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Darren Miller piloted by Brian Meharg and observed by Irish Long Distance Swimming Association’s Andrew Coyle with the video narrated by Matthew Miller.
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Back in 2008, Denise Brown of Ohio was ready for something different, something new, something unique. But she took an unusual route to get there: through the public library. “I was ready for a new challenge and looking for something different,” said the chaplain for St. John’s Lutheran Church. “I was 48 years old at
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the issues that has been controversial among the marathon swimming community is the use of a stinger suit. A stinger suit is a full-length protective swimwear that covers most of the body, including the arms and legs, used by marine biologists, divers, and a small handful of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the issues that has been an issue of contention among the marathon swimming community is the definition of an assisted swim and an unassisted swim. For many, the difference between an assisted swim and an unassisted swim is a black-and-white issue; the difference is as clear as
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Bethany Bosch completed the 25-mile In Search of Memphre in 17 hours 11 minutes. This is her story about her longest adventure under terrifically challenging conditions: Daily News of Open Water Swimming:When the winds were swirling and the surface chop was turbulent, what were you thinking? Bethany Bosch: I must confess that I didn’t realize
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Bob Bruce of Oregon Swimming won the U.S. Masters Swimming’s inaugural Open Water Service Award at the U.S. Aquatic Sports Convention in California today. Bruce has been long honored by open water swimmers throughout Oregon and across the United States. Bruce coaches in Bend, Oregon and serves as the Central Oregon Masters Aquatic’s head coach.
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Dave Thomas, Open Water Coordinator for USA Swimming in the 1990s, recollects a great story of the USA Swimming National 25 km Open Water Swimming Championships. “Our event host pulled out before the championships, so I organized a race in a fishing lake just outside the Quad Cities in Illinois. We swam around the perimeter
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A Real Shark Tale By Charlotte Brynn Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charlotte Brynn‘s night out in the Catalina Channel was pure adrenaline, swimming to the max, an adventure of a lifetime. Although New Zealander Charlotte Brynn did not have a successful crossing of the Catalina Channel on August 29th due to hypothermia, she
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Former New Zealand ballerina Kimberly Chambers has added the English Channel to her Oceans Seven portfolio of the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Catalina Channel. 12 hours 12 hours was her traverse time, channel #5 on her journey to the Oceans Seven. “Had to fight against a 2.4 knot
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