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Emily Brunemann, like her male counterpart Thomas Lurz, looks to wrap up her first overall title on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional circuit today. This will be a season-ending swim for the American post-graduate from Northern Kentucky that saw her be consistently competitive throughout the global series. In order to win the […]
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Thomas Lurz, and his female counterpart Emily Brunemann, will most likely wrap up their titles on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional circuit today. This will be a season-ending swim for the German superstar that saw him dominate the series at the age of 33 years. In addition to the 10 km race
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In the process of pondering her Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achievement, Western Australia’s Barbara Pellick reviewed her three swims – in the English Channel, in the Catalina Channel, and around Manhattan Island – in the context of how technology has changed from the time I started swimming marathons back in 1992. “During my
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The Traversée internationale du lac Mégantic is an amateur open water swimming event in Québec, Canada. It also conducts the only point-to-point 10 km professional marathon swimming competition that is part of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit. Organized by race director Kevin Laflamme, it is one of Canada’s Top Open Water Swims
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Even since the 1970’s in the heyday of Mark Schubert in Mission Viejo, California, the athletes, parents, and coaches of the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Southern California have always supported, enjoyed, and competed in open water swimming competitions. The athletes are always visible up and down the California coastline in their blue swimsuits in the
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It is no wonder that Ashley Twichell won the 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile and the US$10,000 that comes with winning this competitively prestigious event in San Francisco Bay. With a sighting technique shown on left, photographed by Chris Lundie of TakeItLive, Twichell always navigates well in her races and competes with the world’s best with
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Courtesy of Andrea Mills of Island Packers as shown on CNN.
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Nadia Ben Bahtane has a life story that could be like many others. But she has an inner drive that is rare. Nadia dreams of becoming the first Moroccan swimmer to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. In addition to her role as a mother and Marketing Director at an international corporation, she has set her
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In the open water swimming world, a key position to fill at every competition is the Medical Officer. This position is called various names like Medical Director or Medical Delegate, but it usually is filled with an experienced medical professional including physicians, nurses, or EMT‘s. While each sanctioning body, association, series, local governmental authority, and
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