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David Blaine is an illusionist, magician, and endurance artist. He has appeared on American television for his high-profile feats of endurance and is incredible with a deck of cards. Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City were treated to one of his death-defying stunts called Dressed For Dinner. In the limited […]
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Jamie Patrick‘s unprecedented Double Tahoe Swim is featured on NBC Universal here. “[The coach] believed in me and helped me get to where I currently am,” said David. This positive reinforcement of any swimmer at any time for whatever reason is always helpful and greatly appreciated by athletes. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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The hundreds of swimmers, including some of the top international elite, had to wait another day to race in the 7.5km Cadiz Freedom Swim in South Africa. Due to weather, the swim from the famous island prison Robben Island was postponed and moved to Big Bay. The swimmers will swim 7-9K in Bay Bay instead
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Keri-Anne Payne continues barreling to the 2012 London Olympics. Her victory in the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup in Eilat, Israel formally qualified her to represent Great Britain, along with Cassandra Patten, at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China in July. In Shanghai, the top 10 athletes – both male and female
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Jim Alabiso, an open water swimmer, lifeguard and scuba diver from Northeast Florida whose a member of the Duval Ocean Swimmers. He takes a look at the motivations of open water swimmers: When the subject of open water swimming comes up with a person unfamiliar with the sport, there is a 99% chance the person
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew Gemmell took it to the elite field at the Fran Crippen SafeSwim 10K in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With 2 km to go, Gemmell wrestled control of the race and shot ahead of the leading Chad La Tourette with a 96 stroke per minute pace and a continuously fast
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Nothing is guaranteed in the open water: not the weather, not the conditions, not the final placing. Humans are too infinitesimally small when compared to the size, power and scale of nature, their chosen athletic venue. Throw out the confines of a pool. Forget the uniformity of a running track. A 1500-meter swim in the
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Michael Read, one of the all-time greats of marathon swimming, was inducted among his peers and the greatest aquatic athletes in history, tonight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the star-studded International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Below are his acceptance speech and introductory video produced by the International Swimming Hall of Fame: Copyright ©
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Don Walsh described his 50.5 km circumnavigation swim around the Isle of Jersey
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June3rd will see the third annual version of the three-event Diamond Lake Open Water Challenge in Cassopolis, Michigan (2.5K, 5K and 10K). The flat, calm lake is two hours south of Chicago, among blueberry and raspberry farms, vineyards and orchards. The serenity, stillness and beauty of the lake and surrounding area are great reasons to
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