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An experienced team with thousands of solo swimming miles under their caps set a new record today in the Pacific Ocean. The six-member team of Tina Neill (captain), Forrest Nelson, Emily Evans, Steve Lowe, Kent Nicholas, and Mike Mitchell set a new course record of 25 hours 48 minutes today off the coast of Southern […]
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Ray Meltvedt has started a tradition in Somalia at the first International Mogadishu Open Water Swimming Competition. The Half Century Club member for his Catalina Channel swim at the age of 50, Meltvedt swims regularly wherever he is. “I am surrounded by local fishermen and the complete stock of the local tourism shop for sale
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Since Keri-Anne Payne began her dominance in this quadrennial over the elite marathon women, only one woman has broken her streak of victories: Martina Grimaldi of Italy in 2010. Grimaldi has the tools – both mental and physical – to win the gold in the Olympic marathon swim. For her to win, everything must fall
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For many good reasons, Keri-Anne Payne is the odds-on favorite for the Olympic marathon swimming 10km: Besides a lengthy career where she has experienced all kinds of conditions from Great Britain to Israel to South Africa, her body streamlined body position and high navigational IQ are among the physical talents that enable her to be
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Michael Read, President of the Channel Swimming Association, recalls the life and commitment of Peter Frayne, “We were deeply saddened to learn of Peter’s death. He played such an important role within our organisation, especially during the formative years after the second World War. He was a great supporter of the Channel Swimming Association. The
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Like many successful Australian female marathon swimmers, Linda McGill MBE faced a variety of obstacles throughout her life before triumphs came in bunches. Her autobiography, Surviving the Sea of Life: The Triumphs and Tragedies of an Australian Olympian, tells of her repeated victories against fate and roadblocks. She describes how she survived her mother’s tragic
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This video summary of the men’s Olympic marathon swimming 10km race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics hints at five things: 1. Spyridon Gianniotis is faster in 2012 than in 2008. 2. Thomas Lurz has a killer feeding technique. 3. Expect the unexpected. 4. The Olympic marathon 10km race will
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Are Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte swimming across the Thames? Are they adding open water to their Olympic schedule? Doing a special match race in a cross-river swim? No, it is just an outstanding illustration by Sam Manchester for the New York Times. But they will be churning up the pool water with a wake
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A six-person relay team of Japanese masters swimmers from Tokyo’s Ocean Navi completed their first crossing of the Tsugaru Channel yesterday. Under the helm of Captain Mizushima with the support of coordinator Masayuki Moriya and observer Motoko Honma, Kouji Kobayashi (小林功司 age 44), Etsuko Shima (島悦子 age 51), Yoshitaka Saito (斎藤好豪 age 43), Naoko Saito
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Peter Frayne (shown on left), a retired police officer whose beat was along the Dover waterfront who served as the Honorable Assistant Secretary of the Channel Swimming Association, passed away earlier this year at the age of 92. Marathon swimmer Dr. Harry Huffaker (shown on right with Frayne) remembers his good friend who also served
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