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At today’s grid race on Copacabana Beach prior to the King and Queen of the Sea competition, we observed Chad Ho, Keri-Anne Payne, Aaron Peirsol and other elite swimmers warm-up…and get some bodysurfing in. Bodysurfing is an essential skill for competitive open water swimmers and triathletes who participate in swims and triathletes in locations were […]
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America’s multi-time Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol took two very long flights from his hometown in Newport Beach, California to Brazil and just got through the Rio de Janeiro airport customs and city traffic to barely make it in time for today’s pre-race press conference and 1 km grid relay on Copacabana Beach. As he was
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Canada’s Xavier Deshamais gradually shifted to a vegan diet (no meat, chicken, dairy products or poultry) 18 months ago and is swimming even faster than before. “Since I have begun vegan, I recover faster, I am doing faster sets in workout and my food bill is going down,” said the top ultra-marathoner from Quebec. “And
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“I lived in South Africa until I was 13 when my parents moved back to Great Britain,” says Olympic medalist and world champion Keri-Anne Payne. “I have dual citizenship, but now I am living in Scotland with my husband.” But she is still swimming fast and teamed up with fellow Olympic marathon swimmer Chad Ho
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Valerio Cleri was charging in fast, but just ran out of room in today’s 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. He and teammate Alice Franco finished second to the victorious Brazilian team of Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto. But Cleri came to Brazil to win as he said in
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Japan’s Yasunari Hirai is in shape – excellent shape. He set the pace in today’s 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. His teammate Kaoru Yamanaka hung on to place fourth overall behind hometown favorite Brazil, fast-charging Italy and a solid South African team. Saturday is the amateur races and Sunday
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Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto beat the teams from Italy, South Africa, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. and Argentina in today’s 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Like their partnership to win a bronze in this summer’s World Championship 5 km team pursuit race, de Bona and Okimoto strategized and sprinted
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Every volunteer group for every charity swim is special and giving. Every support crew for every marathon swim is special and giving. Every team behind every open water swim is special and giving. These groups, crews and teams are dedicated to the safety and success of their swimmers. Many swimmers like Kathy Batts and Jamie
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Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a 4 km beach, one of the most famous beaches in the world. As well as annual New Year’s Day celebrations that attract millions of revelers, Copacabana Beach will also be site of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. It is conservatively
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The athletes are starting to trickle into Rio de Janeiro for the shooting of the TV Globo made-for-television special, the Travel Channel’s Bikinis & Boardwalks and the King and Queen of the Sea competition on this coming weekend. Keri-Anne Payne (UK), Lexie Kelly (USA), Zsofia Balazs (Canada) and Ashley Twichell (USA) were the first women
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