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Add Robin Lajoie is the list of swimmers who have done a marathon swim butterfly (see below). But Lajoie is a triathlete and endurance runner-turned butterflying open water swimmer from Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. He swam the 10 km swim at the Welland, Ontario event in 2012 in 4 hours 18 minutes and bettered his […]
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On and off the shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, a made-for-television relay race will be held on December 15th. The King and Queen of the Sea concept is unusual and unique. In the elite race, a male and female
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In one of the most challenging and difficult open water swims in history based on its arduous physical requirements, its audacious logical requirements and its very real potential for serious danger to both swimmer and crew, explorer and environmentalist Lewis Pugh hiked up Mount Everest to 5,200 meters (17,060 feet) and completed a 1 km
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Back in 1988-1989 when we were researching the Tsugaru Channel together with the engineers who helped design the Seikan Tunnel that goes underneath the Tsugaru Channel, we were told that the sea level of the Sea of Japan (on the west side of the channel) is higher than the sea level of the Pacific Ocean
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The Strongest Survive…And Thrive Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When German national swim team coach Dirk Lange founded Battle Training in Potsdam, he predicted, “The strongest will survive. We’re offering it for everyone who is not scared of pain.” Multi-world champion Thomas Lurz was interviewed by Swimming World Magazine about the intense two-week long-distance
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John Laurens took an aerial photo of the English Channel that he sent to his schoolmate David Minty who crossed the English Channel twice, once as a 14-year-old in 1977 (11:36) and a second time as a 16-year-old in a 1979 race with John Kinsella and other invited professionals (12:00). Minty was also the third
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Imagine taking calls and emails from swimmers of all ages and abilities around the world. They all want to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar and they want to do it roughly at the same time. Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa deals with them all as president of the Asociación Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar.
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If it you an ocean swimmer and have not been able to go to the beach for a long time, what can you do? How can you get your fix of the ocean? How can you feel closer to something that you miss so much? Perhaps you can hold a seashell up to your ear.
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Outsider Magazine, Ireland’s Adventure Magazine, included the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association and Camlough Lakes Water Festival‘s Pádraig Mallon as a nominee for Dedication to Sport for its annual Outsider People of the Year Awards. Outsider Magazine covers adventure, surfing, mountain biking, hiking, gear, kayaking, snow sports, triathlon, and adventure filming in its quest to
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Each year, drivers in America experiences between 1,200 – 1,500 incidents resulting in 400 – 600 deaths. Drivers and occupants need to plan for, train for, and acquire the resources required to safely and effectively manage this type of emergency. To review Escape and Rescue from Submerged Vehicles, visit here. Copyright © 2013 by World
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