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Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. The ninth annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim began this morning. Stage 1 of the 7 stages is called The Islands, 29.4 km along a narrow, peaceful, and rural part of the Hudson River from the Rip Van […]
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Artistic Aquapreneurs At The Wild Swim Studio Courtesy of Wild Swim Studio. The newly started Wild Swim Studio offers all kinds of artwork for the wild swimming community. Created by the Hudson Brothers, Little Brother Jack, Middle Brother Calum, and Big Brother Robbie, they wanted to build and promote a platform for the community to
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Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The first Honor Pilot inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. Over the next two years, four pilots were inducted and there are now 11 pilots enshrined in the Hall of
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Racing At The 2019 FINA World Championships Courtesy of Colin Hill, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park. The 18th FINA World Championships are held in South Korea in July. All the open water swimming competitions will be held at the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park between July 13th – 19th. Race Schedule: Men’s 5 km race is on
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Zach Margolis: Past, Present And Future In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York City. Zach Margolis led the international field of 16 swimmers to win the 20 Bridges Swim, a 45.8 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. His strong 7 hour 33 minute victory was his third successful
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https://youtu.be/Fbb_E5zfMd4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dr. Joe MacInnis, Canada, 2019 Gold Medallion Award Winner (https://youtu.be/Fbb_E5zfMd4) Dr. Joseph MacInnis Honored With 2019 Gold Medallion Award Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine and the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Swimming Hall of Fame honored Dr. Joseph MacInnis as its 2019 Gold Medallion Award,
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Kester Edwards Open Water Swimming Visionary Courtesy of Special Olympics, Washington D.C. “I first met Kester Edwards at the pre-race dinner before the Tiburon Mile in San Francisco Bay in 2008,” recalls Steven Munatones. “Kester had this broad friendly smile on his face and was absolutely beaming. It was a happy occasion for sure –
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Poseidon Rises From The Water, In Memory Of Randy Block Courtesy of DeNunzio Pool, Princeton University, New Jersey. In 1904, Princeton University started its swimming program. Along the way, its history has been storied and successful. The university has seen thousands of its students competing as swimming scholar-athletes including 10 Olympians and Ross Wales who negotiated
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Way back 11 years ago almost to the day, 16-year-old American Chloe Sutton won the qualification race in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park to earn her spot in the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finals that would occur later in July. The women’s 10 km marathon swim was the first
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88 km To Go Down The Paraná River Courtesy of WOWSA, Paraná River, Argentina. Years ago, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, now called the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series, had a stop on its circuit, the 88 km (54.5 miles) Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Paraná (or the Maraton Nautica Internacional Hernandarias – Parana or Maraton Internacional de Rio Abierto)
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