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Open Water Source provides information in German on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. German-speaking Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include 2008 Olympic marathon swimming bronze medalist Thomas Lurz, newcomer Andreas Waschburger, and 25km world champion and 4th place finisher at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Angela […]
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Open Water Source provides information in Japanese on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. Japanese Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include Yasunari Hirai (shown on left) and Yumi Kida with Yuko Matsuzaki as the only Japanese Honour Swimmer currently inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall
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From the tropics to the temperate zone, Penny Palfrey continues her path to the unprecedented. Even though Palfrey trains in the warm waters of Queensland and just recently recovered from a 41-hour effort in an attempt from Cuba to Florida, she is preparing for the last stage of the Oceans Seven: the North Channel. Palfrey
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Open Water Source provides information in Italian on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. Italian Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include two serious medal contenders who will be fighting for positions on the podium from the start to the finish: 2-time world marathon swimming champion Valerio
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When 25 women and 25 men dive into the Serpentine during the 2012 London Olympic Games, mankind’s relationship vis-à-vis the open water will undergo its greatest transformation since Captain Matthew Webb first crossed the English Channel in 1875. It will be a seminal moment in open water swimming history, but more importantly, it will help
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The Olympic marathon swimming 10km will come down to a final sprint after 9,900 meters of an increasingly grueling pace.
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For 55 years, the annual Descenso a Nado Ría de Navia has continued in the small town of Navia in Asturias, Spain. The event is an ingrained tradition on the social and athletic calendar in the area, drawing everyone from world champions and Olympians to swimmers from Europe and America of all ages. But such
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Germany’s Christian Reichert told control of the 5km XIV Copa Asturias (XIV Asturias Cup) in the Navia River in northern Spain just short of the halfway point and powered his way to a 2-minute victory over Portugal’s Hugo Alberto Ribeiro and Spain’s Adrian Conzalez Dianez. With a cool drizzle pouring down on the 3-loop course,
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Héctor Ramírez Ballesteros, also known as HHector, collaborated with Jose Diaz to create Hip-Hopen Water. But he also is known in the Spanish open water swimming world for doing the estilo mariposa – or butterfly in the open water. HHector will attempt the Descenso a Nado de la Ria de Navia today in Asturias, Spain.
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Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli threw down the gauntlet during the 1500m freestyle final at the Olympic marathon swimming 10km with a bronze-medal effort. While Thomas Lurz, Spyros Gianniotis and 22 other marathon swimmers are entering in their final taper period, Mellouli will be trying to recover from his 14:40 swim, a bit off his gold medal
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