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Nino Fazio reported on the 17th Trofeo Mykeleya in Sicily, a historical 1.5K race that traverses the Gulf of Mondello in Palermo. 359 swimmers from ages 8 to 75 participated in the season-ending event promoted by well-known architect Iano Monaco. The athletes were supported by a favorable wind under good conditions that ended up providing […]
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There are professional escort pilots in the sport. There are professional swimmers in the sport. There are professional event promoters in the sport. There are professional agents in the sport. There are professional coaches in the sport. So professional kayakers makes sense. As any sport develops and emerges from a niche sport to an activity
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Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Maarten van der Weijdan of the Netherlands talks about his exploits of 2008, but English-language voice-overs are also audible: Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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The history of doing circumnavigations around Manhattan Island started in 1915. Single circumnavigations number in the hundreds, but double- and triple-circumnavigations are much more rare. In 1979, the first person to attempt a double around Manhattan Island was George Kauffmann. In 1980, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Tom Hetzel made another attempt, but
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His services today in his hometown were overflowing with swimmers and coaches from around the globe whose lives were touched by him. Tears, sympathy and small memories were shared by friends and loved ones who all had little snippets on how he touched people’s lives so easily and so profoundly. In death, it was clear
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The Sandycove Island Swimmers of Cork, Ireland recently launched its new website. From the small population base, the Sandycove Island community has developed 16 English Channel soloists and hosts a 10-day Distance Swimming camp in the spring headed by 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year nominee Ned Denison. Sandycove Island has become
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For those who have not seen the Clean Half extreme swim, but are interested in swimming in Hong Kong, click here to see the local Chinese television coverage of the 14.5K solo and relay races. With the carbon-neutral option for the relay events, Doug Woodring runs an innovative, entertaining marathon swim for swimmers from around
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Ky Hurst won his 8th Noosa Eyeline 1000 swim – one of the longest winning streaks of any individual in any open water swim anywhere in the world. The Australian Olympic legend outswam the Grimsey duo – older brother Trent and younger brother Codie – to win in glassy-smooth conditions in 11:27. “There are some
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Are you planning a charity swim of some sort? Are you promoting a cause through your marathon swim? Are you organizing an event that supports a non-profit organization? If so, send the following information to the Daily News of Open Water Swimming via email: Name, age, home town and country, expected date of swim, location
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Bula Chowdhury Chakraborty is a name that has joined the possible Ocean’s Seven list of swimmers.* Bula Chowdhury has done the English Channel in 1989 (10:46) and 1999 (13:15), the Catalina Channel in 2002 (10:23), the Cook Strait in 2003 (9:04) and the Strait of Gibraltar in 2000 (3:35). Bula is celebrated in her home
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