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We have swam in Huntington Beach, California for over 40 years. We love swimming along the shoreline and going up and down in the ocean swells as we breathe towards shore and look at the palm trees and coastal homes. It was only today when we heard about Trolleys (alternatively called Trolley Cars or Boxcars), […]
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Photos courtesy of Vicky Boutin, CBC. Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands retired after winning the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. Petar Stoychev of Bulgary retired after winning 11 Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean and the 34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog events. Trent Grimsey of Australia retired after setting a record swimming
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After 16 hours 3 minutes as he was pushed far north of his goal, Doug McConnell has swum a total of 49.6 km, but he was still short of walking up onshore on Oahu to complete his planned Molokai Channel crossing. Don Sammons reported, “They pulled Doug out for
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Courtesy of USA Swimming on Jordan Wilimovsky of Malibu, California. For additional information and articles on Jordan Wilimovsky, coached by Dave Kelsheimer of Team Santa Monica, click on links below: * Jordan Wilimovsky Aiming To Double Up At The Olympics * Anticipating Two Olympic Races For Jordan Wilimovsky * Why Jordan Wilimovsky Will Win 10K
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Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. After completing his 75th Diamond Swim around Swim Around Key West in Florida, Bill Welzien is moving onward to a Century Swim. “Where is all this going? Swimming is incremental, just like all of life,” mused Welzien. “In life, one decision leads to the next, one
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Courtesy of Bill Welzien, Swim Around Key West, Florida. Bill Welzien completed his 75th Diamond Swim in 6 hours 15 minutes on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. “The days leading up to that 75th Diamond Swim were very hectic [because] that I am [also] the organizer of the annual swim.
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David Dammerman, Chief Executive Officer of Great Mountain Investment Associates, set a record for swimming 32.2 miles across Lake George in 18 hours 54 minutes. The 47-year-old businessman and race organizer from Saratoga Springs explains what he confronted in the video above. Historic crossings of Lake George include: 1958 Diane Struble, age 25 in 35
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Courtesy of Alex Meyer, Camp Chikopi in Magnetawan, Ontario, Canada. Camp Chikopi is the world’s first competitive swimming camp and is located in Ontario, Canada, where athletes train in both swimming pools and the open water. Alex Meyer spent two weeks at Camp Chikopi, a few hours north of Toronto. “My high school coach Roy
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Courtesy of USA Swimming, Haley Anderson from Granite Bay, California. Read about Anderson’s chances of adding a gold medal to her silver at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games here.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. All good things come to an end, especially when it involves an athlete’s career. Alex Meyer, a 2012 London Olympian and 2010 FINA world 25 km champion, will end his competitive career at the 62nd Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, a 32 km professional marathon swim in Roberval, Quebec,
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