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“All my best races are in the sea,” explains Olympian Brian Ryckeman. “There, I always feel in my element.” He certainly looks comfortable and relaxed in the open water whether the conditions are calm or rough. The long, lanky professional swimmer from Belgium swings his arms methodically over tranquil or turbulent seas in the same […]
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With the winds kicking up, defending champion Eric Nilsson made like a sailor and breezed through the 8-mile Boston Light Swim in 2 hours 45 minutes to win for the second year in a row. But it was not easy. Even with the water in Boston Harbor hovering between an unseasonably warm 62-66ºF (16-18ºC), the
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Among the many dangers in the oceans and seas, open water swimmers must be aware of various dangers. There are jellyfish. There are orcas. They are sea snakes. There are sharks. There are all kinds of poisonous and carnivorous fish and eels of all sorts. But one mighty strong fish is perhaps a bit more
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The fans in lac Mégantic were treated to a special event when some of the fastest and fiercest female open water swimmers in the world provided a remarkable demonstration of speed, strategy and stamina at the end of today’s FINA World Cup 10 km point-to-point course. One week after she was relentlessly punished by lac
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After the most incredible and punishing week in open water swimming history where he stood on the podium in four different events over a 7-day period, double Olympic medalist Thomas Lurz loosened down a bit and caught a trans-Atlantic flight from Barcelona, Spain to Quebec, Canada. With the typical patience and closing sprint that he
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It is almost time. Endurance athlete Emily von Jentzen has thrown off her neoprene suit and will attempt a 70-mile (112.6 km) swim in Canyon Ferry Lake in Helena, Montana without a wetsuit. Media day has come and gone, years of training have gone into her pursuit, and the time is now. Radio interviews, newspaper
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Oswald Schmidt, Co-Chairman of the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies scheduled for October 11th – 13th in Cork, Ireland, reminds us of the special rate available to all conference participants at the Rochestown Park Hotel. For more information on the Global Open Water Swimming Conference,
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Travel as we do, drive as we may, whenever we approach the seashore, there is a specific ambiance to the open oceans of the world. Like entering a garden filled with blooming gardenias or coming across an outdoor barbeque or whiffing the blown-out candles of a birthday cake, the smell of the ocean is distinct
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Michele Daschbach Fast Remembered And Honored Courtesy of WOWSA, Seal Beach, California. Michele Daschbach Fast made her mark on the world…a quietly positive, incredibly friendly, always inspirational legacy. Her family and friends, including many Olympians from various aquatic disciplines, honored the Seal Beach swimmer with a 3-mile Michele Daschbach Fast Memorial Ocean Swim today from
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Why are those Canadians so good in open water swimming? Even with a short summer and cold water nearly year-round, Canadian swimmers leave their mark on the open water swimming world. From Cliff Lumsdon to Cindy Nicholas to Vicki Keith and Christine Cossette, Canada has always been a force in the open bodies of water
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