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Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli threw down the gauntlet during the 1500m freestyle final at the Olympic marathon swimming 10km with a bronze-medal effort. While Thomas Lurz, Spyros Gianniotis and 22 other marathon swimmers are entering in their final taper period, Mellouli will be trying to recover from his 14:40 swim, a bit off his gold medal […]
Ous Mellouli Is A Game Changer In The 10K After The 1.5K Read More »
Héctor Ramírez Ballesteros, also known as HHector, collaborated with Jose Diaz to create Hip-Hopen Water. But he also is known in the Spanish open water swimming world for doing the estilo mariposa – or butterfly in the open water. HHector will attempt the Descenso a Nado de la Ria de Navia today in Asturias, Spain.
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Germany’s Christian Reichert told control of the 5km XIV Copa Asturias (XIV Asturias Cup) in the Navia River in northern Spain just short of the halfway point and powered his way to a 2-minute victory over Portugal’s Hugo Alberto Ribeiro and Spain’s Adrian Conzalez Dianez. With a cool drizzle pouring down on the 3-loop course,
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For 55 years, the annual Descenso a Nado Ría de Navia has continued in the small town of Navia in Asturias, Spain. The event is an ingrained tradition on the social and athletic calendar in the area, drawing everyone from world champions and Olympians to swimmers from Europe and America of all ages. But such
Moreno, The Heart And Soul Of The Ría De Navia Read More »
Race directors are the heart and soul of the open water swimming world. They are the tireless engines that drive the sport. They are dedicated men and women of deep-seated passion; there are individuals with a DNA deeply rooted in the open water; they are selfless ambassadors of the sport who envision, organize and execute
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Ralph Goto, the Ocean Safety Administrator of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division of the City & County of Honolulu in Hawaii, talks about emergency situations in the 2003 Waikiki Roughwater Swim where over 300 swimmers were pulled from the rough water off Waikiki Beach – and the reasons why the situation arose and
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At the United Nations at the 2011 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in New York City, Vice Chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Jorge Delgado was awarded with a Certificate of Merit. In his acceptance speech, Delgado explains the introduction of the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2008
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Expect The Unexpected. The mantra of open water swimming could also have been the theme of the Aquatic Centre at the 2012 London Olympics pool events. From the men’s 50m freestyle and 200m backstroke to the women’s 100m breaststroke and 800m freestyle, the Unexpected was not anticipated by the pool swimming insiders or the world’s
Can Katie Ledecky Happen In The Olympic Marathon Swim? Read More »
The Olympic marathon swimmers have spent years waking up early, going to the pool to swim lap after lap, and training up to 6 hours a day. The sacrifices are clearly evident. But there are men and women who have spent years and decades also waking up early, going to the pool and sacrificing much
Coaches Of The Olympic Marathon Swimming Women Read More »
The Olympic marathon swimmers have spent years waking up early, going to the pool to swim lap after lap, and training up to 6 hours a day. The sacrifice is clearly evident. But there are also men and women who have spent years and, in many cases, decades waking up early, going to the pool
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