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What do people think about while swimming in open bodies of water? It seems as varied as the different colors and styles of swimsuits. Some are focused on technique, others on trivia. Some zone out and others think random thoughts. Some count their strokes every now and then or throughout their swim. Readers sent in […]
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Kimberly Chambers route to the top of the channel swimming world was an entirely unlikely one. With the Cook Strait, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, and Strait of Gibraltar under her belt, she only has the Tsugaru Channel and the North Channel to complete in order to achieve the Oceans Seven. But no one
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The Time Freight Heia Safari 1000 – leg 2 is a 1 km, 7.5 km, and 10 km marathon swim held at Heia Safari Ranch in December. It is not only one of the seeding events of the Midmar Mile (Ashley Twichell shown on left), but also one of a growing number of marathon swims
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Mandy Mackelworth became one of the few people in the world over the age of 50 who has successfully crossed the English Channel. The 51-year-old swimmer and newest member of the Half Century Club swam from England to France in 14 hours 39 minutes on September 12th. With her effort, Mackelworth raised £4,756 for the
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Speaking in front of an audience of endurance athletes is one thing. Impressing that same audience of endurance athletes is always a challenging chore. But Colin Hill did it at the Kendal Mountain Fest, the world’s largest and most varied adventure film festival. Standing in front of cyclists, mountaineers, kayakers, adventure racers and ultra runners
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Wall Street Journal’s Sharon Terlep writes about the words of the past from, about and between Diana Nyad and Walter Poenisch in an article entitled Diana Nyad’s Great Regret. Read here. Photo by Walter Poenisch by his wife Faye Poenisch.
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FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Olympics, ice swims, mass participation swims, escorts, television personality, channel swimming, coaching, promotion, products…there is not anything in the open water that Colin Hill does not do. If there is a man about town, it is most certainly Hill of Chillswim. Tonight, Hill will put on another hat: he
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“Fue un año inigualable … it was an unmatched year,” describes professional marathon swimmers Vanesa Garcia of Argentina. The 29-year-old competed on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit and completed the 15 km Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario (Argentina), the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda (Argentina), the 88
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Djan Madruga is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Brazil who has come full circle: from an Olympic spectator to an athlete to a visionary. The former Indiana University standout was an all-around swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games and finished 4th in 3 events at the Olympic Games. Considered
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The Freedom Swim Series in South Africa bring on the Reconciliation Day Swim on Clifton 3rd Beach. For more information on the Barker Rock 3.2km and 1.6km swims, visit here.
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