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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 2008 Olympic 10K swimmer Csaba Gercsak of Hungary, currently training in Florida, will take on his fellow world-class marathon swimmers from America, Mexico, Canada, Egypt, South Africa and Azerbaijan at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships on June 4th in what looks like will be a fantastic […]
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John Dussliere, USA Swimming’s Olympic open water swimming coach, started Wednesday night open water training sessions in beautiful Santa Barbara, California, aimed at age-group and adult swimmers. The Santa Barbara Swim Club Open Water Team is trains and talks open water swimming with and for anyone who is interested in open water along its gorgeous
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Nearly 24 hours after their start, the Sea of Cortez team continues on. “We started our challenge at 6 am at Ensenada de los Sueos [on the eastern coast of Baja California, heading to the Mexican mainland].” “Nora Toledano was honored to start this adventure. Weather conditions were calm. Not so for Monica who took
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “He was such an influence on our sport it is hard to know where to start.” Alan Clarkson, one of the backbones of British Swimming with significant influence in the global swimming community, passed away this weekend. His presence, good nature and his expertise will be sorely missed. Clarkson,
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Karen Rogers, who will attempt one of the most audacious swims in history this July when she tackles the elements, the distance (30 miles) and the numerous Great White Sharks from the Farallon Islands to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, developed her love for open water by swimming all over, including a width-wise and
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Scott Rice of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, one of the world’s most successful and innovative open water swimming series, announced the dates of the 2010 series. Held throughout New Zealand in a variety of beautiful venues, the races offer something for newcomers, children and the most competitively-minded athletes: 1. Harbour Crossing, Auckland –
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Several swimmers will attempt the various channel swims of the Santa Barbara Channel: Dave Van Mouwerik, Kimberly Rutherford, Brooks Richardson and Joni Young in August. Rob Applegate in September and Alan Morrison in October. Scott Zornig gives background on the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association: “There are eight islands off the Southern California coast of
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The Sea of Cortez Swim Relay (Cruce al Golfo de california) set off this morning at 4:47 am local time after their well-attended two-hour press conference last night in front of nine TV cameras and an anxious national press. “The Mexican media’s interest is unbelievable. Our Mexican teammates are fabulous in action.” “Por Ellas, the
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Mimi Hughes began another one of her long staged swims, 981 miles worth in the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. Mimi plans to swim about eight hours a day for 60 days until she reaches her goal. Her goal is to raise money for groups working to improve education for women and
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Vito Bialla and his crew of fellow American and Mexican adventurers have gathered in La Paz to begin their 182K swim across the Sea of Cortez. “This is the exact spot where we start tomorrow. There is much excitement. People are already sleeping on the beach to watch the start. The governor is coming to
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