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Flowers Sea Swim Coordinator Lexie Kelly, a native Californian, broke the existing record from Cayman Brac to Little Cayman with a 1:53:35 crossing this morning. The mini-channel swim was a 5-mile shot starting at West End Point on Cayman Brac and finishing at East Point at the Bluff on Little Cayman. The previous record was […]
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The final report from the FINA Task Force related to the death of Francis Crippen was released today and is now posted on the FINA website here. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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FINA announced an annual prize money of US$100,000 will be awarded for both the men’sand women’s overall winners of its FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in 2011. That is some good goals to swim after for a group of athletes who well deserve everything they receive. The first race of the 2011 season is
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Diana Nyad is back, training hard once again for her anticipated Cuba to Florida. Nothing Great Is Easy are the well-known words written on the memorial to Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to successfully swim across the English Channel in 1875. And the words ring true for Diana. 136 years later and those words
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Way back in 1967, Charlie Chaplin launched his last film, the Vietnam War was in full swing, the Green Bay Packers won the first Super Bowl, the first Boeing 737 flew, Elvis Presley got married, The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the first UK color TV broadcasts begin on BBC2 and Stewart
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Open water swimming will be introduced at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th A lot of swimmers worldwide will give it the ol’ college try. Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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The Swimming Association of Maldives will organize the Maldives Beach Games 2011 in September in the stunningly gorgeous Maldives, famous for its white sandy beaches and crystal clear water. As the organizers promote, “The people of Maldives are ready and waiting to host a truly unique and memorable experience.” Copyright © 2011 by Open Water
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Last night, the Night Train Swimmers hit some tremendously rough waters on their way out to the Farallon Islands, 30 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. They spent the night swaying and anchored off the “most desolate islands in the Pacific Ocean” – home of an untold number of Great White
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Lynn Kubasek On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. Lynn Kubasek is never far from the water, whether working out, observing others in the Pacific Ocean or at her work. In addition to being a member of the Half Century Club – people over the age of 50 who have done a
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USA Swimming announced former California lifeguard and NCAA swimmer Bryce Elser as its first Open Water Program Manager. Bryce will plan and coordinate all aspects of the American open water program include support of its National Team coaches and athletes. He will also help coordinate the planning and logistics of National Team Open Water camps
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