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The 2013 IGLA open water swim will take place in Lake Washington off the coast of Mercer Island on August 18th. Mercer Island is located in Lake Washington between Seattle and the headquarters of Microsoft in Redmond. It offers incredible views of the natural beauty of the American Northwest from the most populated island in […]
Of all the open water swimming events to be held during the recent past and foreseeable future, we cannot imagine a swim with a higher level of risk and inherent danger than the 86 km Bering Strait Relay Swim scheduled for July 28th. 40 swimmers including the swimmers listed below from 14 countries will attempt
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Phil White and 11 fellow open water swimmers established the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) to promote and coordinate open water swims in the gorgeous lakes of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, a wonderfully peaceful part of the eastern United States. The clarity of the lakes in Vermont rival any of those throughout
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Rob Madell from New York City’s Metro Masters Swim Club, is coming into his own. The 71-year-old is entered in the WOWSA World 10-mile Championships this Saturday at the Kingdom Swim in Vermont. A 2-time U.S. Masters Swimming All-American in the 65-69 and 70-74 year old age groups, he has his first shot at winning
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Emma Otto-Moudry headlines the field at this weekend’s WOWSA World 10-mile Championships at the Kingdom Swim in Vermont. The 18-year-old high school senior from Ithaca, New York has an impressive marathon swimming pedigree despite her youth. She holds the fastest Ederle Swim course record in 4 hours 38 minutes and finished second in 2011. She
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Brian Phillips from Herndon, Virginia and the Nation’s Capital Swim Club and veteran Eric Nilsson headline the men’s field at this weekend’s WOWSA World 10-mile Championships at the multi-event Kingdom Swim in Vermont. It should be a fantastic battle between the 19-year-old Phillips from Herndon, Virginia and the Nation’s Capital Swim Club and the 26-year-old
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In 16 days, Barcelona, Spain will host the 15th FINA World Championships, where over 2,000 of the best aquatic athletes representing more than 170 nations will compete six disciplines – swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming, open water swimming, and high diving. The open water swimming competition will be held from July 20th – 27th
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Tsugaru Channel Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi photographed and filmed Triple Crowner Brad McVetta‘s valient 17 hour 13 minute attempt of a Tsugaru Channel crossing from numerous angles above, below and at the water’s surface. The illustrative video created with a GoPro shown below gives a great idea of how the Tsugaru Channel looks on a
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It is like Batman without Robin; like a donut without a hole; like goggles without a strap. British Swimming announced its 2013 World Championship team, but Keri-Anne Payne is not on the team. While we realize the world champion and Olympic medalist took time off to enjoy her wedding and get into the next phase
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This seems like a cool place to stay for a swimmer, especially since Lucky Meisenheimer holds his daily workouts in Lake Cane not too far away. Wake up early, do the Lucky’s Lake Swim with Lucky and his mates, and then spend the rest of the day synchronizing your vacation with swimming friends like Olympic
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