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University of Florida Gator swimmer Joey Pedraza took a different route from Cuba to Florida than the more celebrated marathon swimmers of the modern era, Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad. Pedraza was recently named to the 2012-2013 USA Open Water National Team – an honor for sure, but an unusual one for a swimmer born […]
Joey Pedraza, Swimming From Cuba To Florida Read More »
David Handley announced the start of the Fiji Swims, “We have a new home on the Fiji mainland at the Westin Denarau Resort & Spa, but the race distance remains 19 km on August 23rd and 2.7 km and 1 km on August 25th on Beachcomber Island. Australian Olympians Shane Gould, Neil Rogers and Malcolm
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Paul Lundgren explains his experiences and perspectives here. He writes, “…four hours passed in what felt like a lifetime. My energy was there, but my spirit was weakening and I was focused on the worst. With large volumes of violent vomit my stomach was empty and it reflected my hopes of completing the swim. I
24 Hours Swimming At Sea – What Does It Feel Like? Read More »
Caution: this film by United Utilities is a hard-hitting depiction of a drowning for educational purposes. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Open Water Is Not A Game By United Utilities Read More »
Thomas Lurz and Swann Oberson won the delayed British Gas Great East Swim that was delayed due to weather and winds. On the surface, Lurz took a weekend off of his intense training. With only 53 days left until the upcoming Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km on August 10th in the Serpentine, a weekend trip to
Thomas Lurz And Swann Oberson Fine Tuning In London Read More »
The men competing in 2.1 km Henley Classic’s elite race will be looking to have their names inscribed on the Inman Cup, and the women on the Ovey Cup. Both of these cups date back to the 19th century proving that open water swimming has a lengthy history. The overall male and female winners of
The Cup Runneth Over In The Henley Classic Read More »
Lake Tanganyika is one of the African Great Lakes and the longest lake in the world. Proflight Zambia, which is Zambia’s only domestic airline, is sponsoring a marathon swimming relay to show its commitment to environmental conservation of Lake Tanganyika. The 5-day 40 km marathon Swim for Nsumbu, organized by Conservation Lake Tanganyika, will begin
Swim For Nsumbu Across The African Great Lakes Read More »
Trent Grimsey broke the 30-year-old record at the 47th edition of the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli yesterday in Italy. Set by legendary Paul Asmuth in 1982 in 6 hours 35 minutes, Grimsey blazed to a 6 hour 29 minute victory in his first marathon swim from Capri to Napoli. Second-place Edoardo Stochino of
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“Even monkeys fall from trees,” so says the old Japanese proverb (猿も木から落ちる). So despite Stephen Redmond‘s many successes in the North Channel, Catalina Channel, Cook Strait, Fastnet Rock, Strait of Gibraltar, Molokai Channel and English Channel, his track record is not perfect. But that is the nature of open water swimming and the inherent risk
Waxing Philosophical About Stephen Redmond In Japan Read More »
Swimming Canada has high hopes for its open water swimmers at the 2012 London Olympics: Richard Weinberger and Zsofia Balazs. Millions of Canadians will be watching these young athletes compete in the heart of London – as will the long list of Canadian heroes and heroines who have written chapters in the annals of marathon
Nager Pour Gagner. Gagner Pour La Vie Read More »