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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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The FINA Aquatics World Magazine selected Thomas Lurz as its Male Open Water Swimmer of the Decade, an honor rightly deserved. 2009 world 5K silver medalist Spyridon Gianniotis said of Thomas, “This guy is phenomenal. He is the best in the world in open water.” Thomas won the honor with 35.7% of the vote over
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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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Online registration for the Swim For Kid’s Sake, a competitive charity event with five different events, is now available. Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana will be site for the new June 12th event that includes a 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 5K, 10K and 4-Mile Relay and a pre-race clinic led by 1998 world 5K champion
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Pre-race favorite Trent Grimsey
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In the first issue of the new FINA Aquatics World Magazine, Dr. Jim Miller of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee wrote an educational article on Maintaining Health: The Best Prevention of Chronic Injuries. Dr. Miller, a physician for many USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Teams, wrote that the key to treating chronic injuries is
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U.S. Masters Swimming’s SWIMMER Magazine has a cover story on unique open water swims around the world in its March-April issue. SWIMMER Magazine is distributed to the over 50,000 active members who train at over 1,000 U.S. Masters Swimmming programs across the United States – many of whom travel overseas to compete. These swims include:`
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There are marathon swims done in the ocean (by Susie Maroney and Diana Nyad) and rivers (going downstream) that were long – really long. The longest five non-stop lake swims include: 1. Abdel-Latiff Abo-Heif of Egypt, voted the greatest marathon swimmer of the 20th century, completed a 60-mile professional solo lake race across Lake Michigan
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Open water swimmers are always grateful for one particular set of individuals: life guards and lifesavers. Surf Life Saving Australia, that oversees 305 local surf lifesaving clubs throughout Australia, announced its first 23 members of its 2010 National High Performance Squad which includes the following members: Chris Allum (Cronulla), Hugh Dougherty (Tugun), Shannon Eckstein (Northcliffe),
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are numerous great circumnavigation (around-the-island) swims around the world. Most of the swims have yet to be attempted, planned and discovered. Here is a very short list of the some of the most popular circumnavigations around the world. If your favorite is not listed, please email us with
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