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This week in Florida, Clifford Douglas “Cliff” Lumsdon Jr. will be entered into the International Swimming Hall of Fame for his illustrious career as a cold water specialists and professional marathon swimmer. The five-time world champion between 1949 and 1954 was famous for his ability to swim in cold water, once going 51.5 km (32 […]
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Gary Hall, Jr., Pieter Van Hoogenband, Yana Klochkova, Dagmar Hase, Chi Lieh Yung, Mu Chengkuan, Mu Xiangxiong, Alberto Castagnetti, Hu Jia, Milivoj Bebic, Cliff Lumsdon, Peter Montgomery, Nathalie Schneyder will be honored at the 49th annual induction ceremony at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Among those giants in the aquatics world who will be
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While we often hear that open water swimming is a new and emerging sport, we are also constantly reminded of the long, colorful history of swimming in oceans, lakes, bays, channels, and rivers where historical records in various countries prove that open water swimming has been a sport for at least 2,000 years. Given this
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It is wartime and the United States Marines train to be ready for anything from battling onshore to dealing with combat situations in all kinds of unplanned conditions. And it is rare they would encounter these conditions without their boots on. And so when they train and do they practice their qualification swims in the
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When loads of smiles and an ambiance of excitement meet nippy water and cold air (at 8.3ºC or 46.9ºF) at the shores of Dover, it must mean the English Channel training sessions have begun in earnest. Nick Adams, President of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation, lovingly remarked on the first group swimming session in
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By all accounts, Kent Nicholas characteristically under-promised and spectacularly over-delivered at the 2nd annual S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge. While the first three days presented a variety of welcomed challenges to the international crew of swimmers amid ruggedly beautiful scenery, nothing could prepare the swimmers for the culmination of the event. The sheer majesty of swimming in
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Patty Nardozzi remains a whirlwind of activity, around the pool and in the open water. The Hurricane Man race director also manages U.S. Masters Swimming pool competitions as well over 500 swimmers at the St. Pete Masters, St. Petersburg Aquatics, a summer swim league team, and Shorecrest Preparatory School. Once her younger daughter joined her
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Lucky has successfully developed the next generation Meisenheimer 2.0. Dr. Meisenheimer, the renowned physician, open water race director, promoter, author and actor, has been swimming together with his son Jake for years. And for the first time, they both won their respective age group divisions at the annual Hurricane Man swim in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Glen Christiansen nearly died three months ago. In a horrific accident where he collapsed down a flight of stairs and was in a coma, Sweden’s former Olympian is on a miraculous recovery. Christiansen is back in the water on his first swim camp since the doctors gave him only a 30% chance to live with
Down And Nearly Out, Glen Christiansen’s Return Read More »
Physicality, unintentional or not, is part of open water swimming. Physical contact is due primarily to too many swimmers trying to swim in the same location at the same time, especially at the start, around turn buoys, at feeding stations, and towards the finish. Bumping, impeding, scratching, pulling, veering into, tapping or touching, slapping, clipping,
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