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The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation has a new website that includes a list of escort pilots, a list of successful swimmers, a free book of The History of the Catalina Channel, a list of Lifetime Members and a historical record list for solo swimmers and relays. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Chris Palfrey completed the treacherous Green Island swim where he became the second man to face down sharks, crocodiles and the chironex fleckeri jellyfish, the most venomous creatures on earth between Green Island and Cairns in Queensland, Australia. Chris broke the 1977 record of Eddie Lovelock with a time of 7 hours 54 minutes and
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Oh Canada! In The World Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Canada has a very rich history of open water swimming throughout modern times. Its professional marathon swims and solo races are renowned in the open water swimming world. Its swimmers who have been inducted into the International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Italian open water swimmers Nino Fazio, Valerio Cleri and Finy Fichera are nominated for the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. Their individual efforts and exploits this year have been nothing short of remarkable as is true with all the nominees and thousands
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The joy of finishing an open water race in which you personally work on is like nothing else. While others are focused on their own swim, a man like Frank Flowers is always worried about others. Will the race get off on time? Are the volunteers in position? Is registration going smoothly? How are the
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When it comes to open water safety, there are races that cover the bases: onshore medical staff and spotters, adequate kayaks and watercraft, radio communication among all the staff, a body count before the swimmers enter the water, an ongoing body count during the race, an intelligent use of buoys and the natural environment, clear
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Alex Meyer, the world 25K champion from Ithaca, New York, went out relatively easy with his female American teammates, world 5K champion Eva Fabian and national team swimmer Emily Brunemann, in the first 2.5K during the Pirates Week 5K Swim on 7 Mile Beach in the Cayman Islands, but he pulled away on the second
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Ingrid Loos Miller wrote a fascinating educational book on open water safety called Fearless Swimming for Triathletes – Improve Your Open Water Skills. Ingrid covers a wide variety of real-life situations in the sport of open water swimming. Her diagrams and explanations of the risk inherent in the sport – that cover everything from sharks
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After observing Penny Palfrey battle the elements in the 72-mile (115K) Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai, swimmers got to thinking, “What is the most difficult channel in the world?” The debate could go on forever. Is the greatest obstacle something tangible like cold water – or something potentially dangerous like a shark attack? In
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Penny Palfrey was face deja vu once again as night fell during her 72-mile attempt to swim between the islands of Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii. Defeated once by Portuguese Man-o-War, she had to face them again. Over nearly an 8-hour period, she was stung repeatedly until her arms and legs were wrapped in the
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