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The number of open water swimming websites providing valuable information in a visual dynamic manner continues to expotentially increase. Some of these websites have online social networking functionalities. Below is a list of 50 unique, educational and informative websites that have caught our eye (listed in no particular order). If your favorite open water swimming […]
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Nika Kozamernik from Slovenia is a world-class open water swimmer who competes on the FINA professional marathon swimming circuit and was third overall in the 2009 European Open Water Swimming Cup. Nika’s primary focus in 2010 will be the World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, Canada. “My goal is to finish in top 16
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A marathon run is defined as 26.2 miles or 42.195K, but is there a broadly accepted definition of a marathon swim? Yes and no. It depends where you are and who is answerin the question. There are all kinds of definitions and perspectives out there in the open water swimming world. A marathon swim is
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FINA announced the date of the 2010 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event in Ohrid Lake in Macedonia is confirmed to be August 14th. The full schedule for the 2010 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, the longest and most competitive marathon swimming race series in the world, is posted here. Copyright © 2010
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blueseventy inked an agreement with the new Lakeside Multisports Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England to continue its investment in the sport of open water swimming. Lakeside Multisports Centre sits on an open water swimming lake and will open in April when it will offer free swimming opportunities for the first month. Swimmers under the age
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Ray Gandy was announced as a 2010 inductee in the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame and will be honored at the 29th annual induction banquet this Friday at the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown. Ray became the first person from Rhode Island, the smallest state in America, to cross the English Channel. His
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) will hold its first 10K open water swimming event at the Universiade 2011 (World University Games) in Shenzhen Bay (深圳湾) in China. The 10K race will be an extremely competitive one in mid-August 2001. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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We believe deck-ups are one of the key training exercises for any competitive open water swimmer or triathlete. Deck-ups are race-specific skills that are important for serious athletes to work on in order to be competitive in races where there are onshore finishes (and, of course, swim-leg transitions). A deck-up is where swimmers pull themselves
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The FINA Aquatics World Magazine selected Larisa Ilchenko as its Female Open Water Swimmer of the Decade, an honor rightly deserved. The 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 world 5 km gold medalist from Russia was also the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 world champion in the 10 km marathon distance as well. To top it
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In the eastern Caribbean Sea, the St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association hosted the 1K Soufriere Open Water Swimming Challenge in Soufriere Bay. Joshua Adjodha of Castries won in 15:11 with Jamie Peterkin of Castries second in 15:12 and Joshua Runako Daniel of Castries third in 15:35.94. Mark Emmanus of Laborie won the 12&U division. Eden
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