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The official results of the 2009 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year poll are below. Over 35,000 individuals from 158 countries voted online in the three increasingly popular awards sponsored by blueseventy which are meant to honor individuals who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possesses the sense of […]
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The official results of the 2009 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year poll are below. Over 35,000 individuals from 158 countries voted online in the three increasingly popular awards sponsored by blueseventy which are meant to honor individuals who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possesses the sense of
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Rachel Golub, Patricia Sener and Cristian Vergara will attempt to swim across the Beagle Channel between Chile to Argentina tomorrow. Under the watchful assistance of an armada of Chilean and Argentine safety personnel, but under the constant threat of the williwaw during their 3-mile challenge, the pride of the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water
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New pro Chloe Sutton is leading in the overall point total in the eight-meet USA Swimming Grand Prix circuit with 31 points over Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni and other American Olympic medalists and world-record holders. Chloe is also the leading female vote-getter in the SwimNetwork poll of Olympic stars (vote here). She will also
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As the new textile swimsuits are now the rule in competitive pool swimming and will be mandatory in open water swimming in June 2010, the need for male swimmers to properly tie their swimsuits returns. It is a rare event and almost never discussed, but the untying of a swimsuit in the water does occasionally
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mauro Giaconia swam 101 km (62 miles) in 24 hours in an exhibition of endurance in the world’s largest pool for the opening of San Alfonso del Mar on the west coast of Chile, about 100 km west of Santiago, Chile’s capital and largest city. He talked about his
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Natadola Beach in Fiji is an idyllic resort well-known by honeymooners and is considered one of the finest beaches in the world. Natadola Beach is the site of the 1.2K Yatule Beach Resort Open Water Swim, an upcoming ocean swim series and the 2010 Fiji 5K National Open Water Swimming Championships Yatule (known as the
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Tod Horton and a crew of dedicated volunteers put on quite a show at the Epic Swim Festival in Lake Taupo, New Zealand. “It will be massive next year. The feedback has been amazing and our target has already jumped to over 1,000 swimmers for next year,” said Tod. As with any and every event,
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Pristine conditions welcomed competitors at the fourth race in the Kouga Express Eastern Province Open Water Swim Series held in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa this weekend. Jessica Roux continued her winning way and won the 5K race again. Brenton Williams won the men’s 5K. Jonathan Roux and Chrislie-Thandi Niehaus won the 3K race respectively. Dominic
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Two swimmers died, six remain missing and four were injured, one in grave condition, at a 6.5K downstream race on Saturday along the Paraná River in Incarnation, Paraguay. The situation reminds the community why safety precautions are so important. Swimmers in the 80th event, held since 1943, ended in tragedy when the swimmers were swept
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