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Race directors Dr. Keith Bell and Sandy Neilson-Bell are all set for the 6th annual American Swimming Association Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championships to be held in Austin, Texas today. Texas A&M is favored to beat defending champion, Trinity University, in the women’s 6th Annual ASA Open Water Swimming National Collegiate Championship. Texas A&M’s […]
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The broadcast of the 2012 RCP Tiburon (‘shark’ in Spanish) Mile and the RCP Tiburon Sprint Classic II will be telecast on Comcast SportsNet which is Bay Area channel 41. The first broadcast is this coming Monday, October 8th at 2:00 pm where 2-time Olympian Melissa Gorman almost upset an international contingent of elite professional
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Phil Ireland is a former baseball player from Plimpton, New York who took a circuitous route to the competitive open water swimming world. Ireland started swimming after an injury stalled his budding professional baseball career as a pitcher. In a freakish accident, Ireland tried to field a bunt as he can running towards the ball
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Running a sub-3:00 marathon is considered pretty good for the average runner. Swimming a sub-3:00 marathon swim is also considered to be pretty good for the average adult swimmer. Achieving both those two marathon goals on land and in the water however is a bit more challenging, especially if accomplished during the same calendar year.
Sub-3 Marathon Club … On Land And In The Water Read More »
In the archives of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, a beautifully illustration of Captain Roger Wheeler by an artist called Fanning was found. The drawing draws attention to Wheeler’s renowned focus on open water swimming safety set in the backdrop of the Boston Light Swim. Wheeler is one of the namesakes on the Irving
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The Deep is a film based on a true story about the sole survivor of a shipwreck in Iceland. The hero of the story swam in frigid waters (under 5 degrees C) for four hours at night. His means of survival makes for a riveting film. Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Gracie Van Der Byl was always fast as an age-group swimmer and collegiate star. But now she is officially fast by all marathon swimming standards. In fact, the fastest. This morning, the San Diego coach set a new Catalina Channel record (from Catalina to the California mainland) in 7 hours 27 minutes. She broke the
Byl And Large, Gracie Is Fast, Really Fast Read More »
The Far East is so far away. But island nations like Japan present a number of wonderfully challenging opportunities for ocean swims from the tropical waters of Okinawa to the challenging waterway of the Tsugaru Channel. For swimmers who wish to visit the Far East and swim across lakes, between channels and around islands in
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…what can kind of hand signal can you give to your open water swimmer to warn them if you are a paddler, kayaker or coach? Hank Wise and Lexie Kelly show you what the coaches at the Open Water Swimming Club do. It’s the seaweed signal. The hand signal for J is commonly used for
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Doug Woodring is preparing for the Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim in Hong Kong for Saturday’s race. 45 boats, 8 paddlers, and 55 teams will take part in what is expected to offer good headwinds and ocean swells on part of the 15km course. For watermen and waterwomen, The Wall presents a great opportunity to
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