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Open Water Source provides information in Italian on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. Italian Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include two serious medal contenders who will be fighting for positions on the podium from the start to the finish: 2-time world marathon swimming champion Valerio […]
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From the tropics to the temperate zone, Penny Palfrey continues her path to the unprecedented. Even though Palfrey trains in the warm waters of Queensland and just recently recovered from a 41-hour effort in an attempt from Cuba to Florida, she is preparing for the last stage of the Oceans Seven: the North Channel. Palfrey
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Open Water Source provides information in Japanese on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. Japanese Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include Yasunari Hirai (shown on left) and Yumi Kida with Yuko Matsuzaki as the only Japanese Honour Swimmer currently inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Open Water Source provides information in German on the Olympic marathon swim here and on the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame here. German-speaking Olympic marathon swimmers in 2012 include 2008 Olympic marathon swimming bronze medalist Thomas Lurz, newcomer Andreas Waschburger, and 25km world champion and 4th place finisher at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Angela
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Open Water Source provides a plethora of information in English, Spanish, German, Japanese and French on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held on August 9th (women) and 10th (men). Open Water Source has provided a number of perspectives, predictions and information on the athletes, equipment, course, strategies, officiating and tactics used during the
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The men’s Olympic triathlon today in Hyde Park was a madhouse with some portions of the course crowded with 30-40 people deep. The triathlon had everything pointing to a madhouse: (1) popular British athletes who were serious medal contenders (2) free viewing locations (3) good weather (4) an iconic location Just like gold medalist Alistair
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Children are taught to call 911 in the United States if there is an emergency situation. Children in other countries are taught differently. For open water swimmers and coaches who travel around the world, it is important to know the proper emergency phone numbers in the country where they are swimming and traveling. Some examples
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At the women’s marathon run at the 2012 London Olympics, the differences in the between marathon runners and marathon swimmers was evident in a number of ways. As the marathon runners ran themselves to exhaustion, they crossed the finish line completely spent, occasionally collapsing to the ground. Each one of them was shown clearly and
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In the comfort of homes, in the secrecy of office cubicles, and together with friends in restaurants and public locations, fans are enjoying the spectacle of the 2012 London Olympics. The human drama – of both victory and defeat – never ceases to amaze fans worldwide. We turn on the television, computers or mobile devices,
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The Olympic marathon swimming 10km will come down to a final sprint after 9,900 meters of an increasingly grueling pace.
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