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Marcos Díaz is on his final leg for his Swim Across The Continents, a replication of Lynne Cox’s famous 1987 swim in 4°C (40°F) from the island of Little Diomede in Alaska to Big Diomede Island, then part of the Soviet Union. Marcos is currently on his way from his native Dominican Republic to Anchorage, […]
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2010 world 5K champion Eva Fabian, a home schooled 16-year-old who taught her calculus, opened up the third night of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with a rousing rendition of American national anthem on her violin. Her impressive piece was a great way to open the night where favored 10K swimmer Chloe Sutton won her
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Kristinn Magnússon of the Þingvallasund swim in Lake Þingvellir, Iceland is gearing up to attract a number of foreign swimmers for the 5K swim in 11°C (51.8°F) water at midnight. The initial idea for a swim across came from Fylkir Sævarsson in 2000 – who later completed the swim. Like many places around the world,
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One of the most compelling stories among elite swimmers in America centers around Eric Shanteau, an Olympic swimmer and cancer survivor. One week before the USA Olympic Swimming Trials, Eric was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Despite the devestating news, Eric swam at Trials and made the USA Olympic team and later swam his lifetime best
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Fran Crippen gave a talk to young Canadian swimmers at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval. His words certainly ring true for many open water swimmers. Watch him tomorrow live on SwimNetwork starting at 9 am at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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After seeing the open water tattoo article, Italy’s Mauro Giaconia emailed photos of his own open water tattoo that commemorated his 2008 circumnavigation around Manhattan Island. “This is my favorite tattoo, Manhattan Island. I got it the day after I completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, a tribute to more than any other race that
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In a generalization of elite open water racing, it appears to us that the women swim like they have nothing to lose while the men swim like they have everything to lose. In an analysis of the split times of elite 10K competitions, the women tend to evenly split their races. That is, there is
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The men’s race in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K race was re-shaped when Olympic 1500-meter gold medalist Ous Mellouli decided to pull out. With Ous out, eyes tend to focus back on Fran Crippen, the wily seasoned fast closer of the group…but Chip Peterson, Andrew Gemmell, Alex Meyer and the Aussie men will surround
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Fish in the south (reported on Monday) and fish in the north (reported on Tuesday) seem to be around more this California summer. Could it be the same fish – or are there just lots of them? Anyway, they have been part of the ecosystem for millenia – we’re just visitors. Copyright © 2010 by
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming Correspondent Kate Alexander reported on the second annual Ohio River Open Water Swim in Prospect, Kentucky. “The loop course included ½-, 1.2- and 2.4-mile distances with separate waves to stage separate USA Triathlon, USA Swimming and U.S. Masters Swimming races for nine total events on one course.” Race
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