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If there is a professional marathon swimmer who has the potential to push Martina Grimaldi at the 34 km Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog this Saturday, it is young Olga Kozydub from Miass, Russia. On only her second year on the pro tour, the 21-year-old Kozydub is rapidly coming into her own especially off of […]
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“The 34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog will take about 7 hours for the men and about 20 minutes more for the women,” explains Patricia Desgagne of Endurance Aventure. But this year, the pace in the long lake in Québec may be faster than in year’s past, especially since Canadian open water swimming hero
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“We love adventure. We look for adventure racing organizers and produce television shows about our events,” says Daniel Poirier of Endurance Adventure about the 34 km Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog. It will take about 7 hours for the men and about 20 minutes slower for the women in the Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog.
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Nuala Moore, Craig Lenning, and dozens of other like-minded extreme swimmers are soon headed for a 4-day sail northwards towards the Arctic Circle for their unprecedented relay crossing of the Petro-kav and then to a ship to sail north for 4 days.. from all around the world are currently on their way to the 86
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Milko Van Gool, who already holds the record for the fastest swim across Lake Malawi in Africa, set his second open water swimming record as he blazed across the 21-mile North Channel in 10 hours 34 minutes. In swimming from Ireland to Scotland, he took down one of the longest standing male open water swim
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A group of passionate open water swimmers got together for one eventful day in the state of Utah. “This has never been done before in Utah. It was a lot of fun,” explained Gordon Gridley. “Something we’re going to do every year. Perhaps Ragnar Relay started like this: 8 lakes, 8+ miles, 264 miles of
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On the American side of Lake Memphremagog sits The Clubhouse, a beautiful log cabin and recently opened up headquarters of Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA). Close to the Black Island, Bell Island, and Cove Island, The Clubhouse was established by Phil White in 2012 and is the nerve center for the open water
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While moose are on the roads, drivers in Canada must be careful. Very careful. One false move and a vehicle hitting a moose can cause great damage to the moose, the car, and its inhabitants. There are close calls and sometimes people drive off the road or swerve to avert danger. And sometimes those people
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Beaches, seashores, coastlines, lake fronts, and river banks are all natural venues for an open water swim. Tents, awnings, bleachers, tables, chairs, or Porta Potties are examples of portable items brought in by race directors to set up a finish area for an open water swim. But what if you had money, resources, and more
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“It is not where you start, but where you finish,” is an adage occasionally heard around society. Perhaps few other aquatic activities demonstrate the truth of this saying like elite open water swimming competitions do. Photo by Lucie Drolet on left of the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Roberval, Canada as part
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