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The Kaiwi Channel Swim competition between The Youngsters and The Veterans is as close as can be in mid-channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. Will the wily savviness and knowledgeable patience of The Veterans be enough to outlast the fast-charging Youngsters over the 28-mile crossing of the Molokai Channel as the winds and […]
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Frenchman Axel Reymond not only convincingly won today’s 30 km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on August 24th, but he also set the race record in 5 hours 9 minutes. The French marathoner – part of the younger generation of up-and-coming French open water swimmers – was pushed for
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Italian world champion and Olympic medalist Martina Grimaldi out-dueled and out-touched her younger Russian rival Olga Kozydub at the 30 km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia this morning. Karla Šitić of Croatia was third. “It was pretty flat out there for the first four hours, but the last hours
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The two teams started right on time at the inaugural Ka’iwi Channel Swim this morning on Kepuhi Beach in Kepuhi Bay on the western shores of Molokai Island. Considering the conditions, co-race director Steve Haumschild predicts a crossing of the 28-mile (45 km) channel under 12 hours. “The conditions are pretty good – 15 mph
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It started out with marine advisory warnings…and has not let up. The Night Train Swimmers are nearing the halfway point after departing on Thursday afternoon from Gaviota State Park, north of Santa Barbara. Captain Vito Bialla reports from the escort boat Sequel that the team has another 130 miles (209 km) to go. “Last night
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The water is not nearly as cold as the Cook Strait; the tidal flows are not nearly as great as the English Channel; the jellyfish are not nearly as numerous as the North Channel; the shipping traffic is not anything like the Catalina Channel, but for many reasons it takes the same swimmers longer to
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Rok Kerin is giving back to the sport. The former professional marathon swimmer from Slovenia who was ranked on both the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuits is now helping out other swimmers, both professional and amateurs, young and older. Today he will be coaching Esther Nuñez
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The Night Train Swimmers put on their Transderm Scōp patches before they set off on their 228-mile non-stop relay swim along the California coast. And the patches that go behind the ear have come into good use. Captain Vito Bialla reports from aboard the Sequel on their second night of rough seas, “Spirits high but
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The Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) announced its 2014 schedule. The jam-packed schedule includes the 2014 WOWSA World 10-Mile Championships and 6th annual Kingdom Swim in July, 8 lakes – 43 Mile – 4 Marathon Swim the Kingdom Week in August, In Search of Memphre, a 25-mile expeditionary swim the length of Lake
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