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At the Unión Americana de Natación meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Denny Ryther, Chairman of the Unión Americana de Natación Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, and Executive Committee Liaison Jose Ismael Gonzales reported on several highlights about open water swimming throughtout the Americas. “Growth of open water swimming in the Americas continues. In particular, the […]
O Melhor Do Mundo, Laguna De Curauma Read More »
In the heyday of the Canadian National Exhibitions, professional marathon races swimming in looping circuits in Lake Ontario attracted the world’s best swimmers. Then Marilyn Bell swam across the lake, one of the largest in the world and the imagination of marathon swimmers was ignited. Crossing Lake Ontario was added to the bucket list of
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The Egri Vízilabda Klub, one of the most powerful water polo teams in Hungary, has about the closest thing to the open water that a competition pool can get. With a rock bottom, the pool gives the appearance of swimming within and above nature. In addition to the pool that hosts some of the best
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Dr. Roger Allsopp did it in his 70s. Dr. Allsopp set the standard in terms of the oldest individual to successfully cross the English Channel. His record was enticement for Professor George Thorton who gave a valiant attempt today before pulling out in 9 hours 18 minute and boarding Eddie Spelling‘s escort boat Anastasia. Next
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15 swimmers, including Milorad Rajšić, completed the 44th annual Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac. The race is a professional 19 km marathon swimming event known internationally as the Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim. The event, organized by Vojislav Mijić (shown on left), is held in the Sava River in Šabac, Serbia from Jarak (Јарак), a town of 2,200 people,
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The picture was taken after the L.O.S.T. (Lake Ontario Swim Team) race in 2011. This kind of typifies L.O.S.T. L.O.S.T. Swimming is an open water swimming and triathlon association headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It hosts the annual 3.8 km L.O.S.T. Race in Lake Ontario annually in August. Rob Kent started the group in 2006
These People Don’t Look LOST, But They Are Read More »
Justin Hanby is an Australian ocean swim enthusiast and criminal lawyer. He wants to make a difference for the Black Dog Institute, a world leader in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. “Supporting mental health is a cause close to my heart. I was only 3 years
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Set in the shadow of America’s first lighthouse on Little Brewster Island with a finish at the famed L-Street Bathhouse in South Boston, the swimmers of the Boston Light Swim will each become part of American open water swimming history. The historic race, dubbed the Granddaddy of Open Water Swims, began in 1908 and has
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With Shark Week on the Discovery Channel featuring a variety of programs dedicated to sharks, we are glued to the innovative, dramatic, and picturesque programming that is currently broadcast in over 72 countries. We have written a handful of articles related to sharks and the open water swimming world
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jaime Caballero added to his impressive marathon swimming resume today with a successful two-way crossing of the English Channel today. A fast swimmer from San Sebastian, Spain, Caballero has what it takes to stick through a 42-mile channel swim under less-than-optimal conditions. He has the typical characteristics of a
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