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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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Colin Gift takes all kind of beautiful photos of swimmers in the San Francisco area. A pilot for Swim Art, Colin knows his sport and frames his subjects well, capturing the essence of cold-water and rough-water swimming in San Francisco Bay. Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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The Fran Crippen SafeSwim 1 Mile Dash for Cash and the World Pro 10K Race in Fort Lauderdale on May 7th will bring out the stars. The stars will include many luminaries from the aquatic world who will be attending the International Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies on May 6th in Florida in addition to
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The Swim Your Age concept generated a wide range of feedback from “it is a meaningless metric” to “I can do it“. The marathon swimming world and its Swim Your Age concept is not meant for everyone – or even most people. It is a goal for a few – very few. Without a doubt,
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Olympian Ky Hurst won his seventh DHL Australian Surf Life Saving Championship open surf race on the Gold Coast. Australia’s great claimed victory despite an uncharacteristically crooked swim course in the heavy surface chop. Ky was behind leader Shannon Eckstein by 15 meters and simply picked up his pace. He told Ian Hanson, “I ended
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Theodore Yach did it again…and again…and again. Theodore completed his 60th Robben Island swim from 3 Anchor Bay to Robben Island. An 11K swim that took him 2 hours and 49 minutes, it was his second best time ever. Things do apparently get better with age, at least in the open water. Copyright © 2011
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In golf, there is one feat few accomplish – to shoot your age. The goal is simple – par is your age where everyone hits from the same tees and there are no handicaps. To swim your age you must do a swim equal in kilometers to your age. So if you are 20 years
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Robert and Jonathan Strauss are bringing the future now to the world of open water swimming in America. The dynamic duo from Miami is presenting a solution for a sport whose athletes are difficult to see from shore. They will be live streaming their Swim Miami 2011 event this April 11th. Watch it live starting
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Diane Bell of Sign On San Diego reported that there is another area near the California coast where Great White Sharks congregate – at the famous Malibu Beach where surfers and swimmers have ventured in off-shore waters for decades. She reported that Captain Brett McBride tags Great White Sharks off the coast of San Francisco
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John Van Wisse gave it a great shot. The renowned Kevin Murphy gave it as good a shot as any human in history – 52 hours plus. The incredible three-way crossing of the English Channel – the pantheon of marathon swimming – the Everest of the ocean – the pinnacle of endurance – is a
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