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Similar to last year when 13 Olympians competed in the world’s largest open water race, the Midmar Mile, Olympic medalists are starting to announce their participation in the South Africa classic. Swimming World Magazine’s World Open Water Swimmer of the Year and 10K world champion Keri-Anne Payne will return to her country of birth to […]
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Seven-time world professional marathon swimming champion and channel swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith is splitting her time and talents as both a motivational coach and an open water coach. In addition to her speeches, she is coaching solo swimmers, including 1992 Australian Olympic swimmer Deane Pieters, and duo teams for the 19.7K Rottnest Channel Swim in Western
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No, You Take The Lead Courtesy of WOWSA, Rome, Italy. Valerio Cleri, Trent Grimsey, Vladimir Dyatchin and the other top men at the 2009 World Championship 25K race (see results below) picked up the pace and finished hard, but in the beginning of the race, it was an interesting game of cat and mouse where
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Professional marathon swimmer Shelley Clark (shown on left) who has competed at numerous world championships, World Cup and Grand Prix events, Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmer and the 2009 5K world champion Melissa Gorman, the extremely well-traveled Australian masters swimmer Graham Travers and the energetic Pacific Swims race organizer, with a deep well of South Pacific
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With an estimated 20,000 spectators packing the beach in an electrified atmosphere, 18-year-old Sam Sheppard out-swam and out-ran an accomplished field to claim his first overall victory among the over 4,300 swimmers in the highly competitive 1.2K Lorne Pier to Pub swim in Lorne, Australia. On the women’s side Harriet Brown overcame leader Micha Burden-Shaw
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The Ilchenko – A Powerful Move In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Throughout sports history, great athletes have created great athletic moves. From track-and-field (The Fosbury Flop) and gymnastics (Thomas Flare and the Omelianchik) to boxing (the Rope-a-dope) and wrestling (Karelin Lift), sports fans have associated certain great moves with great athletes.
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Anne Cleveland announced her unprecedented “double-double” attempt this August. The 54-year-old La Jolla Cove legend plans to be the first person in history to complete a two-way crossing of both the English Channel and Catalina Channel come this August. The training required, the logistics required and the potential risks of accomplishing this feat are mind-boggling.
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FINA’s annual calendar has beautiful photography showcasing all five of its aquatic disciplines: open water swimming, pool swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. January kicked off with a wonderful photograph from New York City as the pro marathon swimmers raced near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor between Governors Island and lower
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RCP Tiburon Mile champion Kane Radford and top 10K swimmer Alannah Jury will be the headliners at next week’s inaugural Epic Swim Festival in New Zealand held in the majestic Lake Taupo. The Epic Swim Festival will double as the New Zealand 5K and 10K Open Water Championships and the New Zealand Masters 2.5K Open
The 25K St. Vincent’s SWIM Across the Sound Marathon announced its August 7th date of its 23rd annual race – as well as a new intriguing University Challenge. Registration are now live for solo swimmer and two-person relay applicants. Team and University Challenge relay registrations will open on January 20th. The SWIM Across the Sound
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