To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
The 5K race at the South American Beach Games (Primeros Juegos Suramericanos de Playa) was held in very cold water in Montevideo Uruguay yesterday. Race results for the 5K and 10K races will be reported shortly. Athletes from Netherland Antilles, Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela […]
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Swimming World Magazine covered the inaugural 2K King of the Sea Challenge (Rei do Mar Desafio see below) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Poliana Okimoto won overall in 25:07 while 29-year-old local swimmer Rafael Goncalves won the men’s race that was undecided until the run up the beach. “It was tough, but a
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Where Are They Now? Djan Madruga Courtesy of WOWSA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Djan Madruga, a three-time Olympic swimmer from Brazil, participated in the King of the Sea Challenge in Rio de Janeiro giving swimmers 2-3 decades younger a lesson in finishing well. He finished second in the 2 km Challenge as he charged up
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Two-time Brazilian Olympian Luiz Lima completed the first swim across the stretch of beaches of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro from Leme to Pontal. The 37K swim (see below) took 8 hours and 15 minutes and was done to honor the tenth anniversary of the death of Tim Maia who created the famous song
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The International Olympic Committee announced this week that there will be no new swimming events added to the London 2012 Olympic Games. This leaves the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim as the sole open water swim in the Olympics. But what a race it will be – to be held in Serpentine Lake in the centre
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The Los Angeles Times reported that a strong friend of open water swimming in the USA, Chuck Wielgus is a finalists for the vacant chief executive position at the US Olympic Committee. Chuck is currently the CEO of USA Swimming which has enjoyed an unparalleled track record of Olympic success as it continues to expand
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International Swimming Hall of Famer Paul Asmuth offers his four decades of open water swimming experience and expertise to high-level American swimmers. Officially, Paul is the USA Swimming Open Water Consultant available to provide free open water swimming advice and guidance to all national team athletes and coaches. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Over in the Far East, the popular Japan International Open Water Swimming Association series ended another year of growth and spirited competition for athletes of all abilities and ages. Since Hiromi Okazawa placed third in the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship 10K among the best swimmers from Australia, Canada and the USA, Japan has
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Next year’s Nike Swim Miami‘s multi-race event in April should be its biggest and best event ever with a pre-race camp offering training methods and stroke analysis, an international field of top swimmers and enjoyable and safe Miami Mile, 5K and 10K races for swimmers of all ages and abilities. Because the Nike Swim Miami
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The 2010 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming 5K and 10K Championships will be the signature event over an exciting week of open water swimming events in Long Beach, California during the first week of June. Elite athletes as well as age-group swimmers and masters athletes will be in for quite a treat. Marine Stadium,
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