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Yasunari Hirai of Japan captured the elite heat of the 5 km Swim The Swan event at the BHP Aquatic Super Series in Perth’s Swan River yesterday. The results are as follows: 1. Yasunari Hirai 57:51.22 2. Wally Eggleton 57:53.27 3. Daniel Marais 57:57.20 4. Paul Laver 58:41.42 5. Brenden Hall 1:00:50.45 6. Benjamin Jones […]
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The Camlough Lake Water Festival Team and Newry and Mourne District Council in the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry hosted a large open water swimming contingent at the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards. “Newbies and veterans from Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Connaught and overseas alike were able to enjoy the ceremonies along with Alison Streeter
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The Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards were held tonight. The nominees included: …For the ILDSA 2013 Male Senior Swimmer of the Year, the nominees were Fergal Somerville, Owen O’Keefe, Padraig Mallon, Ciaran Hennessy and Donnacha O’Snidagh for the female swimmer who has best represented open water swimming in 2013. …For the ILDSA 2013 Female
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With hundreds of open water swimming enthusiasts staying up all hours of the night to log on to the Swim The Suck site, the clock struck midnight. Like the latest iPhone release or vintage Nike shoes, the demand outstripped the supply. With such sky-high interest in the Swim The Suck, the online registration system was
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When we swim, our minds wander…and we were thinking… If the Ironman triathlon did not include an open water swimming component, what would have been the third discipline in the sport of Ironman triathlons? The three basic components that were the inspiration behind the Ironman were the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, the Around-Oahu Bike Race and
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Chloë McCardel swam in a ‘swim-spa’ for 16 hours. Using high powered water jets as resistance, the young Australian swam in the swim-spa from midnight last night until 4 pm this afternoon at the SPASA Pool & Spa and Outdoor Living Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. In a new experience, the 6-time English Channel
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How To Make Stress Your Friend Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. You cannot sleep…but your swim is the next morning. You need to sleep…but you toss and turn in bed all night before your swim. You need to relax…but you are clearly stressed out. Your heart is racing on the shoreline…but you need
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Before the professional marathon swims, the competitors usually eat together and, unsurprisingly, enjoy each other’s company. It is wonderful to see the swimmers before a race eating together, sharing stories, helping each other, SnapChatting, texting, photographing each other, encouraging each other, exchanging information and wishing each other good luck. Photo of the professional marathon swimmers
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Despite the outcome of Pat Gallant-Charette‘s attempt, she was more than optimistic. “Mother Nature has not dampened my spirit to continue with my open water swim adventures. If anything, she has energized my determination.” Philip Rush explained the situation, “Pat was being pulled toward the Pacific with no chance of reaching land.” But she certainly
Pat Gallant-Charette Cooks Up A Strait Swim Read More »
Daniel Projansky of Chicago, also known as Mr. Butterfly, is gearing up his shoulder, back and mind for his toughest fly campaign to date. “I’m going to attempt 2 out of 4 lake swims in Arizona at the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge, all butterfly in the 9-miler (14.4 km) across Canyon Lake and the 17-miler across
Dan’s The Man – Mr. Butterfly Goes Extreme Read More »