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Emerging from Miromar Lakes after a tough 10 km national championship on Friday, Dan O’Connor and Ashley Twichell recovered just enough to win the Crippen Sunset Mile on Saturday night. The tribute to fallen superstar Fran Crippen, the Crippen Sunset Mile providing a cash prize, but was open to everyone who wanted to participate in […]
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The Daily Mail reported that Olympic 10km Marathon Swim gold medal favorite Keri-Anne Payne has generated income of £500,000 from her sponsors, Links of London, British Gas, Speedo, Max Factor and Oral-B. With her bright smile, it is no wonder Oral-B is one of her sponsors. With British Gas’ support of British Swimming, it makes
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Ray Tsuchiyama wrote the history of swimming the channels in Hawaii with some interesting back stories about the Maui Channel, for the Maui News. He describes the first crossing by Jim Caldwell whose swim in 1970 set the stage for over other swimmers who have since crossed the 8.8-mile Maui Channel between the islands of
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Vicki Keith of Canada felt it in lakes and the channels. So did Gail Rice of Florida around Key West. Julie Bradshaw of Great Britain also feels it on her marathon swims throughout the British Isles. As do Paolo Cerizzi of Italy, Dan Projansky of Chicago, Héctor Ramírez Ballesteros of Spain, and Brenton Williams of
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Mark Bayliss enthralled the audience at the H2Open Day in England by explaining how he balances the needs of his different athletic disciplines. He discussed how he keeps his weight on and how he keeps it off for his upcoming Enduroman Arch to Arc, a unique triathlon from London to Paris where he will attempt
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Whether you are in Mexico or interested in a major international competition, Christian Palma is a photographer whose work you probably have already seen. He took a number of outstanding photos at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event in Cancún, Mexico including this one of Andreas Waschburger taking some hydration during the 15
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Emerging from Duke University in her own quiet way, the statuesque Ashley Twichell has been impressing her coach at the Mission Viejo Nadadores on a daily basis for months now. “She doesn’t break down, no matter what kind of workouts we throw at her,” said Coach Bill Rose. “She just keeps it up and is
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Another race in the Miromar Lakes proved another demonstration of the strength, high navigational IQ and the increasing confidence of Ashley Twichell. The recent Duke University graduate who moved to the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Southern California specifically to train for the Olympics won another USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Championship today in the 5
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David Heron, a high school junior from Mission Viejo (shown in the middle of his teammates including Janardan Burns on right), pulled off a dramatic victory in the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championship 5 km race. Heron played his cards right as he stuck in the lead pack throughout the race until he
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The 4 km BloodScan Jeffreys Bay Swim Challenge was got to a cold start in its inaugural run as part of the BloodScan Surf Challenge. Jeffreys Bay, home of Supertubes, one of the best surf breaks in the world, is the venue for 20 swimmers who will attempt a 4 km swim from Kitchen Windows,
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