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I Climbed Out Of The Water And Nothing Was The Same Courtesy of TED Talks, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden gave an interesting speech at the famous TED x Rotterdam conference. “A man believes what he wants to believe and disregards the rest” is a quote that Maarten […]
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Danielle Keller reported about the successful Randers Open Water river swim in Gudenåen, Denmark this past weekend. “The third annual event went very well with 154 swimmers in the 1K and 5.2K races with water temperature was between 17 and 18.5°C. The 5.2K swim started at Fladbro and went downstream into Randers City, ending Justesens
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Open water swimmers from Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga competed in the opening 5K race at the Oceania Swimming Championships held in Apia, Samoa. Apia, one of the last points on Earth to enjoy any given day due to its positioning
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Samoa will warmly welcome over 120 swimmers and delegations from American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii (by invitation), Marshall Islands, New Caledonia (by invitation), New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga (by invitation) to compete in the 8th Oceania Swimming Championships between June 21-26. In addition to the 5K race on
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Simon Murie, founder of SwimTrek teamed up with Gary Emich, known as Mr. Alcatraz, down south in the tropically warm waters of Baja California for a new SwimTrek in Mexico. “Based in the tranquil and stunning Sea of Cortez off Baja’s eastern coast, this trip is bound to be one of our most popular.” “Each
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Mark Rosen announced the second annual San Francisco Bay 10K Bridge-to-Bridge Swim on July 11th. “Last year, we had a very successful swim. This year’s race will begin at the Golden Gate Bridge and finish at the San Francisco Bay Bridge during a 4.4-knot flood. The water temperature for the swim is expected to be
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer David Clark, who spoke on this topic at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference, is offering an Escort Paddler’s Class in La Jolla Shores, north of San Diego, California, on July 10th. It is, without a doubt, an ideal educational opportunity for those who wish to escort open water
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147 of the world’s best open water swimmers from 30 countries will be competing in the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada from July 15-23. Including FINA delegates, officials and other guests included, 43 countries will watch the women’s 10K on July 17th, men’s 10K on July 18th,
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Liviu Precup, race director of the Traversarea Tarnitei near Cluj-Napoca, Romania, announced the fourth edition of the 1.5K and 6.5K race on July 17th. The 1.5K is a crossing of the Romanian mountain lake while the 6.5K is a loop course. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Both the men’s and women’s elite races came down to the wire at the British Gas Great East Swim yesterday at Alton Water reservoir near Ipswich, England, delighting the crowds and thousands of others who gathered to participate in the first 1-mile swim of the series. World 10K champion Keri-Anne Payne just out-touched Czech Republic’s
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