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Open Water Swimming In Honduras Courtesy of Rodil Casanova, Amigos de las Aguas Abiertas, Honduras. Blue, green and all kinds of hues and shades in between, open water swimming in Honduras is an exercise in marine beauty. For example, the Guanaja Green Island Open Water or Torneo Internactional de Natacion de Aguas Abiertas is a […]
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Too Close To Call With Naked Eye Courtesy of Colin Hill, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Colin Hill captured the excitement of the Saturday’s FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Setúbal Bay where Ana Marcela Cunha and Rachele Bruni came down to a photo finish. With the water temperature at 19°C, the athletes wore wetsuits. Official Results:
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Yohsuke Miyamoto Wins In Setúbal Bay Courtesy of Colin Hill, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Japan’s Yohsuke Miyamoto won his first FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 10 km race of his career in the 19°C water temperature of Setúbal Bay in Portugal in 19°C water. Official Results: Yohsuke Miyamoto (Japan) 1:34:44 Andreas Waschburger (Germany) 1:34:45 Alejandro Moreno (Argentina)
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Ryan McCabe Sets Record In The Lighthouses Courtesy of Dave Barra, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. Dave Barra reported on The Lighthouses, otherwise known as the 31.8 km Stage 2 from the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge to the Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York’s Hudson River, “A second day of
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Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson Results courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. 46-year-old Chad Schneider traveled the furthest of all the competitors to get to the 9th annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – going from Coogee, Australia to
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Cameron Castro vs. Jude Williams Rivalry Continues In Huntington Beach Courtesy of Mackenzie Miller, Huntington Beach, California. The Huntington Beach Pier Swim is one of the longest continuously running ocean swims in the United States with 69 annual editions conducted around the pier at Huntington Beach in Southern California. Channel swimmer Mackenzie Miller reported on yesterday’s fast
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https://youtu.be/jNXVgTGdqMAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: HARRY 3 ISLANDS SWIM COMPLETE (https://youtu.be/jNXVgTGdqMA) Harry Huffaker’s Three Islands Swim Courtesy of Harry Huffaker, Maui – Lanai – Molokai, Pacific Ocean. In 1989, Dr. Harry Huffaker, a dentist from Oahu, attempted a 63 km swim that had never been attempted before: the 3 Islands Swim or
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Ana Marcela Cunha, Rachele Bruni Swim To Photo Finish In Setúbal Courtesy of FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. It was the same ol’ same ol’ for Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha yesterday in Portugal. Bioprene or neoprene, freshwater or saltwater, tranquil or turbulent waters, 5 km or 25 km, Cunha has proved herself
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Yohsuke Miyamoto Wins First Marathon Swim World Series Race Courtesy of FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. Japan’s Yohsuke Miyamoto has frequently swam in the long shadow of Japanese Olympic teammate Yasunari Hirai. But yesterday in Setúbal Bay, Portugal, he found his way onto the podium for the first time in his lengthy
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Zach Margolis Swimming In Style Courtesy of Zach Margolis, San Francisco, California. Zach Margolis is a veteran American open water swimmer from San Francisco who creates stylized maps. He renders the maps of his marathon swims from GIS data. He explains the purpose of making the maps, “My goal was to get some practice plotting
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