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23 top professional marathon swimmers from 9 countries competed in the always difficult 57K 37th Maraton Acuatica Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda on Sunday, swimming before thousands of supportive fans in the quick-moving Coroda River in Argentina. Prior to the main race, a promotional sprint race was held at the finish area in Coronda, followed […]
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The difference between first and second in the FINA 10KM Marathon Swim World Cup race (Maratona Aquática Internacional de Santos) in Santos, Brazil was ever so close. Russia’s Evgeny Drattsev finished in 2:14:12:03 over Chad Ho’s 2:14:12:44 and Allan do Carmo’s 2:14:13:00. From first-hair reports, Chad was coming in strongly, but slightly misjudged his touch
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Jessica Roux (shown on left) remained unbeaten in the Eastern Cape of South Africa as she won both the 3K and 10K swim at the inaugural Eastern Province Open Water Swim Champs held at Marina Martinique. Michael Marais won the men’s 10K event. “The swim was tough, but I was happy with my time and
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17-year-old Ana Marcela Cunha won today’s FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup (Maratona Internacional de Santos – Trophy Renata Agondi). Ana Marcela played her cards right, taking over after the last turn buoy with 1.1K to go from Olympic 10K champion Larisa Ilchenko and American Chloe Sutton under calm seas with no wind. “In the
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Brazilian hero Ana Marcela Cunha made a powerful move at the finish and won by over a body at the first stop of the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Santos Brazil. It was an impressive win over the world’s top marathon swimmers. As of press time, we are still trying to confirm who
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Photos on left show International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famers George Young (1927), a world champion of Catalina Channel fame, and Sunny Lowry (1933) of English Channel fame who provided leadership for years in their racing gear. The pioneers of the sport were true heroes in every sense of the word. George and Sunny help
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We think these are outstanding open water swimming photos. The photos, including the one on left of Andrew Lockton, were taken at a Tower 26 ocean swimming workout for open water swimmers and triathletes, both pro and amateur, in Santa Monica, California. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Yuri (Yury) Kudinov (Russian: Юрий Кудинов) of Volgograd is a great Russian open water swimmer who has been formally recognized by his peers and was deservingly honored by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this year. Yuri is not tall, but he has a heart of a giant. After years of hard pool training
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The world’s best professional open water swimming stars from 19 countries (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA and Venezuela) have gathered in Santos, Brazil this weekend to compete in the first FINA 10KM Marathon Swim World Cup race of the 2010 season.
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We analyzed some information on the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuits. The data proves that the two pro circuits are global in nature, attract athletes from around the world who swim several races each and are representative of the increasing number of amateurs who do marathon
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