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The USA Swimming Commission, led by former IOC Vice President Richard Pound, was responsible for making recommendations to enhance the safety of open water swimming in America. The five-person group, consisting of Chairman Pound, Sid Cassidy, Harold Cliff, Dr. Scott Rodeo and Erica Rose, released its report today. The report recommended that all open water […]
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USA Swimming released its recommendations made by the five-person commission appointed to review the circumstances surrounding the death of open water athlete Fran Crippen at a FINA race in the United Arab Emirates on October 23, 2010. The full list of recommendations is available here. Commission Chair Dick Pound, USA Swimming President Bruce Stratton and
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The sport is on the move – positively and progresively. As the sport of open water swimming grows at a rate faster than one new event per day somewhere in the world, there is an increased need for greater safety, enhanced promotion, improved officiating, better communications and immediate reporting of race results. For many years,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ned Denison has not only Swum His Age, but he is also on his way to complete a unique Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. While the traditional Triple Crown consists of the English Channel, Catalina Channel and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Denison is on a path of prison
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Shelley Taylor-Smith will bring her motivational message for the second straight year to the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City on June 17th – 19th. Manhattan is the site of several of Shelley‘s exploits – including 5 separate swims and the current world record circumnavigation of Manhattan. “It is my one
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Ryan Bullock, founder of Swim To Hear, has combined the sport of swimming with hearing loss in a unique and educational way. Why swimming? Ryan explains, “Swim To Hear draws from the unique parallels that exist between swimming and science of hearing. Both share many of the same basic physical properties. Sound and water both
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Abdul Malick Railoun will face off again against Slovenian pro marathoner Rok Kerin at the Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Rok just barely edged out the up-and-coming 18-year-old at the tape at the 3K Speedo Challenge at the aQuellé Midmar Mile. With over R70,000 (US$10,495) in prize money, the
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Elaine Kornbau, who has achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, commented on the article Are Women Better Than Men In The Open Water? “[That was an] interesting analysis. I have long suspected that ladies had an advantage in the really long, colder swims. Through personal experience, I have found myself gaining on much
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International Ice Swimming Association’s founder Ram Barkai will make a special announcement at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City. The two-race event – a 600-meter endurance swim a 1-mile ice swim in a loop course in water temperature that must be 5°C (41°F) or below to be official – will make
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It has taken 18 years and plenty of shark scares, but Michael Spalding of Maui has done it all. Channel swims in Hawaii, that is. Over the past 18 years, Michael has swum between all the main islands of Hawaii. “I am very stoked to have completed all of them. Only once did I not
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