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American Olympian Mark Warkentin will have his hands full at the 12.6-mile Distance Swim Challenge on October 16th in Santa Monica, California. Two top Australian open water swimmers, Olympian Ky Hurst and world 25K champion Brendan Capell, will travel across the Pacific to test his mettle on his home Southern Californian turf. Mark, a near-local […]
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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame placed Ray Gandy‘s unprecedented swim around Conanicut Island in Rhode Island in its historic archives. On July 2nd, Ray began his 41.2-mile swim at Potter’s Cove and finished his circumnavigation around Conanicut Island 20 hours and 17 minutes later. The water temperature ranged from 63°F (17.2°C) to 69°F
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What is it about October 16th-17th in the open water swimming world? There are all kinds of incredible long-distance open water swimming events going on that weekend. These marathon races include: The OptimisSports multi-race Distance Swim Challenge, a series of 1.2-, 2.4-, 4.8- and 12.6-mile races in Santa Monica, California. A short introduction by an
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2008 Olympian Chloe Sutton was a subject of another photo session by Don Le. The 2012 Olympic hopeful in both the pool and open water is very much at home in both venues. Don Le was quite happy with the outcome. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Doug Woodring, a former nominee for the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year and race director for the upcoming annual Clean Half Marathon Swim, was representing Project Kaisei at last week’s Clinton Global Initiative, a project former President Bill Clinton created to bring world leaders and investors together to fund innovative ideas. President
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The CIBBOWS Veterans Day Charity Open Water 5K Swim on November 6th will present a chilly challenge before the winter season begins in full gear. The Service Women’s Action Network and the Wounded Warrior Project will benefit from the proceeds of the 1-mile, 2-mile and 5K races. The courses run parallel to shore with a
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The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Serpentine in Hyde Park in the center of London will consist of six loops of 1.67K each in a course that is shaped somewhat like a kidney bean. While some have commented that the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim is not “real” open water swimming, we believe differently. Although
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Four Southern California swimmers each took themselves to their limits in the Catalina Channel throughout their 52-hour unprecedented Swim 22 effort. Lead-off swimmer David Hartmire successfully completed the first leg of the 20-mile Catalina Channel in 11 hours and 52 minutes. David’s relay transition to the second swimmer Mike Vovk, on Catalina Island was smooth,
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Walking around the streets of Mexico City or any other city in the world, Antonio Argüelles would appear as any other distinguished CEO with numerous degrees to his name from Stanford University and Harvard University. But outside of his executive duties at the Nueva Escuela Tecnológica (New Technology Schools), Antonio is one of the world’s
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Nick Gismondi of NBC/Universal and Adam Cook and Gina Maria Allen of PostModern Productions were on Swim22‘s Mother Ship. On Swim22‘s four-way Catalina Channel crossing, the filmmaking trio brought a ton of equipment including an underwater camera housing unit, a 12-foot jib to take unique camera angles of the swimmers in the water and a
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