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Long-time administrator Dale Petranech was honored at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for his commitment and behind-the-scenes work oiling the Hall of Fame machinery. Petranech was placed on the final ballot of the International Swimming Hall of Fame Open Water Swimming Award together with other luminaries including Claudio Plit and Philip […]
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Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known thinker, author, and speaker with four best-selling books from The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make A Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking to Outliers: The Story of Success, What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures to David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of
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BEST FEST is held in Mallorca, Spain between May 24th-31st, 2014. Ten events in 7 days include the 3-race series called the Colonia Classics. The week also includes challenge events, a marathon swim, and additional group and family fun events. All events (see below) take place in the beautiful and protected waters between the Cap
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Expect the unexpected, the well-known mantra of the open water swimming community, was called into play again in the Mediterranean Sea this week. The Cyprus-Israel Swim Team – six friends and teammates swimming for charity – changed its start from October 18th to tomorrow. The 6-member relay and their support crew moved quickly to begin
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Doloranda Hannah Pember, the daughter of Mercedes Gleitze accepted her mother’s award as an Honour Pioneer Swimmer at 2013 the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies in Cork, Ireland. Pember is putting together an biography of her mother that covers her mother’s swimming career and the way she managed it. “The biography is littered
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Blokhin Dmitry is the 202 cm tall Vice Chairperson for the Committee of Physical Culture and Sports in Murmansk, Russia. Under his administration, the International Winter Swimming Competition are held annually in Murmansk. Blokhin is a friendly, personable, internationally-minded soul who loves sports, especially winter swimming. He is a coach and an elementary school teacher
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At the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland, old friends Harry Huffaker of Idaho and Michael Read MBE of England were able to catch up on old times and reminiscence about their open water swims of the previous century. Read described a number of interesting experiences in the English Channel and other
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Over the last few years, Stephen Redmond took on seven of the world’s mightiest channels. He took the responsibility of asking people for money to support his dream of achieving the Oceans Seven. His solitary task then took on local, national, and international implications. But Redmond had to shoulder that heavy load, obligations, and responsibilities
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The International Swimming Hall of Fame selected its first recipient of the new Poseidon Award. A handsome trophy with Poseidon rising out of the sea with a trident in one hand, the Poseidon Award recognizes those individuals who have gone beyond the call of duty and elevated the world of open water swimming in a
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