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Petar Stoychev was the first person to break 7 hours in the English Channel. Trent Grimsey became the second person to break 7 hours in the 18.2 nautical mile (20.9 statute mile) Channel. But how do these swims among the world’s elite compare to the fastest times of its near-equivalent in the Pacific Ocean, the […]
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Although her Olympic dream was crushed by a excruciatingly close defeat in the hands of South African rival Jessica Roux in an Olympic qualifying race, Natalie du Toit made the best of her summer with a follow-up performance with 3 golds and 1 silver medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. With elite pro
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Lewis Pugh has a new, highly visual website that showcases his swims, why he does them and what initially drew him to the water. His words are eloquent and engaging his actions speak volumes and are educational. He moves around the world and he moves the world with his pioneering swim. The former barrister explains
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The image of Pilar Geijo, the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, is now appearing on Gatorade bottles in Argentina. Coached by her husband, the two-time FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix champion is personable, competitive and a great multi-lingual ambassador for the sport. The passion and talents that she has for
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Trent Grimsey will explain his preparation and his actual record-setting swim across the English Channel at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California. The audience will be able to ask questions of the Australian superstar open water swimmer from Queensland. He gave a preview of his talks in a Q&A with
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Dr. Peter Attia has always been considered one of the best and brightest. After successfully crossing the Catalina Channel in both directions, becoming the first person to complete a double crossing of the Auau Channel (Maui Channel) in Hawaii, swimming the width of Lake Tahoe, and swimming in the first relay crossing from Santa Barbara
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On her second attempt of the Tsugaru Channel, Maine resident and full-time nurse Pat Gallant-Charette successfully crossed in 19 hours 36 minutes under relatively calm conditions according to her blog. She began the swim at 5:11 am on Tappi Misaki, the tip of the western peninsula of Honshu, and finished on Hokkaido 19 hours 36
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In Serbia, there is an old church tradition on January 19th of each year. Vojislav Mijic, the long-time race director of the Sabac Marathon, has organized this event for the past 10 years, together with the support of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch. “I organize this manifestation of Swimming for the Holy Cross of Honor
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Social scientists tell us that only 6% of the population is really doing what they love in their lives. But in meeting with open water swimmers around the world at events, on beaches, along bays, in rivers and escort boats, their joy and exhilaration for life indicate to us that many open water swimmers, coaches
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The multi-talented, multi-faceted Kathleen Wilson from Charleston, South Carolina added another channel to her growing resume. She became the 25th person to swim across the Molokai Channel. The politician/musician/marathon swimmer/race director swam 42 km (26 miles) from Molokai’s Laau Point to Oahu’s Sandy Beach in 20 hours 41 minutes. She left Molokai at 1:00 am
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