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Leonel Medina is a 33-year-old open water swimmer from Panama City and the Inspector Nautico en Autoridad Marítima de Panamá in the Republic of Panama. When he was 7 years old, his injury ultimately led him to a world of aquatics. He had an arthroscopic operation on his left knee and started to swim for […]
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The ambiance of an open water swimming competition is always enhanced by both minor and major things. Sam Kendricks enhances an event both in minor and major ways. His authoritative voice eloquently booms over pool decks and open water venues when he announces at a USA Swimming event from coast to coast. He gets the
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Over the weekend, Craig Dietz swam with friend John Mix of FINIS at the Sharkfest Swim from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay. “It was the craziest swim I’ve ever done,” recalled the Limbless Waterman. “As if the 6-foot plunge off the ferry to start the swim and the 56ºF (13ºC) wasn’t
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Members of the U.S. Masters Swimming clubs from Nevada, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Idaho, Alabama, Hawaii, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wyoming headed to Lake Mead in Las Vegas, stripped down to their swimsuits, and had a blast. The T-shaped course, the
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Chloë McCardel is rumored to have landed in Florida on her way to Cuba to attempt her swim from Cuba to Florida. Here is one of her latest television interviews on her charity swim where she discusses financial support, sponsorship, sharks, and jellyfish. But most impressive about her attempt is not the distance, crossing the
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After reading this press release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our heartfelt appreciation for open water swimming received more than a little increase. A study of public pools done during last summer’s swim season found that feces are frequently introduced into pool water by swimmers. CDC collected samples of water from
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When stiff winds kick up the turn buoys, timing system tents, and the water in Lake Mead in Las Vegas, things get rough for the open water swimmers and triathletes, but nothing goes on the Fritz. Because civil engineer and Swim Las Vegas coach Paul Fritz has thought of every contingency and every scenario well
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When open water swimmers line up to the starting area, they are armed with a variety of equipment swimsuits, goggles, swim caps, gel packs, and ear plugs. But an increasing number of elite athletes are also adding another bit of equipment to their tool kit: waterproof tape. In the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming
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You could see it in their eyes. You could hear it in their voice. You could read it in their body language. Both Dave Kelsheimer (above) of Team Santa Monica in California and Alex Pussieldi (below) of the Davie Nadadores in Florida are two extraordinarily passionate, relatively young coaches on either side of America. Both
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15-year-old Becca Mann swam over 3 hours against the toughest fields in American female open water swimming history…and came within 3.2 seconds of winning both races. In today’s 5 km sprint in rough water conditions, Mann lost to Haley Anderson 1:00:36.51 vs. 1:00:38.04. In Friday’s 10 km marathon, she lost to Christine Jennings 2:02:14.33 to
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