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Sri Chinmoy will be honored on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The Honour Administrator, whose given name was Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, passed away in 2007 and was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist and athlete. He inspired many in the endurance world and […]
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Whether it is in a gym or hallways of political centers, there has been division between Japan and Korea. Neighbors? Yes. Friends? That is debatable. Last week when South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak visited a volcanic islands in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), political tensions skyrocketed again. Japan recalled its ambassador from Seoul while
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With the excitement of the Olympic marathon swim in the history books, amateurs of all ages, abilities and backgrounds have their own opportunities to participate in marathon swims around the world. There are at least 106 formally organized marathon swims around the world with several dozens more in planning stages. By 2014, there is forecasted
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The 2013 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup will consist of 8 races: 1. January 27th – Santos, Brazil 2. February 2nd – Patagones-Viedma, Argentina 3. March 1st – Eliat, Israel 4. April 13th – Cancun, Mexico 5. July 25th – Lac St-Jean, Canada 6. August 11th – Lac Mégantic, Canada 7. October 6th –
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“Is Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever?“ This question was raised several times by television personalities and newspaper reporters during the 2012 London Olympic Games. And the answer always seemed to be somewhere between, “Well..perhaps but he was a swimmer so he could compete in many different events…” to “…But how can you compare Phelps
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In some ocean races in South Africa, its rules that governed wetsuit usage dictated that wetsuit swimmers receive a 1-minute time penalty for every 1 km swam. Other open water swims where wetsuit swimmers and non-wetsuit swimmers compete in the same division have different time differentials (e.g., 60-90 seconds per 1.6 km swam). But there
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Larry Herlth, known as Lighthouse Larry, is an American artist and open water swimmer from Islamorada, Florida who completed an 8-mile swim from Islamorada around the Alligator Lighthouse and back in 5 hours, 11 minutes. He attempted the swim as a crusade to raise awareness about Alligator Lighthouse and the five other historic but deteriorating
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The major sponsor of British Swimming has been British Gas. British Gas has been very generous to the open water swimming community in particular. From being the title sponsor of the British Gas Great Swims to supporting the national open water swimming team travel budget, the benefits of British Gas support have reached everyone from
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Ned Denison, one of the global leaders in the marathon swimming world, will be deservedly honoured by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame at its annual induction ceremonies on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California on September 22nd. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held together with the
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Ned Denison’s concept of the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims (or Triple Break) has a new member: Nick Adams. Adams completed a series of swims from former isolated prison islands where convicts have given way to open water swimmers. Denison’s list of the swimmers who have currently completed the Triple Crown of Prison Island
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