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Yale University student Abby Nunn beat all the men and women at the 33rd annual Chris Green Lake Swim in Charlottesville, Virginia (USA). Her victory was doubled as the U.S. Masters Swimming 1- and 2-mile open water swimming national championships were being held concurrently. She became the third female to win the overall time, winning […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA’s longest Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race is from the city of Hernandarias to Parana in Argentina…a nearly impossibly long 88K (54 miles). 14 men and 8 women started the Maraton International Hernandarias-Parana on February 7th, racing downstream in the 21ºC water together to the exciting finish. Damián
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Mike Humphreys swam the 20-mile circumference of Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada becoming the fourth person to circumnavigate the ruggedly beautiful island in 63-66°F waters. Bowen Island is in Howe Sound near Vancouver, Canada. A popular destination, Bowen Island offers stunning vistas for a small number of inhabitants. Mike started near Snug Cove at 5
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Ben Stubenberg, Race Director of the Race for the Conch 1-mile Eco-SeaSwim in Grace Bay in Turks & Caicos in the British West Indies, said, “Interest in open water swimming in the Caribbean region has grown rapidly over the past few years with annual organized races being held in Grand Cayman, St. Croix, Bonaire, Cancun,
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Jose Diaz of Madrid’s Nadandolibre interviewed world 5K and 10K champion Thomas Lurz of Germany. Q1. How often do you hydrate ia a race?Thomas: I drink before the race a lot and take one energy gel during the race. It’s different depending on the water, the temperature, the tactics and speed during the race. It
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Chloe Sutton was interviewed by Peter Busch on Swimming World TV‘s Morning Swim Show about her life as a professional swimmer. The interview can be heard here. She had some interesting quotes during this interview: Becoming a professional has lifted the pressure…I have been training very hard…it has been good…[Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming gold medalist
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Online registration for the 2010 US Masters Swimming 10K Open Water National Championship is now live. The event will be held on July 17th in Morse Reservoir, Noblesville, Indiana – the same site as the inaugural and highly successful 2008 US Masters Swimming 25K National Championships. Dick Sidner, Race Director, says, “Both online and paper
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Channel Swimming Is Good For Barry Watson Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Barry Watson of England is back in training. The energetic 71-year-old’s new-found goal is to break the current record held by George Brunstad who is the oldest person to successfully swim the English Channel at
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The 2010 Global Open Water Swimming Conference will kick-off the traditional summer open water swimming season this year. The truly global Conference will be held at the Long Beach Marriott in Southern California on June 5th in collaboration with the USA Swimming National Open Water Championships. The lineup of notable speakers include 7-time world professional
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Edison Martos Peinado Junior, known as Fast Eddie, is a typically passionate South End Rowing Club open water swimmer who is training to swim the English Channel in 2010. Laura Colette calls Fast Eddie, “He is really dedicated. He is Brazilian who fell in love with the Bay Area and decided to fly planes. He
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