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After a decade of trying, Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria won the first event at the European Open Water Swimming Championships. Held in Piombino, Italy, the Bulgarian star won his specialty event, the 25km, and gave a strong hint that this was perhaps his last stand on the podium in a major international competition. “I´m very […]
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You and your friends make a plan to meet on Sunday morning for a swim. Or you have a regularly scheduled noontime workout. Or you have swimming friends coming from out of town who want to join in with your group. You are on time. And they are late. How long do you wait until
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The question – and possibility – was raised that Greek swimmer Jason Zirganos was the first person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming in the 1950s. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer, inducted in 1971, was certainly a prolific and accomplished swimmer in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1949,
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In the July 28th 1938 edition of the Journal in Reno Nevada on the first reported attempt to swim in the Santa Barbara Channel, it was reported that “Paul Chotteau, long distance marathon swimmer, who recently collapsed and had to be taken aboard a patrol boat after swimming nearly 50 miles in record-shattering time. He
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Most open water swimmers are tough. Many are tough and courageous. Some are tough, courageous and fanatical. A special few go way beyond those parameters. These athletes can enter a realm where the physical discomfort is completely ignored and they can literally will their bodies beyond excruciating pain. It is a type of swimming that
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John Caughlin, the California open water swimmer who endured a terrible injury at the Maui Channel Swim where he lost a portion of his right arm and fingers of his left hand (shown below), made a surprised – and greatly appreciated – appearance at the Board Short Mile today. Under gorgeous conditions and 71°F (21°C)
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On September 22nd, 48-year-old Salvatore Cimmino will attempt an unprecedented 25 km swim around Boston Harbor as part of his Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto Nei Mari del Globo to promote disability awareness. Cimmino lost his right leg above the knee at age 15 due to cancer and began swimming later
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Never is a long time. Never ever is highly unlikely. The renowned Petar Stoychev has never won a European champion in the 25km. Over the course of his four-time Olympic career, his 11 world titles on the Grand Prix circuit, his record-setting open water swims around the world including the English Channel, he has never
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Ever since 8-time Olympic swimming coach Mark Schubert had his swim team workout in Lake Mission Viejo, the world’s most famous swimming team has demonstrated its collective prowess in the world of open water swimming. From the era of total world domination when Mission Viejo Nadadores workouts included 7-time world professional marathon swimming champion Paul
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Jaimie Monahan became the 64th person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming when she completed the Catalina Channel in 13 hours 28 minutes from Catalina Island to the California mainland. The active open water swimmer (Swim Around the Rock, SwimArt Bay Bridge to Golden Gate, Alcatraz Swims, most of the NYC Swims,
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