireland, Melbourne, New York and San Francisco led the way and kept pushing each other. Now, in
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The Seal Beach 42nd annual Rough Water Swim went without a hitch yesterday in Southern California. The site of many great swimmers – from Lynne Cox to Penny Lee Dean, from Karen Reeder to Shelley Taylor-Smith, Seal Beach has welcomed and played its part in the development and showcasing of many great female marathon swimmers
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Sid Cassidy, Chris Guesdon and Dennis Miller literally mapped out the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim concept on a napkin in a restaurant … and this revolutionary plan eventually led to the sport of open water swimming being added to the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Sid gives the background during his speech at the 2011
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The Seal Beach Swim Club hosted the 42nd Annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim this past weekend. Events included the 1- and 3-mile courses as well as the 200 yard swim for boys and girls ages 7-8, the 400 yard for boys and girls ages 9-10, the 800 yard for boys and girls ages 11-12,
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