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While the athletes are dead serious before the race, the swimmers are having a blast before and after the King and Queen of the Sea. They eat together, joking about everything and anything. They share stories and experiences they have had together around the world. The camaraderie spans languages, cultures and backgrounds. Photos by Roberto […]
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Ashley Twichell has been turning heads all week in Rio de Janeiro with her sunny disposition and athletic pedigree. Come race time, she did it again at the grid race at the Queen of the Sea competition in Brazil. She played her cards right as she let Ana Marcela Cunha take the lead for 600m
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Trent Grimsey remains on a hot streak by taking the grid race at the King and Queen of the Sea this morning on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Faced with Olympic champion on his left and a world champion on his right, the Australian dynamo proved that 800 meters was as much to his
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The King and Queen of the Sea always surprises us with their easy-to-see, can’t-miss colorful turn buoys. The 2012 edition of the Rei e Rainha do Mar features green, orange, purple, white and blue 4-meter square buoys branded with the different race sponsors. Gatorade, Wise Up, Circuit Light, Sedex, Rexona, OLX, Mormaii, Caixa, and Brasil’s
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Professor Ricardo Ratto, one of the officials at the 2012 London Olympic Games 10km Marathon Swim, will be the referee of the King and Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach this weekend. In addition to officiating today’s always exciting 800m grid race, he will also oversee the 2,500
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2-time Olympic 10km Marathon Swim referee Teodolo Tomás Haces Germán is giving a 2-day FINA open water swimming clinic in Chile this weekend at the Universidad Andres Bello, Sede los Castaños Viña del Mar. In Spanish, the description is as follows: Tenemos el agrado de saludar a ustedes e invitarlos a participar en la “Escuela
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“Jaimal Yogis combines harrowing personal experiences with cutting edge science to bring us remarkable insight into fear. The Fear Project will transform how you approach this primal emotion — and your life,” writes Dr. David Agus about The Fear Project. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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The pro-am King and Queen of the Sea event is a benefit swim on behalf of the Pro Crianca Cardiaca Foundation that runs the Hospital Pro Criansa Jutta Batista in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Hospital Pro Criansa is the dream of Dr. Rosa Celia Barbosa, a cardiologist whose life story is one of inspiration
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“Our wedding was perfect,” explains Nadine Reichert about her big day with fellow German marathon swimmer Christian Reichert. “I was never more happy. The weather, the cake, the food, the speech at the church, it was just perfect.” The married duo both placed second in the 2011 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit. Never
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There was a ferocious storm that passed over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last night. While the swimmers preparing for the King and Queen of the Sea were training in the pool when dark clouds quickly blanketed the skies in the late afternoon. But the rapid grayness were balanced by long streaks of lightening that lit
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