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When Aging Mavens Meet Aquaholics In Lake Tahoe
When the Aging Mavens (captained by C Misa Sigiura) met the Aquaholics (captained by Jeannie Naughton) yesterday at the 37th annual Trans Tahoe Relay, there was a whole lotta fun. The 10-mile Olympic Club Trans Tahoe Relay is a unique open water swimming competition across Lake Tahoe from the state of Nevada to California. In
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Embracing The Intimacies Of The Ocean
BlueJourney-Amerika Samoa-Final from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo.A film by Paul Chetirkin & Travis Schlafmann in cooperation with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
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Heady Times For Hedlin At The World Championships
Eric Hedlin of Victoria won Canada’s first medal on the first day of competition at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. The 20-year-old clocked 53:31.6 to take second place in the men’s 5 km race at Moll de la Fusta. Hedlin pushed 29-year-old double Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia to the very end,
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Cara Baker, Rising To The Occasion At Worlds
The pressure is on at the World Championships. Prestige, money, and pride are on the line. Athletes have trained for years for these races. Coaches have spent decades on pool decks and seashores dedicated to their athletes. Parents have spent significant money and time on nurturing their children to reach the pinnacle of the aquatic
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It Takes A Global Village To Do Open Water
Of the top 20 places in the opening open water swimming race at the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships, there were 17 different countries represented. This shows the diversity, excellence, and explosive growth of open water swimming around the world. The sport is not dominated by a handful of countries as in other aquatic disciplines
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Ous Mellouli Wins 5K Worlds Over Eric Hedlin
The world knows that Ous Mellouli is going to be a factor in every race he enters, but only the Canadians knew what they had in store at the 2013 FINA World Championships. Mellouli kicked off the championships with his second straight gold medal victory in a major open water race after his dominant 10
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Haley Anderson Wins 5K in Barcelona
She wanted to cry. She was so disappointed. That was then. The recent USC graduate from California certainly. made up for it today. Deeply emotional at the USA Swimming World Championship Trials by not qualifying for the 10 km, Haley Anderson came back with a vengeance to win the 5 km trials 2 days later.
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Adventurous 5 Among 50 Across The Bering Strait
A pre-event report by Ram Barkai on swimming from Russia to America across the Bering Strait: A notorious group of South African extreme swimmers are at it again. Only this time their challenge sees them heading to one of the most remote, frigid and hostile waters in the world – the Bering Strait. They will
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45 Women To Kick-off World Championships In 5K
16 turns. 5 km. 45 athletes. 1 glorious finish. 45 women will kick-off the open water racing schedule at the 15th FINA World Championships at 10 am this Saturday morning in Barcelona. A total of 173 athletes will be competing in the 4 open water events at the Moll de la Fusta (see the 5
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