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After observing some of the world’s best swimmers perform at the World Open Water Swimming Championships, we wondered what is the equivalent of a 25 km (15.5-mile) marathon swim on land? While it is never a perfect comparison and it depends on each individual, the general consensus is that a mile of swimming is equal […]
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Linsy Heister of the Netherlands crossed the 25K finish at today’s world championships, breaking down in sheer joy after a dominant victory. Linsy, winning her first world championship, swam fairly even splits during her 5:52:13.06 swim over silver medalist Margarita Dominguez of Spain: 2.5K – 36:07.1205K – 35:547.5K – 36:06 10K – 34:15 12.5K –
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Italy, boosted by a powerful gold-medal performances of Martina Grimaldi and Valerio Cleri in the 10K races, won the overall team championships at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships with 116 points, but the USA was right behind with 111 points with Russia in third with 62 points. The team results are as follows:
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Alex Meyer, shown on left just finishing ahead of Valerio Cleri, in his second 25K race in his life, outswam, outfoxed and outsprinted the world’s best marathon swimmers at today’s world 25K championship. He beat the world 10K and 25K champion Valerio Cleri, over the last 50 meters in a gutsy, risky, stop-and-go maneuver at
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Eva Fabian, gold medalist in the 5K race, was asked by a group of local swimmers about her favorite training set. Her reply, said with a straight face and an obvious energy that seems impossible to keep bottled up, was not surprising for a young lady who has went from 22nd place in 2009 to
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Swimming Canada, FINA and the Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean have truly rolled out the red carpet to the athletes, coaches and officials at the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in what is undoubtedly the ‘capitale mondiale de nage en eau libre’ (world capital of open water swimming). their warm hospitality and attention to
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David Hartmire is one of the four swimmers attempting the 88-mile Extreme Adventure Challenge H2O. David will join Jen Schumacher, Chris Dahowski and Mike Vovk in the Extreme Adventure Challenge H2O where they will individually – and collectively and cumulatively = face an increasing number of sharks, dolphins and whales between Catalina Island and the
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The Manhattan Island Marathon Record Attempt is set for September 10th where three male American pro open water swimmers will try to break the long-standing Manhattan Island record of 5:45:25 set by Shelley Taylor-Smith in 1995. Women vs. men. Three vs. one. 20th century vs. 21st century athletes. The non-GPS era vs. the GPS era.
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At the world championships in Roberval, the races are so close that high-speed cameras – used in rowing, track and other sports are utilized by Powerhouse Timing. Even with these high-speed cameras (see below), it still takes time for the officials to sort through the finishes where several swimmers often come barreling into the finish
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Close Quarters For 5-6 Hours Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What other sport do athletes deal with cold water, tricky tangents, wind-whipped surface chop, boat exhaust, extreme physiological discomfort and sensory deprivation (both visual and auditory) and…while battling in what can be described as nearly hand-to-hand combat in a tightly-packed group for hours and
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