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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
American Dave Barra completed one of the most famous professional marathon swims in the world – the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean yesterday in 12 hours 50 minutes. The prolific amateur from New York found out what many professional marathon swimmers have long known, “It was easily the toughest sweet water swim I’ve ever done, […]
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There are many tens of thousands of friends of the Descenso Ría de Navia…and for good reason. These swimmers – young and old, fast and slow – are part of history, taking part in one of the world’s greatest open water swims. The Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia (Navia’s Downstream Swim) in
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George Hunihan of Cross Channel Advisors in Milford, Connecticut tells of one of his work colleagues, “He won a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics on a relay with Mark Spitz. He told me that swimming the English Channel was more of a personal feat than getting on the [Olympic] podium. I have never been
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The members of the Half Century Club prove that some things do get better with age. Even if the weather does not cooperate. This year, 72-year-old George Thornton, a psychology professor at Colorado State University, wanted to become the oldest person to cross the English Channel. As he waited out the fickle weather, the professor’s
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They flew in the dark of night. Quietly they gathered on the shores of Lake Tahoe. Fully intent on winning the annual Trans Tahoe Relay, Joey Pedraza, Ridge Grimsey, Trent Grimsey, Codie Grimsey, anchor leg and team captain Peter Thiel and Alexander Studzinski kept their participation strictly confidential for they knew their competition was tough.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From some people, Africa conjures up images of deserts and pyramids and wildlife. But the landscape ranges from the beautiful coasts of South Africa to the Nile plateau of Egypt, from the seaside in Kenya to the rivers in Gambia. It is a continent of extremes. Extremes made by
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On August 9th (women) and 10th (men) in the Serpentine in the center of London, 50 of the world’s fastest open water swimmers from 34 countries will showcase their talents and tenacity at the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim. They will inspire us and showcase the sport as never before. Their tactics will be analyzed, their
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Prior to nearly 1000 swimmers entering the Olympic Village in London over the next few weeks, FINA reminded its federations, swimmers and coaches that the swimwear to be used during the 2012 London Olympic Games must be pre-approved by the FINA Swimwear Approval Commission. Unlike in 2000 when a small number of elite athletes had
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Just as iPads, laptops, mobile phones, escalators, hybrid vehicles, submarines, microwaves, supplement-fortified gel paks and airplanes were as unimaginable in mankind’s past, so were scenes like this. Many generations ago, no one in society could not imagine over 6,500 open water swimming events being held around the world – where masses of people of all
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Magnificently blue. The BEST FEST is something to look forward to in 2013. Mark it on your calendars now. It is an unprecedented week-long open water swimming extravaganza in the magnificently blue, clear waters of Mallorca, Spain. The 7-day schedule has something for everyone. BEST FEST will feature 12 swimming events and stand up surf
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