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Rob Butcher, Executive Director of United States Masters Swimming (USMS), and Nadine Day, USMS President, issued the information to masters swimming clubs and coaches. The 2014 announcement comes on the heels of 2013 which saw USMS face unanticipated escalating costs related to its insurance coverage of open water swimming events. These improved risk management practices […]
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Andrew Allum broke 6 minutes in the 456m endurance event at the inaugural Big Chill Swim Salford in England last December. Now he is ready to rip a good one next weekend. “Here’s hoping the water is cold enough,” are his thoughts. That is certainly a mantra usually not at the forefront of most open
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Teresa Planas and Matthew O’Connor announced the BEST FEST, their second annual open water swimming extravaganza in May 2014 in Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca. The BEST FEST is a 7-day, 10-event open water swimming festival ranging from 500 meters to 9.5 km along the beautiful island of Sa Dragonera (for information and bookings, visit
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According to an account in The Catalina Island newspaper on June 16th 1955, Captain Tinch Moricich escorted Amy Hiland of Long Beach, California on a 19 hour 9 minute attempt of the Catalina Channel. Captain Moricich, ever vigilant and cognizant of Hiland’s preparation, made several trips up to five miles out from Emerald Bay in
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Scott Zornig found a fascinating Los Angeles Times newspaper article of October 15th 1957: “Jason Zirganos, 48-year old retired army major from Volos, Greece, swam the Catalina Channel from the island to the mainland in 17 hours yesterday. Greased from head to toe, Zirganos dipped into the stormy waters off Howland’s Landing at approximately 8:30
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When Jason Lassen swam across the Catalina Channel in 2010, he channeled the spirit of Captain Matthew Webb in ways that most marathon swimmers do not. Lassen (shown on left) completed his crossing of the Catalina Channel by swimming breaststroke as Captain Matthew Webb did across the English Channel and he did it without the
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In 2013, more than 3.5 million Americans will celebrate their 65th birthday. And that number will pale in comparison to the future ranks of older Americans who will celebrate their 60th, 70th and 80th birthday over the next 20 years. By 2030, the 65-and-over crowd will increase to 72 million potential swimmers in America up
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As we gaze in the open water crystal ball, we foresee 2-time Olympic champion Ous Mellouli continue to train well. If he remains healthy and motivated, it is highly likely he will enter the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as the prohibitive favorite in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. Of
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There was a lotta gold at the North Shore Aquatic Complex pool this week. 2-time Olympic champion Ous Mellouli was down training with his new teammates in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mellouli has been training under the tutelage of Bob Bowman and going up and down the 50m pool with 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps. Hometown
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