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While the women’s Olympic marathon swimming 10km has a clear-cut gold medal favorite in Keri-Anne Payne, Great Britain’s sweetheart in the open water, the men’s field is a toss-up. On one side of the elite equation is Thomas Lurz who has reigned at the highest echelon of the sport over the past decade. On this […]
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Keri-Anne Payne and the rest of the finalists in tomorrow’s Olympic marathon swim will not have to worry about Yanqiao Fang of China. Fang, a hard-nosed swimmer known for her physicality who captured fourth in the 10K world championship in 2010, will reportedly be a non-starter. The remaining 24 women’s finalists, loaded with plenty of
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Linda Kaiser reported that Michael Ventre from Botswana (by way of London) completed his swim across the Molokai (Kaiwi) Channel today…Stephen Redmond-style that is. An English Channel swimmer who has also competed at the Winter World Swimming Championships, Ventre changed from cold to warm waters in his latest marathon swim. He started at 6:30 pm
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The Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia in Asturias, Spain has a few unique traditions that have developed and been celebrated for 55 years. The first tradition involves around the nomination, selection and coronation of a Queen and Princess for each Descenso by the Asociación de Amigos de la Ría de Navia. These
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In the comfort of homes, in the secrecy of office cubicles, and together with friends in restaurants and public locations, fans are enjoying the spectacle of the 2012 London Olympics. The human drama – of both victory and defeat – never ceases to amaze fans worldwide. We turn on the television, computers or mobile devices,
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At the women’s marathon run at the 2012 London Olympics, the differences in the between marathon runners and marathon swimmers was evident in a number of ways. As the marathon runners ran themselves to exhaustion, they crossed the finish line completely spent, occasionally collapsing to the ground. Each one of them was shown clearly and
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Children are taught to call 911 in the United States if there is an emergency situation. Children in other countries are taught differently. For open water swimmers and coaches who travel around the world, it is important to know the proper emergency phone numbers in the country where they are swimming and traveling. Some examples
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The Remarkable Life Of Dr. Chris Stockdale Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From 1977 – 2006, the remarkable Dr. Chris Stockdale MBE traversed the world, sharing his passion with the marathon swimming world. Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1991 as an Honour Swimmer, Dr. Stockdale was renowned for his
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The men’s Olympic triathlon today in Hyde Park was a madhouse with some portions of the course crowded with 30-40 people deep. The triathlon had everything pointing to a madhouse: (1) popular British athletes who were serious medal contenders (2) free viewing locations (3) good weather (4) an iconic location Just like gold medalist Alistair
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Open Water Source provides a plethora of information in English, Spanish, German, Japanese and French on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held on August 9th (women) and 10th (men). Open Water Source has provided a number of perspectives, predictions and information on the athletes, equipment, course, strategies, officiating and tactics used during the
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