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When Miyuki Fujita and her coach Ishii-san tackle a marathon swim in Japan, they roll out the flag on their escort boat which can be translated as “Swimmer in the water – Trudgeon Swimming Club”. This adds another element of safety for everyone involved when a marathon swimmer is in crowded waters and can help […]
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Miyuki Fujita Breaks Her Own World Record Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Under towering Mount Fuji, Miyuki Fujita broke her own world record for a three-way crossing of Suruga Bay. On November 16th, she powered through faster second and third legs to complete the 30 km swim in Suruga Bay between Awa Island and
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WOWSA Live With Dr. Jim Miller Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. The most experienced medical doctor in open water swimming will appear on the hour-long WOWSA Live tomorrow, Wednesday, November 24th at 6:00 pm Los Angeles time. The current FINA Sports Medicine Committee member and former long-time USA Swimming national open water swimming
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Pedro Rego Monteiro and Virgilio de Castilho are at it once again. On December 12th they are going to host the annual King of the Sea and Queen of the Sea 10K pro invitational on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a bunch of world-class swimmers gathering to race for cash. The King
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At USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles awards gala last night in New York City, America’s hottest stars – Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni – were rightly honored…and the entire community paid tribute to Fran Crippen. Ryan dedicated his award to his friend. When Teresa Crippen, Fran’s younger sister, decided to swim for Ryan’s college, Fran asked
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All for one and one for all was certainly the theme among Linda Kaiser (Oahu), Randy Brown (California), Michelle Macy (Oregon), Joel Swartz (California), Billy Brown (Kauai) and Mike Spalding (Oahu). With an initial goal of 30-40 hours, they left the lonely, treacherous westernmost point on Oahu and headed 72 miles westward to the Emerald
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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame officially recognized the round-trip swim by Greg O’Connor between the “L” Street Bathhouse and the Boston Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in the Boston (Massachusetts) Harbor on August 12th. Greg completed the 16-mile swim in 7 hours and 17 minutes. Photo shows Greg in his earlier conquest of
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Rarely are marathon swim attempts successful on the very first try. And so it was with Theodore Yach’s attempt from Hout Bay to Robben Island in South Africa. Today’s attempt was aborted two hours into the swim after ocean conditions deteriorated dramatically. Theodore’s mentor Tony Scallabrino said, “It was like a washing machine out there.
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Swimming High In Lake Tahoe Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Tahoe, California. The Trans Tahoe Relay, held annually in Lake Tahoe between Nevada and California at 1,897 meters (6,225 feet) altitude, is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. The 18.5 km (11.5-mile) Trans Tahoe Relay course is conducted along the width of the
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The probable dates of the FINA World Cup, Grand Prix and World Championship schedule are below. With the World Championship as the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualifier, 2011 will be an extremely important year for aspiring open water swimming Olympians. The formal dates are still to be confirmed and announced, but the possible dates are
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