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Every open water swim requires a massive amount of onshore logistics, streamlined operations and a large volunteer support staff. But there are some events like the world championships, the Camlough Lake world record relay, Ventura Deep Six Relay and today’s Contiguous Solo Crossing Relay (Swim22), a four-way crossing of the across the Catalina Channel that […]
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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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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The All-Time Catalina Channel Crossing list, compiled by time, including the recent 8:07:04 time of Hank Wise today, but not any of the other swims completed in 2010 or any two-way crossings, is below: The list is only ratified for swims completed until December 2009: 1. Penny Lee Dean,
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Texas A&M’s Rita Medrano, Liz Nelson, and Maureen McLaine finished first, second, and third to lead the Aggies past Rice University, the former ASA Open Water Swimming national champions, at the 4th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championship. Texas A&M scored 284 points; Rice finished second with 183 points and Trinity scored 105
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With the water temperature a sizzling 26°C (78.8°F), youngsters Chad Ho and Eva Fabian unofficially won the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup over 35 men and 24 women from 19 countries. First-time swimmers from Japan, Indonesia and Azerbaijan, Japan and Indonesia also participated, but it was Chad and Eva who took the latest round
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Greg O’Connor finished his Catalina Channel swim in 9 hours and 26 minutes under glassy flat conditions. Smooth sailing. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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James Pittar, the incredible blind swimmer from Australia, hit a temporary roadblock on his way to be the first person to achieve the Oceans Seven. 5 hours and 10 minutes after trying starting from Kaluakoi on Molokai Island in an effort to complete the Molokai Channel, James had to abort his effort yesterday morning. High
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With gale warnings in effect and the east coast battening down for a big storm in Force 7-8 conditions, Claudia Rose blazed another open water swimming trail across Buzzard’s Bay in Massachusetts on the east coast of the USA. The traditionally choppy bay has apparently never been crossed until Claudia accepted the challenge presented to
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Nino Fazio prepared a report of all the swims in the Strait of Messina. “It was a very intense season with two new records in the female single crossing and a male double crossing. But the record set in 1975 by Giovanni Fiannacca (30:50) still stands.” In July, Giovanna Finocchiaro (see above) swam for Changing
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