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Head administrator of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman announced a proposed schedule for aquatics at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Subjec to IOC approval, the women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swims will be held on August 15th 2016 and the men’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be held on August 16th 2010. Copyright © 2010 by […]
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Personable, multi-lingual Mexican endurance athlete Edna Llorens of Mexico, who participated in the recent world record non-stop lake relay, explains her route from an all-night party girl to an amazing transformation to a fresh outlook and a healthful lifestyle of open water swimming: Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Marcellus Wiley Takes On The Distance Swim Challenge in Southern California.
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Kathleen Wilson, one of the early pioneers of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Club and a member of the local symphony (harpist), completed the first known solo marathon swim in Charleston, South Carolina this weekend. The 16.25-mile swim started at the James B. Edwards Bridge before daybreak and ended six hours and 58
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Kurt Ott announced the 2nd annual Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 5K swim across Tampa Bay from St Petersburg to Tampa on January, 2nd 2011. “The average water temperature is in the low 60°Fs (about 16°C) so wetsuits will be mandatory if the water is as cold as expected.” “This is a fundraising event with
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David Hartmire completed the first leg of the Swim22 in 11:52:10. David touched Mike Vovk (shown getting his night glow sticks being attached to his goggles) who quickly swim off from Doctor’s Cove on Catalina Island on the second leg. Nick Gismondi a producer at Universal Sports, is producing a documentary of the open water
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Next year’s FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuits present a wonderful mixture of short 10K swims and really long distance races held in oceans, bays, rivers and lake around the world with a variety of challenges and water temperatures. The 2011 schedule is as follows: To be
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Older veterans ruled the new Slam The Dam race in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend. World record holder Daniel Slosberg, who did a two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel back in 1978, won the Gland Slam event in a time of 2:36 for the 8K + 1.2K races. Bryan Buck of Irvine, California won the
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Ocean Quotes Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Actress Drew Barrymore once said, “I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.” Writer Ryunosuke Satoro once wrote, “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an
Hank Wise took advantage of good conditions in an attempt to break the men’s Catalina record held by ex-Cal-Berkeley Bear Todd Robinson. Right from the stroke of midnight, Hank went for the Catalina Channel record of 8:05:44, starting out fast under the guidance of his older brothers at the helm of his escort boat. The
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