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The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held from August 5-21, although the date and time of the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim has not yet been announced by the International Olympic Committee. The first Olympic 10km Marathon Swam was held in warm-water conditions (27ºC / 82ºF) in a well-marked rowing basin outside of Beijing where […]
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In a touching act of competitive camaraderie, Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil showed her rivals that while she wants to win as much as they do, her heart is pure gold. At the Queen of the Sea competition in Rio de Janeiro, Ana Marcela was one of the pre-race favorites along with American Ashley Twichell
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The World Open Water Swimming Association announced its 15 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. The World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year is meant to honor the individual who (1) best embodies the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possesses the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance
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Intense. Daunting. Cold. Exhaustion. Marathon swimming has been described as euphoric misery. And misery sometimes loves company. Marathon Swimmers Forum created and managed by Evan Morrison and Donal Buckley enables the company of marathon swimmers to share their stories, advice and experiences with like-minded swimmers. The virtual community is growing and has connected and empowered
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The most hallowed waterway in the world has its own virtual community online. The Channel Swimmers’ Chat Group is a healthy, active, inspirational corner of the Internet where thoughts, advice, updates and information are made freely available to anyone who asks or takes the time to research. Many of the most experienced swimmers and pilots
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Among the thousands of Openwaterpedia entries of people, products, places, services, coaches, pilots and events, below is the current list of the 50 most popular online searches in Openwaterpedia. Openwaterpedia is an online reference and research tool for the open water swimming community has entries posted in English, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Russian, Portuguese,
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In golf, there is a feat older golfers strive for: to shoot your age. The equivalent in open water swimming is to swim your age. To accomplish this goal, you must complete a swim equal in kilometers to your age. So if you are 20 years old, you swim your age if you do at
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The athletes at the Queen of the Sea event in Rio de Janeiro this week faced all kinds of weather: torrential downpours, bright sunny skies, stiff winds, summer humidity, and water that ranged from 16ºC to 18ºC. But the skies opened up at the start of the Queen of the Sea as sunlight rained down
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With less than four years to go before the next Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, the Brazilian hosts of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games are fine-tuning their plans for an outstanding marathon swim on Copacabana Beach. The expectations are high after the British showcased the sport in Hyde Park. And it appears the Brazilians are up
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Trent Grimsey is the King of the Sea for the third time in three tries. The Australian dynamo continued his run over the elite professional marathon swimming world with a strategic race on nationally televised race on Copacabana beach. Grimsey won the 4 km ocean spectacular in 41:24 over Allan do Carmo of Brazil, largely
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