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1. Petar Stoychev (BUL) 5:10:39.8 2. Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 5:11:15.6 3. Csaba Gercsak (HUN) 5:11:18.1 4. Francisco Hervas (ESP) 5:11:20.4 5. Trent Grimsey (AUS) 5:11:28.2 6. Allan Do Carmo (BRA) 5:11:32.2 7. Vasily Boykov (RUS) 5:11:36.3 8. Joanes Hedel (FRA) 5:13:03.1 9. Yuriy Kudinov (KAZ) 5:13:93:08.6 10. Libor Smolka (CZE) 5:13:20.1 11. Bertrand Venturi (FRA) […]
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In a country where there are tens of thousands of miles of shoreline and millions of endurance athletes, fitness swimmers, triathletes, competitive swimmers and open water swimmers, there are innumerable places to train, race and explore in open bodies of water in the United States. Some of hidden gems of the American open water swimming
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Swim day is Sat, Dec. 21,and we start at 5am Israel time (for those of you in the States, that’s Fri, Dec. 20th at 10pm EST, 7pm PST). Follow our progress live on our SPOT Tracker page here! About the Sea of Galilee Located in the Northeast of Israel, the Sea of Galilee is the
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I believe we met in DC when you gave a presentation at the Multisport World Expo a few years ago. I was then co-director of that event. I have served on the USA Triathlon Board of Directors and other volunteer governance positions at USAT. I have directed triathlons for the past 13 years, and now
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Swimmers know the dangers of swimming near the rocks while in the open bodies of water. Bruises, bumps and scraps can occur if swimmers are picked up by a wave or swept by the currents. But, swimming near these rocks is cool. El Arco de Cabo San Lucas in Mexico is a distinctive rock formation
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2. USMS has caught up to FINA and USA Swimming on butterfly stroke kicking: “101.3.3 Kick — All up and down…scissors kicking movement is not permitted.” This is the well deserved END of butterfrog. This should be reflected in the proposed WOWSA 10.6 description for openwater butterfly kicking. The new USMS rule became effective September
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Imagine taking calls and emails from swimmers of all ages and abilities around the world. They all want to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar and they want to do it roughly at the same time. Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa deals with them all as president of the Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar.
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From Copacabana to Catalina, from Magog to Melbourne, from Seattle to São Paulo, we have covered and traveled the world to cover open water swimmers and events of all distances and types. Special Olympics races in Athens, masters swims in Tokyo, charity swims in the Caribbean, mass participation swims in Rio de Janeiro. But Albania
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Rolando Dal Lago is shown with Petar Stoychev and Ayelén Stepnik in Rosario, Argentina. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Thank you very much for your hard work and planning. It is very clear that the MSF community does not recognize swims where the swimmers intentionally draft off the wake of a boat. It is most likely that any world record attempt or swim where there is intentional drafting will be heavily criticized and not
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