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SwimTrek has limted spots available on its ‘swim of a lifetime‘, the Hellespont Swim which is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s crossing of Hellespont, from the European continent to Asia. The narrow channel, which has played different roles throughout man’s history, will be site of the 3-mile swim from the ancient town of […]
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America’s best crossover swimmer and 2008 Olympian Chloe Suttonannounced she is now, officially, a professional swimmer. Her long-awaited decision will allow her to finally collect on the prize money available to her in the pool and open water, the sponsorship opportunities and the training support funds she has passed up her entire career – one
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In a competitive open water race with a mass start, sometimes swimmers get boxed in swimming within a pack. In the words of national champion Eney Jones, “Poise is power.” That is, stay cool, calm and collected. Understand the situation and resolve it. When describing what to do when one gets boxed in swimming within
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Karen Throsby, a sociology lecturer at the University of Warwick is conducting research on English Channel swimmers. Karen‘s research has found, not unsurprisingly, that swimming across the English Channel, like other extreme sports, requires significant investment (financial, personal, physical), but that the risks are readily accepted by many swimmers who are willing to devote considerable
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Lynn Arave of the Deseret News wrote an history of open water swimming in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Early marathon swims were held in 1919 with races conducted throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Winning times were over two hours so the distance was probably at least 6K. Unfortunately, the races ended in 1940.
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World champion Thomas Lurz of Germany and FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup champion Poliana Okimoto of Brazil have committed to the Ocean Racing World Championship Series extravaganza in South Africa. Their participation in the three-part April 2010 professional event in Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth will certainly enhance the profile of the new
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It’s never too early to plan ahead. The XVI Pan American Games will be held in Guadalajara where open water swimming (aguas abiertas in Spanish) was added to the competition schedule. The open water race will be held in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. One of the world’s designated Cities of the Future, Guadalajara will undoubtedly roll
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The Halfway Toyota Midmar Mile will be setting the record straight on February 13th and 14th as it establishes itself as the world’s largest open water swimming event. Showcasing the world 10K champion Keri-Anne Payne, the Halfway Toyota Midmar Mile may reach the magical 20,000 participant entry mark this year. Similar to Julian Crabtree‘s unprecedented
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In this weekend’s Duel in the Pool, the made-for-television pool swimming competition pitting America’s swimming stars against the best pool swimmers from Great Britain, Germany and Italy, Keri-Anne Payne showed why she is so tough in the open water. With only 48 hours notice, Keri-Anne was asked to participate against the world’s best pool swimmers
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In July 2011 in Greece, there will be a world’s first: the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens will hold its first open water swimming competition. The world championship for Special Olympians will be a 1.5K race in the Aegean Sea in the city of Marathon (a double-loop course in a protected cove) where
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