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It is unusual when a member of a board of director of a national governing body does an open water swim. Extraordinarily rare. As in almost never. But USA Triathlon’s Kevin Sullivan is different. The 52-year-old American former track and pool swimmer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts won the wetsuit division in the WOWSA World 10-mile Swimming […]
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The reindeer look like they finish their strokes well and are proficient at sighting, drafting, pacing, and positioning: Copyright © 2008 – 2013 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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After being tossed around by angry seas, large ocean swells, and whitecapped lakes, a Mighty Mug is what seems to be the answer to our problem with spilled cups on escort boats: Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Swimming
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the most anticipated topics of discussion at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies to be held in Cork, Ireland this coming October is jellyfish. Jellyfish stings, like shark encounters and hypothermia, are rites of passage for many
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1. Volunteers who help them out of the water 2. Support crew who help them in a boat 3. Kayakers 4. Paddlers 5. Escort boat pilots 5. Lynne Cox 6. Ned Denison 7. People who hand out post-race food 8. Someone who brews a perfect Cup o Joe 9. People who do open water with
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We had the pleasure to witness a bunch of young marathon swimmers tackle tough conditions yesterday in Magog at the 2013 Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog. They faced Mother Nature’s fury head-on and with the calm composure of seasoned professionals. Joanes Hedel of France and Olga Kozydub won their respective divisions. The final results are
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Simone Ercoli and his fellow Polizia teammate Martina Grimaldi both remain firmly in control of today’s Traversee internationale du lac Memphremagog. The Italian duo’s pace and their presence are dictating what the other swimmers are doing as they approach the halfway point of the 34 km professional marathon race. A surge here and a surge
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“Give me a gel pack,” yelled Lexie Kelly to her escort crew with a steely resolve. “If you are going to leave me, I want a gel pack.” In the middle of the 34 km Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog, Kelly’s escort boat engine kept on having trouble and stalling. She would swim and swim
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He has high expectations for himself. Local Sherbrooke swimmer Xavier Desharnais has the possibility to win today’s Traversee internationale du lac Memphremagog. “It would be huge if I won,” says the 23-year-old Canadian. “I am going to keep on doing this race until I win it.” Desharnais has the elements working in his favor today
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Traversee Internationale Du Lac Memphremagog Starts The 25 professional marathon swimmers including Olympic medalists Richard Weinberger of Canada and Martina Grimaldi of Italy promptly began their 34 km Traversee internationale du lac Memphremagog this Saturday morning under terrifically windy conditions. There are storm clouds off in the distance approaching quickly as the water temperature holds
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