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“I feel very passionately about many of the same things Fran did – obviously [safety], promoting the sport, inspiring younger kids. That gives a whole other level of meaning and purpose to my career,” explained Alex Meyer to ESPN’s Bonnie Ford. NBC Sports Network will broadcast Sports Illustrated tonight at 9 pm New York time, […]
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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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The English Channel swimming community was delighted to hear of Nick Adams‘s eighth successful crossing of the Channel today. As the president of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation, he is well aware of the history and challenge of swimming across the English Channel. The wildly popular and passionate channel swimmer and administrator is still
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If an athlete had time and resources to do an open water swim in all 50 states of the USA, this state-by-state list would be one possible bucket list of swims. This list is only a tiny sliver of the over 1,000 open water swims across America. It is simply one point of discovery –
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Officiating the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km is one of the most difficult jobs in the world of sports. This article is part of a lengthy series on officiating in the open water swimming world. Stay tuned for more in the build-up to the Olympics. The degree of difficulty for open water swimming officials is related
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Erika Villaécija García of Spain, a dark horse in the Olympic marathon swimming 10km is poised, primed and prepared to enjoy the races of her life in the 800m pool and 10km open water swims in London. She is as positive as they come. The 27-year-old Olympian from Barcelona told Efe, “I’m calm. Athens were
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Extreme swimmer and filmmaker Jack Bright is ready to greet his fellow teammates on a relay swim across the Bering Strait. Bright will soon be joined by Jackie Cobell (UK), Matias Ola (Argentina), Ram Barkai (South Africa), Paolo Chiarino (Italy), Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Toomas Haagi (Estonia), and Alexandr Brylin, Elena Guseva and many other strong
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Immediately sunrise on July 7th, 9 swimmers and 7 kayakers departed from PauPau Beach on the northern end of the Saipan Lagoon for Managaha Island 7 km away. Paddler and navigator Ann Jordan led organizer from Saipan Swim Club Jeff El-Hajj and Ed Ewing for their inaugural two-hour swim to Managaha. Following behind Saipan’s two
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