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Irish marathon swimmer Chris Bryan will be headed to Shanghai to attempt to qualify for the 2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. His coach explains, “Swim Ireland set out two criteria to qualify for Shanghai; Chris had to finish [the qualification race in Israel] under 2 hours and within 10 minutes of the winner. He […]
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The media is picking up Natalie du Toit‘s incredible story once again – as they did in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Many eyes are going to be on Natalie to see if she qualifies for the 10K race in Shanghai. A CNN interview is Natalie du Toit. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Ulla Hester, Vice President of the Charles River Swim Enthusiasts and Race Director for the Charles River One Mile Swim mentioned that there are still spots available for the June 4th race. “We would also love to hear from volunteers. With the exception of lifeguarding and kayaking, no experience is necessary to help out. We
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Visionary and marathon swimmer extraordinaire Dave Barra announced the registration is now open for the first five stages of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim. “8 Bridges is a 120-mile, 7-day, 7-stage swim in the Hudson River, New York. The swim starts at the Rip Van Winkle Bridge near Catskill and finishes at the Verrazano-Narrows
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Kimberley Chambers of the Night Train Swimmers is looking for five tough-minded and physically strong women to become the first all-female team to swim 30 miles from the California coast near the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallones Island. “It is not an easy swim,” explained Kimberley who picked up swimming as a result of
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Any open water swimming enthusiast or fan will enjoy reading the Channel Swimming Association handbook. It is a 160-page paperback book that is filled with facts, background, photos, data and records. Tidbits of information abound on every page. Motivational facts are included, such as the lifelong passion for swimming that Commander C. Gerald Forsberg, O.B.E.,
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Openwaterpedia will soon be launched by Open Water Source. Openwaterpedia will be a unique, comprehensive, multi-lingual online reference and research tool for the entire open water swimming community. Already there are 734 different world open water swimming records, set in lakes, oceans, channels, canals, bays and rivers, posted in the pre-launch Openwaterpedia site that will
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Simon Murie, the enterprising founder and long-term visionary behind SwimTrek Swimming Adventure Holidays, is a very well-traveled marathon swimmer himself. He’s done the following swims among other swim expeditions: • English Channel• Strait of Gibraltar (Spain-Morocco)• Hellespont (Turkey)• Robben Island (South Africa)• Gambia – Senegal• Corryvreckan Whirlpool (Scotland)• Lake Windermere• Britain – America (British Virgin
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Time after time after time, the winds, waves and currents sidelined the Night Train Swimmers in their quest to swim between the Farallones Islands and the California coastline. But Vito Bialla and his crew of hardy men and women were not to be denied. They plotted, they trained, they stuck together – especially when the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh talked frankly about the health and welfare of our oceans during his ever-focused, ongoing campaign to help improve our environment. Pugh, who has pushed the threshold of swimming in extreme conditions, shared these thoughts with feature writer Jim Harper who penned an upcoming cover story for U.S.
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