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Dave Sherlock is old school. Real old school. As in re-GPS, pre-internet, pre-hybrid…and pre-goggles. “I do not like to wear goggles on my open water swims,” said the Long Beach, California native. “My eyes get a little red in the 5K, but I am trying to develop my aquatic mammalian instincts.” His eyes get a […]
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Liliana Casso (17) and Brendan Casey (15), both of Team Santa Monica, won the 3-mile races at the 43rd annual Seal Beach Rough Water Swim in the hometown of Lynne Cox. The two young teammates experienced wide water temperature differences in the course that was framed by Santa Catalina Island in the background. They will
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In open water swimming, training and preparation always beats talent. Especially in marathon swimming. Always. Putting in the miles, getting acclimated, profoundly understanding the course, building mental strength, and preparing for the unexpected are fundamental, time-consuming, demanding keys to success. Of course, luck is arguably the most important element of all. For the good weather,
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Andrea Woodburn, director of Penny Palfrey‘s onshore logistical crew, reported that Palfrey has swum 80 km (49.7 miles) after 26 hours in the Straits of Florida. Like the ebb and flow of the ocean, the news from her crew was a mixture of good and bad. Her husband and crew member Chris Palfrey commented, “Penny
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As Penny Palfrey enjoys the second day of her 103-mile (166 km) ultra marathon swim from Cuba to Florida, she is being touted by some of her peers in the marathon swimming world as the world’s greatest marathon swimmer. Her track record as a solo swimmer is one of the greatest in history and there
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While ultra marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey is coming up on her halfway point of her 166 km solo swim from Cuba to Florida, another group of ultra marathon swimmers have reached their halfway point on their 193 km (120-mile) stage swim down the Hudson River in New York. Like Palfrey, the swimmers in New York
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey dove off the shores of Havana, Cuba like her 103-mile (166 km) swim was a 400m freestyle. And her pace is nearly as fast as she entered the first night of her adventure across the Florida Strait. Under optimal conditions, Palfrey maintained a 2 mph pace reaching
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The Government of Canada continues to step up in the world of open water swimming. Their investment is big-time and is generating big-time results. The support helps Canada host major international events on the global open water swimming calendar as well as help produce two Olympic 10km Marathon Swim finalists at the 2012 London Olympic
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Deborah J. McDonald, Director and Producer of the feature documentary, 50 year old FRESHMAN: Suzanne Heim-Bowen, is two-for-two. The film about Heim-Bowen‘s obstacles and victories as a 50-year-old college swimming freshman has screened at two film festivals – and received awards at each. At the 2012 Indie Spirit Film Festival, McDonald won the Best Sports/Outdoor
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The stories of rivalries in the realm of sports are too numerous to recall. In the oceans, there are storied rivalries like Des Renford vs. Kevin Murphy as well as contemporary rivalries like Yuri Kudinov vs. Petar Stoychev in the English Channel, and Thomas Lurz vs. Spyridon Gianniotis at the world championships, as well as
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