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It is a rare sport in which women have outperformed men, consistently and over time. Marathon swimming is that rarity in athletics where women have long outpaced and out-strategized men in head-to-head competitions. The annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is one such competition. Since 1985, women have won 16 overall titles in the competitive circumnavigation […]
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The 2013 USA Swimming open water swimming champions, Alex Meyer and Christine Jennings, had a choice after their victorious and hard-earned wins at the national championships. In addition to representing their country in the prestigious Olympic 10 km distance at the upcoming world championships in Barcelona, they could also swim the 5 km and/or the
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Swimming upstream. Up a creek without a paddle. Swim against the tide. The calm before the storm. In the swim of things. Out of the swim of things. Sink or swim. Be in the swim of things. It is remarkable how many idioms in life are related to open water swimming. But every open water
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Viewed from every angle, the sea swim in Cancún was an outstanding race between Luiz Lima, a two-time Olympian from Brazil, and Fernando Betanzos, one of the brightest young Mexican swimmers, at the 10 km El Cruce (Por La Libre), a 10 km crossing from Cancún to Mexico’s famed Isla Mujeres. Among the 398 swimmers
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Rafael Hernández, race director of El Cruce (Por La Libre) in Cancún, Mexico’s Isla Mujeres, organized a great offshore start for the 192 swimmers in the 3 km race. Fom Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada, UK, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Spain, the top swimmers included: 1. Carlos Fernando Carvajal – 45:02 2. Karina Ruiz
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Rafael Hernández, race director of El Cruce, a 3 km and 10 km event from Cancun to Mexico’s famed Isla Mujeres reported that 398 swimmers competed in the 10 km race and 192 swimmers did the 3 km race. And the 590 swimmers were from all over the world: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Canada,
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The Old Goats are a self-proclaimed group of veteran open water swimmers from the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club of San Francisco who swim daily in Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California. They are clearly focus and appear satisfied with their lifestyle as they often sun themselves on the deck of the Dolphin Club
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The Old Goats are a self-proclaimed group of veteran open water swimmers from the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club of San Francisco who swim daily in Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California. They are clearly focus and appear satisfied with their lifestyle as they often sun themselves on the deck of the Dolphin Club
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The Old Goats are a self-proclaimed group of veteran open water swimmers from the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club of San Francisco who swim daily in Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California. They are clearly focus and appear satisfied with their lifestyle as they often sun themselves on the deck of the Dolphin Club
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The Old Goats are a self-proclaimed group of veteran open water swimmers from the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club of San Francisco who swim daily in Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California. They are clearly focus and appear satisfied with their lifestyle. They range in age from 65 to 90 years old and swim
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