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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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Simon Dominguez Is Circled And Pulle Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 27 miles after starting under the Golden Gate Bridge, Simon Dominguez was crushing it, swimming well on schedule and according to plan as he plowed through the waves towards the Farallon Islands. “But three miles from the finish, a circling Great White Shark
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Now that the sprint is over; now that the Olympic qualification race is over; it is time for the always-enjoyable-to-watch 5 km team pursuit race (officially named the Mixed 5 km Team Event) to be held at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Three swimmers from each country, with at
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30 Most Influential People in Swimming + 3 Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. USA Swimming and Speedo USA announced a list of the 30 Most Influential People in Swimming over the Past 30 Years in an effort to recognize those who have significantly impacted swimming into its current position as the most popular Olympic
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nothing is more fundamental in channel swims than for a swimmer to have a support crew, escort boat and pilot. Kayakers, feeders, and pace swimmers are also occasionally part of the marathon swimming package. But Dr. Chris Lechner is ditching the human elements of marathon swimming. He is stripping
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The ‘Fast and Frozen‘ 2-way North Channel relay team completed its unprecedented journey across the North Channel from Ireland to Scotland to Ireland. The team of famed ice swimmers included Henri Kaarma from Estonia, Ryan Stramrood from South Africa, Anna Carin-Nordin from Sweden, Patrick Corcoran from Ireland, Zdenek Thalmika
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grant Wentworth earned US$11,667 per hour on behalf of Swim Across America through his 12 hour 54 second unprecedented 24-mile solo swim across the Nantucket Sound from Cape Cod to Nantucket. Escorted by John Boreland, coached by Chloë McCardel, protected by a shark team of Andy Olday, Blake Knowles
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For 14 years, the RCP Tiburon Mile attracted everyone from Olympic medalists to Special Olympic athletes, from world champions to masters swimmers, from wetsuited swimmers to those with disabilities. But its sponsor, Robert C. Placak & Associates, took off a year to focus on the incorporation of new insurance
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 65-year-old Pat Marzulli was a double victor today. The Florida marathon swimmer who has also completed the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in his home state raised over US$1,000 for Swim Free and the Navy SEAL Foundation. His solo was a charity effort in the 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Although the Canadian women did not qualify yet to swim the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Rio de Janeiro like their male teammate, Richard Weinberger, their performance in the 10 km Olympic qualifying swim in Kazan, Russia was very promising. And they have another shot to make the Olympics.
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