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Alexander Studzinski and his fellow marathon swimmers are expecting a longer, low race in next week’s 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda professional marathon swim in Argentina. The height of the Coronda River can directly affect the course direction, swimmer speed and currents of the river. The official height of the river […]
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Simone Ercoli won the first major international professional marathon swimming race of the year in Rosario, Argentina ahead of his Gruppo sportivo della Polizia di Stato teammates Mario Sanzullo then Andrea Volpini. Simone Ercoli defended his title at the 7.2 km Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario in Argentina, just barely winning over his Gruppo
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Germán Vaché reported that the top women in the Maratón Acuático Internacional “Ciudad de Rosario” in Argentina were as follows: 1. Fabiana Lamberti of Italy 2. Anna Mankevich of Russia 3. Vicenia Melissabeth Navarro Romero of Venezuela 4. Dian Levacic (Venezuela) 1:24:29 5. Ayelen Fernandez (Argentina) 1:32:19 6. Victoria Mori (Argentina) 1:36:59 The race was
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Photo of Mario Sanzullo courtesy of Ivan Bianchin at the Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario.
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Jamie Patrick is training hard to swim 90 miles (144.8 km) across Lake Michigan this coming August. He is gradually building up his strength and acclimatization to the effects of long lake swimming…with plans to spend approximately 55 hours swimming constantly in a lake…something no man has yet done in history, although Vicki Keith has
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Lifeguard, coach, ocean swimmer, world record holder and Olympic champion. Not many swimmers make all of these claims, but Bill Smith did during his remarkable life. Smith was one of Hawaii’s greatest swimmers who proved his speed and stamina in all sorts of distances, venues and competitions. An inductee in the Hawaii Swimming Hall of
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As close as the men’s race was in yesterday’s State Capital Classic in New Zealand, the women’s race, meantime, was dominated by 18-year-old Wellingtonian Emma Robinson. Robinson, who won the 5 km New Zealand open water national title earlier this month, pulled away right from the start, immediately deflating the expected head-to-head battle with the
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Australian George O’Brien took a flight to New Zealand and it was all worth the effort and expense. With his victory in the State Capital Classic yesterday, O’Brien burst into contention in the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The 22-year-old swam to an impressive victory in round three in Wellington by fighting off strong
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The Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum promotes, preserves, and perpetuates Hawaiian aquatic sports for the future by celebrating the achievements of pool and open water swimmers, divers, water polo athletes, and by sponsoring aquatic exhibits and performances. The Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Hawai’i Swimming Legacy Project founded in 2002 with
Swimming With Aloha…Hawaii Swimming Hall Of Fame Read More »
At the 32nd Waikiki Roughwater Swim in 2001, John Flanagan and Trudee Hutchinson led about 1,000 finishers and 10 Olympians. While 26-year-old Flanagan won for the second year in a row, Australian Hutchinson out swam Olympic silver medalist Amanda Beard in the 2.38-mile race across Waikiki from San Souci Beach to Duke Kahanamoku Beach. Finishing
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