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Post-race bedlam with Andrew Gemmell congratulating Ferry Weertman with Ous Mellouli and Brendan Casey meeting the race officials Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The crazy situation that started to unravel at the final turn buoy at the men’s 10 km USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships had its roots during the pre-race technical […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 500 meters to go in the race and there was no time to be lost. 2012 Olympian Andrew Gemmell had lost his transponder and the officials asked him if he wanted another transponder. No way, not in the heat of the battle and everyone sprinting all out. So he
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Aurélie Muller has a beautiful stroke and mindset for open water swimming. Her steady arm stroke and balanced kick is so silky smooth and so streamlined that the 2-time French Olympian rarely needs to lift up her head to sight during a race. Her navigational IQ is off the
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Post-race bedlam with Andrew Gemmell congratulating Ferry Weertman with Ous Mellouli and Brendan Casey meeting the race officials Final sprint with Andrew Gemmell swimming outside on far right Ferry Weertman (Netherlands), Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia), Alex Meyer (USA) going 1-2-3 after Andrew Gemmell (USA) was disqualified Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The men’s race at
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Emily has enjoyed a long run,” said Dave Thomas about American Emily Brunemann who was competing in her last USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships. She certainly has as the first American to win the overall FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup series title and a long-time stalwart
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2016 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships doubled as the Canadian qualification race for the second Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification event in Portugal. Jade Dusablon (shown above) and Stephanie Horner both qualified. “Stephanie had pneumonia only 3 weeks ago and we didn’t even know we would
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> Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When a slew of Olympians and six world champions come together and race in the open water, it is a highly unusual situation. It is even more unusual when a non-Olympian and non-world champion wins. But Ashley Twichell proved herself more than up to the challenge and won
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mighty Mac Swim is attracting all kinds of swimmers including two American Olympic teammates from the 2000 Sydney Olympics: Amanda Schneider (200m backstroke 5th) and Chris Thompson (1500m freestyle bronze medal). But their routes to the Straits of Mackinac differed. While Schneider (née Amanda Adkins) hung up her Speedos
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Courtesy of Thanyapura Phuke, Phuket, Thailand. It is always cool and an honor when the local leading or national politicians are present at the end of an open water swim. Swedish Ultraman world champion Jonas Colting completed his 8-stage 120 km charity Swim Around Phuket in Thailand today. “We are proud that someone has made
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