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At the 2nd Asian Beach Games in Barr Al Jissa Qantab in Muscat, Yanqiao Fang of China, one of the world’s best marathon swimmers who finished fourth at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships, proved the class of the field with a dominating victory in the 10K Fang finished in 2:04:12.0, over 6 minutes […]
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At the 2nd Asian Beach Games in Barr Al Jissa Qantab in Muscat, Lijun Zu of China finally broke the winning streak of Saleh Mohammad of Syria who had won the 5K and 10K in the 1st Asian Beach Games and the 5K in the 2nd Asian Beach Games, but his victory was not an
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Eric Nilsson Wins Looong Distance Invitational In Hawaii Courtesy of WOWSA, Honolulu, Hawaii. Race Director Jim Anderson called it a challenging day for the support staff with all the rain and less-than-ideal conditions, but it was a good day for the swimmers, especially for Massachusetts native Eric Nilsson who comfortably won the 29th Possibly Annual
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Open Water Wednesday will soon begin its multi-lingual interviews with notable open water swimmers around the world. First up on these multi-lingual interviews will be recent International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Yuko Matsuzaki from Tokyo, Japan。 Yuko-san, a popular professional marathon swimmer, is shown above after she swam 83K in Lake Cane, Florida
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Matthew Dawson is looking for fellow marathon swimmers interested in compete in a new 10K at the Human Race at Dorney Lake (Windsor/Eton) in Great Britain in September. The marathon will be held in the Eton Dorney Rowing Lake. If interested, the organizers will add the event to the existing schedule. Email Matthew or respond
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Perth Now reported on an incredibly courageous – and humble – act by an unknown hero who moved quickly without thought of his own safety to save a young female snorkeler from a shark on the attack near Rockingham in Western Australia. Witnesses praised the hero’s actions who yanked on the tail of the 3-meter
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Ryan Stramrood swam with Theodore Yach and several dozens of marine friends between 3 Anchor Bay and Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday. The water was cool… but their escorts were even more cool. Enjoy the video. Photography courtesy of Sharon Martin. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Theodore Yach, on standby for his 35K Hout Bay to Robben Island swim in South Africa, completed his world record setting 59th crossing between 3 Anchor Bay and Robben Island in Cape Town. Together with Ryan Stramrood, he finished in 2 hours and 58 minutes in 12°C (53.6°F) water as he looks forward to the
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On behalf of Kiril Minchev Todorov, President of the Mexican Swimming Federation, and Nelson Vargas of Acuática Nelson Vargas, Mauricio Garduño announced the extremely popular Acapulco 5k Internacional race on January 22nd, 2011. Last year, 759 swimmers competed in the event that traverses along the Mexican resort town from Las Hamacas Beach to CICI Beach
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According to Running USA, 467,000 people completed a marathon in 2009, a 10% increase of runners finishing a marathon from 2008. Sold Out…that is what is happening at most big city marathons – very similar to races like the Great Swim in England, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York, the Rottnest Channel Swim
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