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NYC Swim filled out is 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim field with one its most accomplished groups of marathon swimmers ever. Swimmers are raising money for Breast Cancer Care in Western Australia, Down Syndrome Association of Western Australia, Colin’s Hope, Swim Free, Down Syndrome Ireland, Alzheimers Society, Ventura Global Health Project, Breast Cancer Care Western […]
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Around the pool deck, it is said that open water swimmers have bad turns. While that may be true, turns are defined differently by open water swimming community. Great pool swimmers know how to quickly get in and out of the walls. World-class swimmers gain momentum as they streamline off the wall with maximum velocity.
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It is rare for an open water swimmer to be sponsored as part of an advertising program (Natalue du Toit for Chevolet). It is even more exceedingly rare for an open water specialist to be featured on commercial packaged product. Famous football players, yes. Well-known basketball players, yup. Olympic champions, certainly. Cartoon characters, all the
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Kate Willoughby announced her solo swim route from Baja California, north of Greenland, past Japan, to the south of Australia, and around South America. While that global swim sounds Martinesque, the course is 25 km in distance and is described as Swimming Around The World. An effort is meant to raise awareness of Duchenne Muscular
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14-year-old Annaleise Carr, a candidate for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, finally received something for herself. After raising for more $230,000 for sick kids at Camp Trillium during her 26 hour 41 minute crossing of Lake Ontario, the L.O.S.T. (Lake Ontario Swim Team) member had her name added to the
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On October 31st Halloween, PVH Corporation agreed to acquire the Warnaco Group. PVH Corp is an American apparel company that owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen and Izod. Warnaco is a New York-based company that designs, markets, and distributes brands including Calvin Klein and Speedo (USA). [Read more…] Copyright © 2012 by Open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Trans Tahoe Relay is one of the most popular open water swims in America. High up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains between the states of California and Nevada, the beautiful Lake Tahoe draws hundreds of six-person teams to its annual 10-mile relay race. While it is not a
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From high on top a neighborning hotel complex, Hong Kong filmmaker Daniel Basson (shown on left) captured 1,000 school children, volunteers, Ocean Recovery Alliance and Spectral Q creating and dismantling a form of Human Aerial Art on the beachfront of Repulse Bay. The artists, teachers and children were all excited to visually communicate in a
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With the English Channel, Catalina Channel, North Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, Molokai Channel and Tsugaru Channel seasons over for 2012, the global Oceans Seven season heads into 2013 and the Cook Strait season soon. Besides Stephen Redmond of Ireland who remains the only person to achieve this elusive goal, there are many who have completed
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English Channel record holder and FINA Grand Prix champion Trent Grimsey of Australia and 2-time Olympic gold medalist Ous Mellouli met twice before in the open water. And Grimsey has won both times at the 2008 and 2009 Tiburon Mile (20:31 vs. 20:52 in 2008, and 22:18 vs. 23:47 in 2009). Their third clash will
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