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Walking around in short pants and t-shirts is not unusual during the winter months in the Cayman Islands or Hong Kong, so when the water temperature dips below 20ºC (68ºF), the climate is considered chilly. So the challenge is one for those in tropical locations to do the Cold Half swim in Hong Kong in […]
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The Freedom Swim Series continues with the Reconciliation Day Swim on Clifton Beach this Sunday, December 16th. The 1.6 km or 3.2 km race is a Freedom Swim qualifier. The Freedom Swim Series includes the Youth Day Swim (16 June each year), Human Rights Day Swim (21 March each year), Brian Curtis Mile, Reconciliation Day
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Lewis Pugh has completed swims in all Five Oceans. His take on the personality of each one is fascinating: “Oceans are a bit like people. Every ocean is different, and to me they have distinct personalities. The Arctic Ocean is the black ocean – literally like an inkpot. You put your arm in and your
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The sport of open water swimming has a bit of ying and yang. As the sport continues to change and evolve, it remains a sport that has stuck to its roots. Open water swimming remains a battle between the elements of nature and the efforts of mankind. Swimmers remain armed only with swimsuits, goggles and
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Cecilia Biagioli, a four-time Olympic and national record-holder from Argentina will be out of competition for a while. But the 17th place finisher at the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim has a great reason. She is expecting twins. Probably something to be expected from an athlete with world-class dual capabilities who excels in both open
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Tara Diversi, a multi-talented nutritionist and 9:45 English Channel swimmer, is on track to do the Oceans Seven with planned attempts of the Catalina Channel, Tsugaru Channel and Molokai Channel scheduled for 2013. The mere fact that she is swimming at all is close to a miracle. “I swam until 2001 and then decided it
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Olympian Ous Mellouli of Tunisia was training this morning with English Channel record holder Trent Grimsey and other world champions like 10 km and 25 km world champion Valerio Cleri and 5 km team pursuit gold medalist Ashley Twichell at the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo pool in Rio de Janeiro. On the pool deck
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One of the swimmers who is competing in this week’s Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) competition on the 2016 Rio Olympics marathon swim course is Zsofia Balazs. The 22-year-old Olympian from Toronto, Canada has a non-linear trajectory up the elite ranks of professional marathon swimmers. Currently a student majoring in
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At the press conference for the Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar, the athletes were asked a number of questions from the Brazilian, Italian and American media. The questions were asked of Ous Mellouli, Trent Grimsey, Valerio Cleri, Alexander Studzinski, Allan do Carmo, Ana Marcela Cunha and Poliana Okimoto. Collectively, these athletes have 9 Olympics,
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