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Jonathan Strauss added another marathon swim to his sports event portfolio this weekend: the 8-mile Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. In addition to his distance skateboarding and paddle boarding events, Strauss organizes the annual Swim Miami in April. Although Swim Miami was started by Jim Woodman, Strauss and his father, […]
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There are some things that are attainable in the open water. Work hard enough, sacrifice enough, stay focused long enough, and it can generally get done. But then there are other swims that are simply Barraesque. Swim like 1000 meters @ 0ºC or three-way channel crossings are examples of these feats attainable by only those
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A double crossing of the Maui (Auau) Channel has now been done three times. Meredith Novack of Oahu set a goal of replicating Dr. Peter Attia‘s Lanai-to-Maui-and-back crossing in 2008. His completed the 20-mile Maui Channel double was completed in 11 hours 45 minutes. In 2003, Californian Dea Ann Joslin completed the first solo round-trip
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With Cork, Ireland soon to become the center of the open water swimming world due to its hosting of the Global Open Water Swimming Conference and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, it seems appropriate to also honor those early pioneers and visionaries who helped develop open water swimming in Ireland. While many anonymous
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40-something-year-olds Dale LeClair and Luther Davis won their respective divisions at the inaugural 8-mile Alligator Reef Lighthouse Swim in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Race director Jonathan Strauss summed up the first-year marathon swim, “The race was great with a lot fewer jellyfish than were present a few weeks ago.” More information and photos to
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Randy Bennett was honored as Swimming Canada’s 2013 National, International and Open Water Coach of the Year. In addition to coaching Ryan Cochrane and Hilary Caldwell to medals at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Bennett also coached Eric Hedlin who finished second at the 5 km race to Ous Mellouli. Copyright © 2013
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MONTAGE 3KM GRAND CRU / VELO CAFE from EnduranceAventure on Vimeo. The 3KM Grand Cru / Velo Cafe is a 3 km ship-to-shore swim held in lac Memphrémagog in Magog, Quebec, Canada and organized by Endurance Adventure. This year’s event was won by Davy Billiau of Belgium despite his goggles coming off. Copyright © 2013
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Henley Swim’s Bridge to Bridge Swim is a 14.1 km marathon swim held in Henley, England. The field is divided into groups according to speed where the field exits the river 4 times as they navigate the locks and weirs and take in 4 feeding stops.
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The Amateur Swimming Association Of Trinidad & Tobago (ASATT) has been hosting and organizing the Maracas Bay Open Water Classic for over 50 years, making it one of the longest continuously run open water competitions in the Americas. Well-known open water swimmers from Fran Crippen to Gerry Rodridgues have participated in and won this event
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The Australian pod started with 2 friends and has rapidly grown to over 6,000 members. “We now have 100-150 swimmers every weekday and 200-300 swimmers on most Saturdays and Sundays,” explains Stephen Coulter about the brainchild of Julie Isbill. There are no fees to join – it is totally free. Sponsors provide the pink bathing
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