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Simone Ruffini won his first FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Isla Cozumel, Mexico this weekend. And he seemed dialed in the entire day. His emotions seemed in check and his preparation – from greasing up to hydrating – went like clockwork. There was a quiet confidence that Ruffini exuded before the race and […]
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Yash Daryanani, the national swimming team coach of Suriname, along with Elena Romantsov, Lisa Bocchino and Sid Cassidy are organizing the First International Swimming Camp in Boca Raton, Florida from August 12th-18th. Swimmers from 5 continents have already signed up for the week-long camp at the Duff Tyler Aquatic Complex at St. Andrews School. Coaches from
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The China Post and the United Evening News reported that 7 swimmers were hospitalized (with 2 in serious condition), 1 swimmer died, and 168 swimmers were stranded 800 meters from shore in Force 6 conditions as the result of swimming against adverse currents in the 2013 Olympic Hengchun Open Water Swimming event in Kenting, Taiwan.
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Sometimes you can decipher the quality of the competition by the smallest details prepared by the race director and staff. At the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup races on Isla Cozumel in Mexico over the past few weeks, there were plenty of small details. These
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Athletes in every sport have certain idiosyncrasies, superstitions, and traditions. These acts of hope, faith and preparedness are conducted on bats, rackets, balls, gloves, sticks, helmets, pads, shoes, headbands, shorts, shirts, belts, hats, glasses, visors, towels, and uniforms. But how many athletes literally spit and use their tongue to prepare? Swimmers and triathlete do it
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London Opens The Door For Open Water Swimming In Japan Courtesy of WOWSA, Serpentine, London. When open water swimming was first accepted into the Olympic Games program in 2005, the upward trajectory of the sport began. But when athletes in different countries qualify as one of the top 25 swimmers for the Olympic 10K Marathon
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Several professional marathon swimmers use waterproof masking tape of some kind to help hold down their swim caps during the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit and the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit. It is better to be safe than sorry, especially with all the physicality. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water
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In the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, the 5 km, 5 km team time trial, 10 km, and 25 km races at the World Swimming Championships, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit, the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional circuit, and many other open water swimming competitions, a finish chute created out
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Yumi Kida, an Olympic marathon swimmer from Japan, is shown well-prepared with 3 gel packs stuck in her swimsuit before the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race on Isla Cozumel. The 27-year-old Kida takes a combination of hydration drinks passed to her from her coach as well as the gel packs that
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The women competing in the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race on the Isla Cozumel are seen watching the men on the dock and feeding station as their male counterparts line up in the water for the start of the race. It was helpful for the women to see where the men
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