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A Czech-language documentary, Dobrodružství ve vlnách (or Adventures on the Waves) on Davida Čecha can be seen here. The 20-year-old Davida became the first Czech swimmer to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Johnny Weissmuller, one of swimming greatest heroes, loved Acapulco, Mexico where he filmed Tarzan and the Mermaids. In fact, Johnny’s grave lies in a cemetery outside of Acapulco. It was here that 759 swimmers participated in the Acapulco 5K International Ronald Johnson Open Water Swim this month. As the sun came up over Acapulco Bay,
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Product: Swim Socks Manufacturer: blueseventy Price: US$30.00, £20, €30 Description: Neoprene socks prevent injury to the sole of foot when walking on rocky surfaces. The Swim Socks are form fitting to minimize water entry while swimming and keep your feet warm in cold water. Test Location: We tested in California (USA) during January at (1)
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Next week, we understand that US Masters Swimming will announce a statement on what kind of swimsuits will be allowed in US Masters Swimming-sanctioned open water swimming races. It decision is being anxiously anticipated by thousands of open water swimmers from coast to coast. The US Masters Swimming Long Distance Swimming Committee is currently debating
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After the first highly successful King of the Sea (Rei Do Mar Desafio) race in Rio de Janiero, the innovative professional and amateur race series is expanding to Portugal with the King and Queen of the Seas (Rei e Rainha do Mar in Portuguese). It should be a battle royale. Paulo Passos Leite and the
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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honored the offspring of Reg Brickell Senior in its 2009 Class, Reg Brickell Jr. and Ray Brickell. While the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame has honored husband-and-wife (Roger and Valerie Parsons and Ray and Audrey Scott), twins (Carole and Sarah Hunt), father-and-daughter (Robert and Christine Cossette), father-and-son
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Montserrat Tresserras Dou wrote a wonderful Spanish-language book entitled “Nadando El Estrecho, Sus Orígenes Y Su Historia“. Translated as “Swimming the Strait, Its Origin and History”, the book adds to any open water swimming collection. The 287-page hard cover book, sponsored by the Madrid Government’s Culture &
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A September 1979 issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine included a great story on John Kinsella, a former Sullivan Award winner and one of the greatest professional marathon swimmers in history, who really helped usher in the modern era of marathon swimming with his tremendous pool speed and endurance. His story of his English Channel swim
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Simon Ercoli of Italy and Cecilia Biagioli of Argentina won the first race in the professional marathon swimming circuit in Rosario, Argentina over the weekend. Simon finished just ahead in 1:55:04.3 over Alexander Studzinski of Germany in in 1:55:04.6 in the 15K race in 24°C river water (see below). Frenchman Bertrand Venturi was third in
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Jamie Patrick of San Francisco will attempt an unprecedented triple crossing of Lake Tahoe in August 2010. The courageous Triple Tahoe swim is a 66-mile (106K) three-way crossing of Lake Tahoe by the former All-American swimmer from the University of Hawaii who is a highly successful endurance athlete. Besides an English Channel relay under his
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