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Not only will there be great conversations, educational seminars and inspirational presentations at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California on September 21-23, but there will also be artwork celebrating the open water swimming world enhancing the conference rooms aboard the Queen Mary. In addition to Dr. Lisa Stansbie from England, […]
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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
On The Bright Side: Extreme Training in a 12-meter Pool Read More »
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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While the eyes of the world will be on the Olympic marathon swimming 10km in the Serpentine on August 9th (women) and 10th (men), the explosively growing open water swimming world forges on uninterrupted. On August 11th, 42 swimmers (18 women and 24 men) from 13 countries will take part in the 6th annual Traversée
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Retired teacher and coach Ralph Mohr is a pool and open water swimmer from Oregon who won his age group division in the 10 km U.S. Masters Swimming national open water swimming championships. The 71-year-old dynamo swam a swift 3 hours 10 minutes race. “I was fine for the first three loops. The last lap
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Tori Gorman is an Australian marathon swimmer from Sydney who successfully crossed the English Channel this week in 14 hours 12 minutes. Since her touching ground on Cap Gris Nez under the guidance of Michael Oram, her smiles, her enthusiasm and her heartfelt expressions of gratitude have continued non-stop. Her love of the ocean and
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The 31st annual Peaks to Portland Swim was held today in Portland, Maine). The 2.4-mile ocean swim was tidal assisted from Peaks Island to East End Beach, Portland. Under great summer conditions, 316 swimmers started with the incoming tide, most of whom (94%) were wrapped up in neoprene. A much smaller minority (19) of hardened
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American Dave Barra completed one of the most famous professional marathon swims in the world – the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean yesterday in 12 hours 50 minutes. The prolific amateur from New York found out what many professional marathon swimmers have long known, “It was easily the toughest sweet water swim I’ve ever done,
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