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Kristof Rasóvszky Wins Out At Home Courtesy of FINA, Balatonfüred, Hungary. Hungary’s Kristof Rasóvszky is always in the hunt for a podium position with five career podium finishes in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, but he especially wanted to win in his native Hungary. His dream turned to gold with a first-ever podium in […]
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Nicolas Knap Returns To Form In The Open Water Courtesy of Asociación Cruce a Nado del Estrecho de Gibraltar, and Ben Walsh, Spain – Morocco. After a 14-year absence from the swimming scene, Nicolas Knap has returned to the open water. The swimmer from Québec City was a member of the French national open water swimming
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Swimmer Lost Courtesy of WOWSA, Hudson River, New York After enjoying a remarkable first five days in the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, the worst possible scenario occurred towards the end of Stage 6, known as The Palisades. The Palisades is a 25.2 km stretch in the Hudson River from the Tappan Zee Bridge to
Superman Of The Open Water World At It Again Courtesy of Maarten van der Weijden, Netherlands. After swimming 163 km over 55 hours in his native Netherlands last year, 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Maarten van der Weijden generated over €5 million euros in his 11 city charity swim – called the Elfstedentocht Swim
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Ana Marcela Cunha Continues On A Roll Courtesy of Colin Hill, Balatonfüred, Hungary. Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil recently won a record-breaking 22 FINA / CNSG World Marathon Swim World Series races, breaking the previous record held by two-time Olympic medalist Thomas Lurz of Germany. Colin Hill caught up with Ana Marcela and her coach
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Batchelder Bests The Beast Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Stage 5 – known as The Beast – of the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim lived up to its name. Usually the toughest stage of the 193 km event, conditions during The Beast were overcast and rainy with cooler air temperatures
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Every Breath You Take – Ken Mignosa’s Five Bridges Swim Courtesy of Ken Mignosa and Miguel Melendez. On May 26th and 27th, Ken Mignosa made an attempt at swimming 5 bridges in San Francisco Bay. He started at the Dumbarton Rail Bridge, then proceeded to the Dumbarton Bridge, the San Mateo Bridge, the Bay Bridge,
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Sally Minty-Gravett MBE Never Stops Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE keeps swimming and swimming and swimming. After an illustrious career where honors were showered upon her from the British government to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE continues to coach, mentor, inspire, guide, escort and assist swimmers of all ages and abilities
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What Happens At The Start Of An Open Water Race? Photo courtesy of the John West Great North Swim, Windermere, England. 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 among elite, competitive types. A captivating clamor of camaraderie
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Music To Our Ears, Charity Swims By Carina Bruwer Courtesy of Carina Bruwer, Alicante – Tabarca, Spain. South Africa musician and swimmer plans 21 km charity swim in Spain in support of Muzukidz Carina Bruwer, an internationally renowned contemporary flute player and founding member of the SAMA award-winning instrumental group Sterling EQ, will attempt to
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