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Kimberly Chambers of New Zealand completed her fourth Oceans Seven channel swim this bit-of-a-hazy summer morning with a 11 hour 30 minute’ish solo crossing from the Catalina Channel to the California mainland. Beat but happy with her weekday adventure, she has now completed the Cook Strait in her native land, the Molokai Channel from Molokai […]
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The pecking order among the highest echelon of men’s competitive open water swimming seems like it is about to change. While there are a handful of superstars hanging around and not ready to retire – Spyridon Gianniotis, Thomas Lurz, Oussama Mellouli, and Richard Weinberger – there are a number of men ready and able to
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We can only observe and marvel at the pain and suffering that the elite marathon swimming women will go through at the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim in Barcelona, Spain on July 23rd next week. Marathon des Sables, Badwater Ultramarathon, Race Across America, the Iditarod, Hawaiian Ironman, and Tour de France are renowned,
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Kerry Anderson and Jacque’ Lang, Co-Event Directors of the Swim Across America Greenwich – Stamford Open Water Swim helped motivate a relatively small number of people and teams to raise over US$505,000 in their charity swim for Swim Across America. “Thank you to everyone for helping make this year’s Swim Across America – Greenwich –
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FINA formally passed its 31°C (87.8ºF) maximum water temperature rule in Barcelona, Spain this week. Researched by the University of Otago in New Zealand, accepted by the International Olympic Committee and International Triathlon Union, endorsed by the FINA Bureau, and voted upon by the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Congress, the new rule is formally
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With the advent of the 10 km marathon swim as an Olympic event in 2008, the 25 km marathon took a hit. For the worse. While the world’s fastest open water swimmers focused on the 10 km, the number of the fast swimmer tackling the longer 25 km races fell. That era is over. Judging
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Alex Meyer is an athlete who clearly stands by his principles. He emerged at the 2009 FINA World Championships when he wrestled the 25 km title away from Valerio Cleri, the 2007 world 25 km champion, in a grueling all-out duel. His career was clearly on the upswing. In 2011, he returned to the World
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Under beautiful weather, Ashley Twichell of the USA won the gold, Aurora Ponsele of Italy the silver, and Karla Šitić of Croatia the bronze at the 2013 Universiade (World University Games) in Kazan, Russia today. Šitić commented about the 10 km course in the rowing basin, “The water temperature was high a little bit, 28-29°C
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FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione presented his report to the FINA Bureau in advance of the upcoming FINA World Championships. Among his topics to the decision-making FINA Bureau, FINA established that the maximum temperature of water for FINA-sanctioned open water swimming competitions will be 31°C (87.8ºF). This rule follows a study carried out by
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At the upcoming FINA World Championships starting next week in Barcelona, there is going to be many battles that are strategic and tactical. New stars will emerge and up-and-comers will arrive. But if there is one race that will more than likely showcase the pre-race favorites, it will be the men’s 5 km race. While
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