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Yasunari Hirai and Yumi Kida, Japan’s two representatives at the Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim at the London Games, will receive a nice send-off at this weekend’s Japan Open in Tateyama. The 4 km relay and 10 km solo swim is the most competitive open water swim among the hundreds of events in Japan. One […]
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Famed Utah marathon swimmer James Jonsson will attempt a two-way 38-mile (61 km) lengthwise crossing of the Bear Lake on the Utah and Idaho border in July at an elevation of 5,920 feet (1,804m). The thin air will accentuate the cool water and air temperatures and will most definitely aerobically stress Jonsson’s body in ways
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“I couldn’t believe the swimmers just grabbed their gel packs and then left them in the water,” recalled more than a few observers of marathon swims. “I would have thought there is a rule against leaving gel packs and cups in the water.” While most of the gel packs and plastic cups are picked up
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The 65th annual Hatsujima Atami Relays (第６５回初島・熱海間団体競泳大会） is a long-running 3-person 12 km open water swimming relay held south of Tokyo from the island of Hatsujima to Atami Sun Beach in Shizuoka Prefecture on the mainland of Honshu, the main island of Japan. The event is supported by the Ministry of Education and is always held
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The race to become the first to achieve the Oceans Seven is heating up…from different perspectives: Man vs. Woman. A former world-class swimmer vs. a former rugby player. Speed vs. Acclimatization. Ireland vs. Australia vs. USA. While Ireland’s Stephen Redmond remains in the driver’s seat in the Oceans Seven, Australia’s Penny Palfrey and Americans Michelle
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The first Austria Open Water Cup is underway with the 5 swims around the country. Hungarian marathon swimmer Attila Manyoki reported, “300 swimmers enjoyed the first event in Stubenberg. The second event was in Tirol at the Hechtsee, a fantastic lake in a fantastic area. It was perfect for an open water swim. The next
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Stephen Redmond sits on the shore of Tsugaru Channel, dreaming and envisioning constantly of completing the final hurdle of the Oceans Seven. “I have to get this done. Too many people have supported me on this,” he said as his eyes gaze off across the Tsugaru Channel in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. “What can I do?
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Stephen Redmond’s team gathered early — just after midnight — at the port nearest Tappi Misaki for his third attempt at the Tsugaru Channel. A few clouds acted as thin blankets over the calm seas. But little did Redmond and his team know that this tranquil setting was about to change. For the first 2
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Edmond Irwin is the first swimmer from Ireland to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming by completing a solo crossing of the English Channel, Catalina Channel and Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. Information provided by Ned Denison. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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