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Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Balaton, Hungary. After her dramatic victory in the 10 km, Aurélie Muller will join French teammates David Aubry, Oceane Maryse Jeannie Cassignol, and Marc-Antoine Olivier in the 4-person Mixed 5 km Team Relay that will start at 10 am on Thursday in Lake Balaton. Mixed 5 km Relay Team Participating Nations […]
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Courtesy of FINA and Giorgio Scala of Deep Blue Media. Three men at the top of their game came sprinting around the last turn buoy. It was anyone’s race to win. With Olympic champion Ferry Weertman following right behind, American Jordan Wilimovsky went around the buoy in the lead with the reigning 5 km world
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Alexandre Kirilos Completes Travessia do Leme ao Pontal Courtesy of Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira, Leme to Pontal Swimming Association, Brazil. Alexandre Kirilos completed a successful 35 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in Brazil. Kirilos started at 2 am and finished 10 hours 49 minutes later, escorted by Ary da Conceição along the coastal course.
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Courtesy of Ingemar Macarine, Cebu Strait, Philippines. Ingemar Macarine swam across the Cebu Strait in his native Philippines by pioneering a new route from Argao Pier, Municipality of Argao, Province of Cebu to Barangay Pantudlan, Cabilao Island, Municipality of Loon, Province of Bohol. His first crossing of Cebu Strait was June 12th 2016 when he
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Courtesy of Gu Energy Labs, Berkeley, California. The latest Pinnacle Podcast, produced by Gu Energy Labs, can be heard here. Kimberley Chambers talks about her quest to swim 93 miles (149.6 km) down the Sacramento River from Sacramento to San Francisco in 2016 – a swim where she trained rather unusually [see here]. Copyright ©
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The best water polo teams in the world are competing this week at the Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium in Hungary at the 2017 FINA World Championships. Alfréd Hajós, nicknamed the Hungarian Dolphin, was the 18-year-old Olympic champion at the 1896 Athens Olympic Games in the 100m freestyle (1:22.2)
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the women’s 5 km open water swim coming up this Wednesday in Lake Balaton at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Hungary, we looked back at all the women’s medalists in the FINA world championships and Olympic Games throughout the 21st century: 2017 Lake Balaton, Hungary –
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Courtesy of FINA, Lake Balaton, Hungary. Can Aurélie Muller of France go two-for-two in the 5 km and 10 km open water races in Lake Balaton at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships? She pulled off a strategically powerful victory in the 10 km this weekend with the 5 km coming up on Wednesday. But
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Courtesy of FINA, Lake Balaton, Hungary. With the men’s 10 km marathon swim coming up tomorrow in Lake Balaton, we looked back at all the men’s medalists in the FINA world championships and Olympic Games throughout the 21st century: 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Olympic Games 10 km GOLD: Ferry Weertman (NED) SILVER: Spyridon
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Courtesy of Megan Melgaard, Swim Across America, Catalina Channel. While Swim Across America is best known for its extremely generous charity swims across America, its Catalina Channel Crossing will include Brett Cohen, Malena Hankins, Carolyn Hollingsworth, Naomi Kent, Rene Martínez Saenz, and Dan Simonelli [shown on left]. The team will be guided by escort pilot
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