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Sri Chinmoy To Be Inducted In The Hall Of Fame

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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Olympic Marathon Swims For Swimmers Of All Abilities

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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What TV Announcers Think Of Michael Phelps’ Success

“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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Wetsuit vs. Non-wetsuit Differentials In Open Water Swims

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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