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There have been many couples who have graced the sport of open water swimming: * Audrey and Ray Scott * Valerie and Roger Parsons * Penny and Chris Palfrey * Esther Nuñez and Damian Blaum * Angela Maurer and Nikolai Evseev * Laura and Michael Miller * Sally Anne Minty-Gravett and Charlie Gravett * Pilar […]
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Penny Lee Dean, the long-time record holder of the English Channel (7 hours 40 minutes from England to France in 1978) and the Catalina Channel (7 hours 15 minutes from California to Catalina Island in 1976), launched her fourth open water swimming book on Amazon in December. Her 196-page softback entitled “Just Try One More”
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Swimming for more than an hour in the open water takes stamina and endurance, especially when it is done in the ocean, at high altitudes or in extreme temperatures. But even with all that stamina and endurance, why is it that some open water swimmers can look a bit softer and a bit swollen and
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A cross-over move is a racing tactic and move by one open water swimmer over another. A cross-over move is done over the ankles, knees, upper legs or lower back of another open water swimmer during a race in order to change direction or move to the other side of the swimmer. The move can
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Champions, Adventurers, Record Holders And Endurers Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Paul Asmuth had a mixture of talents as an open water swimmer. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer fit all four general types of great open water swimmers: 1. Champions 2. Adventurers 3. Record Holders 4. Endurers Asmuth won championships,
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When stars collide in the professional swimming world, elite swimmers like Christine Jennings of the U.S.A. (middle), Britta Kamrau of Germany (left of her), Melissa Gorman of Australia (with a friendly hand on top of swim cap) and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil (behind) can get together for some seriously competitive focus. Photo was taken during
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The Swedish classic, Vansbrosimningen, started humbly and quietly with 50 participants in 1950. And it has grown to over 14,000 swimmers in 2013. That swim and incredible growth is now commemorated in a postage stamp as part of the Swedish Classics along with four other classic endurance races in Sweden (Vasaloppet, Vansbrosimningen, Engelbrektsloppet, Lidingöloppet and
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Aisling Beacom from Wicklow Town was one of 126 athletes who represented Ireland at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Beacom participated in both the 800m pool event and the 1.5 km sea swim. It wasn’t the first time that she had represented Ireland on the international stage. Through the Special
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His name is gold. The legacy of Murray Rose is growing even more magical. One of Sydney, Australia’s most popular ocean swims, Murray Rose’s Malabar Magic Ocean Swim has kicked off preparations for its February 2014 event with recognition of a new award to the event program – Swimmer with a Disability. The two-race event
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