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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Consistency is usually the hallmark of marathon swimmers. But Angela Maurer has taken consistency to a unique level over the last 15 years. At the 2000 FINA World Championships, she finished third in 5:30:08 (less than 3 seconds from gold). In 2001, she finished third in 6:06:19 (9 minutes […]
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Will University Of Tennessee Distance Guys Go 1-2 In 25K? Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Does USA Swimming and University Of Tennessee coach Tyler Fenwick know something about Saturday’s 25 km marathon swim at the 2015 FINA World Championship that others do not know about? Perhaps. He certainly has a strategic plan in place.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The sights, scenes, stars and stories of the Special Olympics World Summer Games are being currently covered by hundreds of national and international media outlets on radio, television, print and online. Here are a few of the perspectives from the open water swimming perspective: * Getting Open Water Swimming
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We counted over 40 officially accredited photographers and media personnel at the 1.5 km open water swim in Long Beach, California at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games – and there may have been even more reporters and videographers conducting interviews and shooting film. The attention paid to
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When Sharks Circle Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Just as Simon Dominguez was cruising along on his 27th mile and nearing his goal of the Farallon Islands, a crew member saw a Great White Shark circling and eyeing Dominguez. “The first person saw it and then we all did. The yelling did gain momentum
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgett Hobart’s Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge is now 3 for 3 with a 15.5-mile swim in Canandaigua in 7 hours 38 minutes, a 19.8-mile swim in Keuka in 9 hours 7 minutes, and a 16-mile swim in Skaneateles in 7 hours 27 minutes. “All went great – felt
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristin Jones (Arizona), Kimberly Plewa (New Jersey), Sarah Thomas (Colorado), Chris Greene (Georgia), and John Humenik (Pennsylvania) will tackle the ‘City of Steel’ 30K Three Rivers Marathon Swim (#3RMS) on August 1st in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Race founder Darren Miller explains, “Beginning under the Roberto Clemente Bridge by PNC Park,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilot Mike Cochran, Christopher Steele, Patrick Steele, Greg Phillips and Mike Dougan escorted Tommy Steele across Lake Erie from Long Point in Ontario, Canada to Freeport Beach in Pennsylvania. The 24.3 km swim took Steele 11 hours 50 minutes, observed by the Lake Erie Open Water Swimming Association. “We
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A cada brazada: el azul interminable is a Spanish-language book by Nora Toledano and Antonio Argüelles that describes their channel crossings and colorfully equates their channel swimming experiences to a survival in the sea of life. The book is now published in English, With Each Stroke: The Endless Blue
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Germany’s Rob Muffels and Christian Reichert pulled their teammate Isabelle Härle) along to win the 2015 FINA World Championships 5 km team pursuit event in 55:14.4. How fast was able to swim in collaboration with her teammates? Consider that Haley Anderson won the women’s 5 km race in 58:48.4,
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