Tenacity + Ruggedness + Hard-nosed Intensity = Water Polo Players and Open Water Swimmers
Water polo players and open water swimmers have some of the same fundamental characteristics: tenacity, ruggedness, and hard-nosed intensity
Wen-Erh Hsu Overcomes “It Is Too Dangerous To Get In The Sea”
Swim coach Wen-Erh Hsu of Taipei became the first Taiwanese to complete a crossing of the English Channel and achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
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Get Them While They Are Still Available – A Limited Number of Swimmer Scout Slots In Search of Memphre
In Search of Memphre swimmer scout slots are going fast with only 4 slots left in 2025. Phil White has opened up registration for the 2026 season.
Giving Back In The Open Water – Mother’s Love Leaves a Legacy
The Thornton Family has continued the legacy of their matriarch Frances Thornton in raising over €1.2 million through the annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in western Ireland.
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Giving Back In The Open Water – Chasing Your Dreams
Dr. Michele Evans-Chase and Bruckner Chase teach and mentor Rice University student-athletes through a variety of workshops – another example of open water swimmers giving back.
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Robin Lajoie Does a Déjà vu Even Better and Swims 20 km Butterfly Under 10 Hours
Robin Lajoie swam 16.28 km of butterfly in 10 hours 48 minutes. 12 days later, he swam further faster and swam 20 km butterfly in 9 hours 57 minutes.
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U.S. Sports Academy Presentation on Nutrition and Mental Health
Marcella Salles Amar and Ana Rodrigues, OLY will present a webinar covering the basics and specifics of nutrition and mental health among Olympic athletes
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Robin Lajoie, 69 Years Young Swimming 16.28 km Butterfly
Robin Lajoie, a 69-year-old Canadian triathlete-turned-butterflyer, completed a 16.28 km butterfly marathon in 10 hours 48 minutes
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Among The Pantheon of Ice Swimming Polar Bears Is A Sea Bull
Lynton Mortensen, known as the Sea Bull, has great range as an open water swimmer. His latest feat was a Zero Ice Mile performed in -1.0°C water near the Argentinian Station in Antarctica
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Nominate Swimmers for the 2024 Global Marathon Swimming Awards
You can nominate accomplished swimmers of all ages and of all levels and countries for the annual Global Marathon Swimming Awards, organized by Evan Morrison of the Marathon Swimmers Federation
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