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Laura Lopez-Bonilla, a two-time English Channel swimmer from Spain provides a perspective on marathon swimming after having seen the agony of defeat in three English Channel swimmers. I have suffered the pain of being short of my English Channel goals a few times. Preparation is key, but sometimes the outcome may not match expectations. Some […]
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In land-based sports, officiating can be difficult whether it is basketball or skiing. But in aquatic sports, much physical contact cannot be seen whether it is water polo or open water swimming. In order to ensure an objective, fair competition, FINA depends on volunteers who spend time to study and become certified in their chosen
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Open Water Source uploaded the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductees in Wikipedia as a first pass at giving more global online recognition to the sport of marathon swimming. Please review this Wikipedia entry on marathon swimming and feel free make any additional updates and add photos, graphs, charts and links. Copyright © 2010
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A popular 10K swim – the Por La Libre from Isla Mujeres to Cancún, Mexico – is receiving rave reviews from the over 500 swimmers who did the swim in 2010: “Marvelous, an adventure,” said Luis Ramon. “Just an experience that every open water swimmer has to do,” said Rafael Guarneros. “Last year we saw
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The wind and clouds did not put a damper on the inaugural 1K, 3K and 5K Kouga Express Eastern Province Open Water Swim Swimming Series (OWSS) in the circular course in Marina Martinique in South Africa. Michael Marais won the 5K in 1:03:16 with Jessica Roux taking the 5K women’s race in 1:07:10. Jonathan Roux
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The South African 25K Championships were held in Jeffreys Bay as part of the Jeffreys Bay Open Water Swim Festival at Marina Martinique. Tyron Venter was back to defend his title. In a pre-race practice swim, Tyron said, “This afternoon Brenton [Williams] and I swam the course to get our bearings and I am blown
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Whatta Week On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. It was quite a week on WOWSA Live with educational, eye-opening and heartfelt interviews with Dale Petranech, Honorary Secretary of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Catalina Channel and English Channel record holder Dr. Penny Dean, and the coach of the late
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The background work of Greg Whitman and the visionary politicians who guided his vision through the New Hampshire State Legislature will soon come to fruition. New Hampshire SB362 was officially signed into law on May 18th and will go in to effect on January 1st, 2011 and will give swimmers and kayakers the right of
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Similar to the ground-breaking legislation that will go in to effect on January 1st, 2011 in the State of New Hampshire in the USA [see articles on New Hampshire SB362] that give swimmers and kayakers the right of way in open bodies of water in New Hampshire], open water swimmers in Lake Wanaka in Otago
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Like their counterparts in the Czech Republic, Estonians and others from dozens of countries love extreme cold-water swimming. The Winter Swimming Festival Pirita Open and Estonian Open Winter Swimming Championships will be held in a river pool in the Pirita Olympic Sailing Center from 1980 Summer Olympics on January 7th-8th, 2011. The events include a
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