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Just as the Who’s Who of continental European channel swimmers came out to Sandycove Island in Ireland last month, the Who’s Who of East Coast America came out to the inaugural Cold Water Challenge in Fairfield, Connecticut today. In a course pioneered and popularized by Andy Davis, Liz Fry, Jim Bayles and Kevin Lederer, the […]
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Bob Placak has been competing at the highest levels of swimming for decades and his competitiveness is still evident as he ages north of 50. At the annual RCP Tiburon Mile, Placak always gets a great start. He is shown at the very beginning of the race on the far right in the blue swim
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In front of over 19,000 fans at the professional National Hockey League game between the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Darren Miller and his Team Forever were duly recognized and honored for his achievement of the Oceans Seven. “I wasn’t expecting this,” said Miller who has raised boatloads of donations on behalf of the
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We just read a reasonable justification about the money that is spent by race directors prior to the start of an open water swim. The explanation was produced by the NYC Swim and posted here. The NYC Swim explanation describes the organization’s efforts, “We do our best to keep the swim price reasonable and provide
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Last year at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, Craig Dietz wowed a lot of people with his inspirational speeches and courageous swims. But his fans in South Africa have not seen anything yet. This year at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, Dietz will attempt to join the 8-mile
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In a land far, far away in a language that few understand and even fewer can read, Masayuki Moriya’s Ocean-navi help dozens of swimmers navigate the Tsugaru Channel in Japan and many places around the Pacific Rim. Besides Darren Miller (USA), Stephen Redmond (Ireland), Adam Walker (Great Britain), Mo
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Irish radio personality Marcus Connaughton, the voice and authority behind Seascapes (shown on left with Ned Denison), was the host for the morning sessions at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. Connaughton is the research arm and voice behind the maritime programme for Ireland, a one-man dynamo behind the microphone and interviewed Denison on
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The sun has shone brightly on the youthful-looking Lynne Cox. From over 40 years, the Southern Californian has swum her way into history. Cox’s unequaled roost on top of the open water swimming world has earned her global respect and awe, both from the swimming community and the general public. With her track record of
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Joe Bakel and George Thornton run the annual Horsetooth Open Water Swim high up in the Rocky Mountains. They shared a bit of history of Colorado’s multi-race swim that is one of America’s Top 100 Open Water Swims: Oliver Turner, an English Channel swimmer and a 3-time Manhattan Island Marathon Swim finisher, founded the Horsetooth
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When the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year nominees were considered, individuals with exceptionally inspirational exploits, histories and lifestyles were selected. These individuals best embody the spirit of open water swimming, possess the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known for, and have positively influenced the world of
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