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72 swimmers from Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands, ranging from 16 years to 79, swam for the 3K Rondje Noordereiland in the center of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The swimmers competed in the Nieuwe Maas, a branch of the the 1,000K Maas (Meuse) river which starts in France, flows through Belgium and runs through […]
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The new Veterans Day Charity Swim is a cold-water swim between the legendary Coney Island and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York on November 6th. Benefits from the 1-mile, 2-mile and 5K races, with wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions, benefit Service Women’s Action Network and the Wounded Warrior Project. In a classic touch of innovation and
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With several world marathon swimming champions and record holders developed in Deutschland – from Thomas Lurz and Christof Wandratsch to Britta Kamrau (on left), Angela Maurer and Peggy Busche, it is no wonder there are plenty of open water swims in the country. Below is a brief event list with links to these swims: JulyErfurt-Stotternheim
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Dan Projansky is preparing to swim non-stop butterfly in the upcoming 8-mile Swim 4 Freedom in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on August 8th. “I swimming butterfly to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation that provides college educations to children who lost a parent while serving in Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.” Copyright
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Ignacio Martinez Sela reported that one of the world’s greatest open water swims, the Descenso a Nado de la Ria de Navia (Navia’s Downstream Swim), will be broadcast for worldwide viewing here (EN DIRECTO) on August 8th. The 1.1K, 1.7K, 3K and 5K races down the picturesque River Navia in Asturias, Galicia in northern Spain
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La Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean attracts the world’s elite open water swimmers to Roberval in Quebec, Canada. La Traversée, one of the world’s longest continuously running marathon swims, is always a tough race – something that is clearly etched on the faces of the swimmers. In this year’s race, 7 out of 20 athletes
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Petar Stoychev won his unprecedented tenth straight victory in a hard-earned swim at the 56th annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean this afternoon in Quebec, Canada. Petar’s victory can be seen starting via a webcast here. The unofficial results are here as several athletes did not finish in the 18.5 degree C water. 1. Petar
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At tomorrow’s Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim in California, big surf is expected, but the excitement is growing for the 1,100+ entrants in the 2-mile swim. Last year, 1,008 people finished in relatively calm conditions, but consistent surf of 2-3 foot waves with occasional faces of up to 8 feet are expected. This surf forecast can
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The Mexican Swimming Federation (Federación Mexicana de Natación) will host a four-day Central American and Caribbean Aquatic Sports Convention in Acapulco, Mexico on August 26-29. Among the many speakers, Dr. Jim Miller and Steven Munatones will speak on a variety of open water swimming topics ranging from hypothermia, hyperthemia, hydration and fueling to navigation, tactics,
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With the Mighty Mermaids re-writing the record book with their 9 hour and 14 minutes crossing yesterday, we were curious about the overall Catalina Channel records over its 84-year-old history: MC = California mainland to Catalina IslandCM = Catalina Island to California mainland Listed in order of speed: Mixed 3 male & 3 female by
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