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Wally Dicks Wins Longer Race For The Conch
The 4th annual Race for the Conch 2.4 miles and 1 mile swim events was an outstanding event yesterday. “The spirited chaos of open water swimming was seen in start of the 2.4 mile race,” recalls race director Ben Stubenberg. American Wally Dicks from Virginia won the overall 2.4 mile race. “It was overall a
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Classic Victories By Alexander Studzinski And Fern Davies
THE blueseventy Henley Classic is a 2.1 km upstream River Thames swimming event, held over the Henley Royal Regatta course, very early on the Sunday morning before the Wednesday start of Henley Royal Regatta. The men’s elite race was won by German professional marathon swimmer Alexander Studzinski. The women’s elite race was won by Fern
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We’re Blue When The Yellow Sea Turns Green
CNN shows how the Yellow Sea in China turned green due to the largest algae blooms in history:
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Similarities Between Movie Trailers And Open Water Swims
Movie trailers get audiences interested in a film. Film buffs and movie goers love the quick, fast-paced shots enhanced with music of a film being advertised. The trailers tell the condensed story of a film, drawing from the most exciting and noteworthy parts of the film. The art form is becoming more and more prevalent
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The Most Viewed Open Water Swimmer In History
Who is the most viewed open water swimmer in history? She was a former age-group swimmer with a good swimming stroke, excellent navigational sighting technique, a great body position who knows how to run into the ocean and start swimming quickly. But her name is not as well-known among the contemporary swimming community as it
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David Tay Bringing Out The Best
David Tay of Singapore plays a dual role as a triathlon, marathon running, and open water swimming coach and as a Life coach for his athletes. In addition to the technical aspects of sports, Tay coaches people in life skills, leadership, personal and professional development. “Often I use sports training as an avenue to coach
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Benjamin Brings Breaststroke To Barcelona
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finalist Benjamin Schulte will be competing at the upcoming FINA World Championships in Barcelona, but he is changing his style. Instead of 10,000 meters of freestyle in the Port of Barcelona, the young Olympian will be swimming the 50m and 100m breaststroke. With his sights set on competing for an American
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If You Are Lucky, You Won’t Need Aflac
Aflac is by far the largest provider of supplemental medical insurance in the United States. The large American insurance company underwrites a wide range of insurance policies and is well-publicized in the U.S. on television commercials with a talking duck. It seems that the famed Aflac talking duck showed up in Lake Cane to swim
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As Seen On TV, Another Record Falls In Catalina
Grace van der Byl kicked off the record era in the Catalina Channel last year with her 7 hour 27 minute crossing from Catalina Island to the California mainland. Now the As Seen On TV relay of Barbara Held, Marc Horwitz, Ray Meltvedt, Julian Rusinek, Lynn Kubasek and Roni Hibben set another record across the
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