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Sometimes, the open water is simply turgid, too rough and too turbulent, a bit on the angry side. With winds and tides, the shores can be barriers against the stormy seas. Such was the day in Newcastle, a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. The seaside resort that lies on the Irish Sea coast […]
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When Shier Mendelson assisted fellow Canadian George Young across the Catalina Channel in January 1927, he was at the advanced age of 36. The older swimmer clearly recognized the talent of the teenager when Young had beaten Mendelson in open water swims in their native Toronto. After the pair returned to Toronto after Young’s victorious
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Doug Stanley and his team at Ridgeline Entertainment are going to create a ubiquitous online presence on and with Facebook, SmackDab and traditional media (television, print, radio) surrounding Jamie Patrick‘s 90-mile (144.8 km) Great Lake Swim in August. With more than 50 hours of programming planned of Patrick’s 90-mile crossing of Lake Michigan – and
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As the sport of open water swimming continues to grow exponentially in all corners of the globe, it is always fun to gaze into the crystal ball and guess what might happen over the next year. Here are some of our guesses for 2014: 1. The presence and continued development of Olympic champion Ous Mellouli
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Sometimes an open water swim can feel like hell. Everything hurts or nothing is going well. You might feel sick, be seasick, getting sore or just plain fatigued. But you continue to swim. You forge on. You fight through the exhaustion, misery and frustration. Those swims from hell can be in a variety of places
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The 88 km (54.6-mile) Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Parana is the longest open water swimming competition and longest professional marathon race in the world. It is held annually in February under extremely competitive conditions, attracting the fastest marathon swimmers in the world, down a river with varying currents and flotsam. Tens of thousands of spectators
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George Young, the first person to successfully cross the Catalina Channel, was well-seasoned for his attempt across the 20.2-mile channel in the Pacific Ocean in January 1927. For years before his unprecedented crossing at the Wrigley Ocean Marathon in 15 hours 44 minutes, he had been winning a number of local open water swimming races
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When we watch movies, especially with those films with scenes on or in the water, we find ourselves asking ourselves, “Could we do that?“ We know the movies are fictional (excluding the documentaries and animation films), but we always wonder if we were in the film instead of the actors, what would be do? What
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Everyone has their own goals and dreams. With a sport so mental, putting your mind to it is extremely important. Here is a list of 100 possible New Year’s resolutions that open water swimmers might have: 1. Do an ice mile 2. Swim the English Channel 3. Qualify for the FINA World Championships 4. Swim
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We looked into our crystal ball and made some bold predictions for the 2013 open water swimming calendar year for amateur swimmers, solo swimmers, professional swimmers and relays (see here and below). Many of the predictions came true: Prediction #1. There will be tremendously competitive and exciting races at the 2013 FINA World Championships in
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