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Courtesy of Anja, Faroe Islands. Jon Hestoy is in Rio de Janeiro, a member of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. He is responsible for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course and procedures along with Christiane Fanzeres of Brazil and Ayman Saad of Egypt. But how did a man from the Faroe Islands rise […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Atlantic City Pageant Ocean Swim is one of the world’s oldest open water swimming competitions. Ray Peden of the Middle Atlantic Open Water Committee explains about this year’s event. “The Pageant open water swim was originally cancelled early in the summer but, it has now resurfaced – just
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Photos courtesy of Scottie T Photography in Samoa. 16-year-old Aussie Reece Southall won the Samoa Swim Series for the third consecutive year. The Queensland native has never lost any of the nine races over the past 3 years at the Samoa Swim Series against his competitors from Samoa, New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
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Courtesy of Pedro Rego Monteiro, Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro. Under overcast skies, officials and volunteers are busy on Copacabana Beach setting and anchoring of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim turn buoys, the starting pontoon, the finish chute, the finish touchpad and high-speed cameras, as well as conducting communication checks between officials and safety staff,
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Courtesy of South Africa’s Toni Enderli, Oceans Seven Challenger.
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Courtesy of Damien Kenny, The Water Filter Men, Ireland. Damien Kenny, director of The Water Filter Men, loves all things water-related. “Swimming is one of my favourite pastimes. With the Olympics in full swing, I thought it would be fun to create an infographic that informed the public about the famous Olympic sport. Swimming is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is nearly impossible to accurately predict the medalists in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games…but some athletes are ideally prepared to swim the race of their lives and capture gold. One of those athletes is the powerful and savvy Dutch swimmer Ferry Weertman
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Courtesy of Protriathlon.
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Images courtesy of NHK-TV. Jay Thomas is everywhere. Not only does the veteran pilot fly all over the world, he has also flown 747’s full of tourists to Rio de Janeiro. Thomas has also spent countless time volunteering to officiate, organize and plan for open water swims for decades. But he first got his start
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Courtesy of Patty Hermann, United States Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships. The always competitive United States Lifesaving Association National Lifeguard Championships began today in Hermosa Beach, California. The intensely passionate corp of male and female lifeguards create an outstanding ambiance when they get together and compete against one another as they showcase their myriad skills
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