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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
It has been nearly 46 years since someone – anyone – has been able to swim from the Farallon Islands to the California mainland. Nearly a half century has gone by since anyone has seriously come close to replicating Ted Erikson‘s feat (see below) of swimming 30 miles while shivering in the cold, rough water […]
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According to the Swimming Calculator by Endless Pools, if you swim at a 1:30 pace per 100 yards, you will burn these approximate amount of calories: Butterfly – 302 calories per 1000 yards Backstroke – 270 calories per 1000 yards Breaststroke – 260 calories per 1000 yards Freestyle – 250 calories per 1000 yards Click
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1…2…3. That is what it took for 46-year-old Katy Dooley of Austin, Texas to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at today’s Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. The Texas swimmer crossed the 20.2-mile Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the mainland in 2011 in 9 hours 49 minutes. Then she crossed the 21-mile English
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Mario Sanzullo has been swimming everything from 400m in the swimming pool to 15,000m in rivers in Argentina on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix. All that swimmers in various conditions and situations paid off today in a fiercely competitive national race in Luogo Napoli, Italy. This morning at the Campionato Italiano Assoluto 10
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The preliminary results from yesterday’s 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim were posted by NYC Swim here. It is rare that results have the designation “boat assisted“, so the following definition was added to Openwaterpedia for boat-assisted swims. A boat-assisted swim is a solo swim where the swimmer is allowed or required to board an escort
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It is going to be some 10 km race among the women at the upcoming 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships. As the countries around the world select their top athletes in various ways, the leading countries usually have fiercely contested qualification races. Italy is no different. This morning at the Campionato Italiano Assoluto 10 km
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During the Swim of Peace Ouma – Djerba event on June 2nd at Athenée Beach in Djerba, Tunisia, over 450 children and teenagers took to the Mediterranean Sea under the watchful eye of Nejib Belhedi, Adam Walker, and Jackie Cobell. There was a lot of enthusiasm and excitement. But one young man stood out with
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Samuel Jesimiel is the Open Water Swimming Coordinator for the Lagos State Water Regatta and the Five Cowrie Creek event. The Five Cowrie Creek separates the Ikoyi Island from Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition distance swum is 500 meters from Ikoyi Island (now Regatta Village) to the Victoria Island at the Civic Centre
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If you want to say beautiful with emotion, say it in Italian. Bellissima! Which is what the Traversata A Nuoto Del Lago Maggiore is. Alenia Aermacchi is organizing the 18th edition of the Traversata A Nuoto Del Lago Maggiore. The Traversata offers two races: a 1.5 km swim that starts at the beach of the
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Although the official results of yesterday’s Manhattan Island Marathon Swim have yet to be announced, the teammates and swimmers from Surrey, United Kingdom were ecstatic yesterday with the swim by Ellery McGowan, the oldest person in the 28.5-mile circumnavigation of Manhattan Island. The native of Tasmania who is now working in Surrey as a head
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