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The top secret news about one of the greatest marathon swimmers in contemporary times, kept under wraps for months due to the audacious nature of the attempt, was first publicly announced by LoneSwimmer today. Donal Buckley unveils the official news here. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Dan Martin is nearly ready to jump off the East Coast of the United States of America and literally swim across the Atlantic Ocean in an audacious attempt at history in his Global Triathlon. His tweets give a hint as to his humor and mindset. Follow Martin’s swim across the Atlantic here. June 1 I’m
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The call is every coach’s nightmare. The call, in fact, is unimaginable. “Your athlete was not found for two hours. He passed away.” Unreal. Unbelievable. This communication, so unfortunately real, was relayed by officials to Hall of Fame coach Richard Shoulberg of the Germantown Academy in October 2010. Since 1905, this kind of call never
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The top finishers and the oldest and youngest swimmers at the Race for the Conch Eco-SeaSwim in Grace Bay, Providenciales receive some really cool awards created by local artist Stanford Handfield. His unique and beautifully crafted conch shell trophies have a ceramic base with hand-painted place details for the individual winners of the Caribbean Sea
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14 Olympians, including American gold medalist BJ Bedford (on left) with dozens of earned Olympic hardware have been feted in a variety of events throughout the week leading up to the annual Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islands. Spokesperson Dara Flowers-Burke has keep the ambiance lively, animated and festive in the lead-up for the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The swimmers at the Olympic marathon swim will be swimming along a course that is precisely 10,000 meters. …but only if they are on the inside and swimming from buoy to buoy along the racing line. Although the Olympic marathon swimming 10 km course set-up and logistics are a
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There are several open water swimming heroes and heroines currently standing by onshore waiting to push off for their marathon swimming attempts. They are working with their crews and navigators to determine the optimal time for their unprecedented attempts. Paul Lundgren is down in Baja California with a probable start on June 11th for his
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offer tips to help swimmers stay safe in the sometimes hazardous waters of the ocean. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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BJ Bedford earned an Olympic gold…so did Gary Hall Jr….as did Ian Crocker…and Scott Goldblatt…and Gary Hall Sr….and Kaitlan Sandeno… They all will be at the 20th annual Flowers Sea Swim. As Crocker says, “This is the only open water swim that I do. It is wonderful event.” Over 25% of the 860 entrants are
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There are usually no more than 256 athletes who compete at the international level in the professional marathon swimming world. It is a small niche in the overall open water swimming. So naturally the athletes are close-knit, friendly and respectful of each others time and commitment to the sport. At international competitions, they greet each
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