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Cork Lions Club and University College Cork, in association with the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the World Open Water Swimming Association, will present the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Ireland on October 11th – 13th. “It will be the first time that the Conference will be held in Europe,” says […]
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It is rare in any sport that an athlete goes five for five. A 100% success rate is what every athlete strives for. But it is even more rare when an athlete goes five for five over five decades. It simply have never happened before for a female athlete. But Sally Minty-Gravett is such a
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The American Channel, formerly known as Massachusetts Bay, has been sitting dormant for nearly a century when it comes to marathon swimming. But Greg O’Connor (shown on left) of the Massachusetts Open Water Swimming Association changed all that. With his vision and drive, he is reviving a swim that has attracted attention since 1915. Earlier
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Gaviota State Park will be the start of the Nighttrain228 relay around 6-7 pm on August 22nd. The Night Train Swimmers will attempt to set the world record for the longest non-stop ocean relay swim in history with a 228-mile (367 km) relay swim down the California coast from Gaviota State Park near the city
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We have now seen 6-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni doing open water swims in Hawaii, California, and the Cayman Islands. We have seen her at open water charity swims, memorial swims, and national championship races always supporting others. Her poise, humble nature, and intelligence have always impressed us. And now we now what drives her.
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“The weather could not have been better,” recalls Kent Nicholas, a criminal attorney from Arizona and creator of the S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge. So he made the most of the opportunity presented to him by Mother Nature on his last leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on August 1st. Nicholas completed his English
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In the Marathon Swimmers Forum, Evan Morrison raised the issue of environmental stewardship in the sport of marathon swimming. His questions generated many comments, suggestions, and solutions from open water swimmers around the world. There is no doubt of the strong and sincere interest open water swimmers have in protecting the environment both on land
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When Scott Zornig and the members of Oak Streakers the brought the new open water swimming regulations of the County of Los Angeles County to the attention of the global open water swimming community, there was domestic and international outrage from swimmers. Comments and suggestions on the Marathon Swimmers Forum ranged from “…that all of
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In 2008 six women got together to show what a group of women over 50 could accomplish if they banded together. Tracy Grilli, Christie Ciraulo, Jenny Cook, Nancy Steadman-Martin, Lisa Bennett and Karen Einsidler are all top masters swimmers from all over the country: New Hampshire, New Jersey, Virginia (now Florida) and California. They decided
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After the 16th hour, it was decision-time for Anna Wardley and her crew on her quest to become the first person to swim around island of Tiree off the west coast of Scotland. 54,720 strokes into the unprecedented swim as part of her Five Island Swim Challenge and she figures that the total number will
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