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This past weekend, Delray Beach on the east coast of Florida was site of the annual Swim With The Fishes. The cold frost that has caused some Floridians to wear warm coats this year was no problem for the seasoned open water swimmers who enjoyed the 74°F (23°) waters. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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When we observe the start and first initial turns of a mass open water swim, we think of the 3C’s: a churning cacophony of competition. Or perhaps it is a captivating clamor of camaraderie? Whatever it is, it is charming, collegial and challenging. Photos from the Great Swim, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series and the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the Oceans Seven channels is the Ka’iwi Channel, a 26-mile (42 km) challenging swim from Molokai to Oahu in Hawaii. There are nine main channels in the Hawaiian Islands – eight of which have been successfully crossed. These include the following channels and swimmers (including the year
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The International Paralympic Committee conducted its first 5K open water world championship swim in Mar de Plata, Argentina in 2003. The second International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships to have a 5K race was in Durban, South Africa in 2006. The next IPC open water world championship race will be held at E3 beach in
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Courtesy of Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26, Santa Monica, California. Chris Foster is not a swimmer. In fact, he is far from it. Count him almost 7-8 minutes down in the mile swim of the Olympic distance triathlon a few years ago. Today, with open water swim skills and specific training, he’s closed that gap
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Karen Rogers, whose 10 hour 50 minute 21.5-mile crossing of Lake Tahoe in California last August was nominated as one of the Great Open Water Swims of 2009, started off the new year with another first: a 14-mile cold-water swim from Richmond Bridge to Point Bonita in the northern San Francisco Bay. Karen said after
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Similar to last year when 13 Olympians competed in the world’s largest open water race, the Midmar Mile, Olympic medalists are starting to announce their participation in the South Africa classic. Swimming World Magazine’s World Open Water Swimmer of the Year and 10K world champion Keri-Anne Payne will return to her country of birth to
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Seven-time world professional marathon swimming champion and channel swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith is splitting her time and talents as both a motivational coach and an open water coach. In addition to her speeches, she is coaching solo swimmers, including 1992 Australian Olympic swimmer Deane Pieters, and duo teams for the 19.7K Rottnest Channel Swim in Western
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No, You Take The Lead Courtesy of WOWSA, Rome, Italy. Valerio Cleri, Trent Grimsey, Vladimir Dyatchin and the other top men at the 2009 World Championship 25K race (see results below) picked up the pace and finished hard, but in the beginning of the race, it was an interesting game of cat and mouse where
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Professional marathon swimmer Shelley Clark (shown on left) who has competed at numerous world championships, World Cup and Grand Prix events, Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmer and the 2009 5K world champion Melissa Gorman, the extremely well-traveled Australian masters swimmer Graham Travers and the energetic Pacific Swims race organizer, with a deep well of South Pacific
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