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The Great Big Monster Sea Swim is an unprecedented swim from Guernsey to South Devon in England. The relay is an 81-mile (130 km) charity event for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Scheduled for August, the 5-man team includes Karl Whittaker, Paul Irwin, Dr. Bruce Hughes, Jon Parker, and John Jameson. “Our goal is a corporate […]
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Accolades are pouring in from around the world for Jim Doty who passed away yesterday in the company of his family near Boston. The marathon swimming icon from New England was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 2002 and served on its Board of Directors for a
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SuperSport of South Africa covered the controversy over the disqualification of one of open water swimming’s greatest ambassadors, Natalie du Toit. SuperSport reported that the 2008 South African team Olympic flag-bearer was disqualified for “unsporting behaviour after she was deemed by referee Peter Pienaar to have blocked the path of fellow competitor Michelle Weber” at
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Come mid-June on the two different sides of Mexico, Paul Lundgren and Penny Palfrey may be swimming into history. Both are scheduled for solo ultra-marathon swims in warm waters: Lundgren is attempting an unprecedented 76-mile (122 km) solo swim across the Sea of Cortez (see map below), starting on the eastern side of Baja California
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Swann Oberson, one of the pre-race favorites for the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim, talks about her strategy at the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games with Swimming World Magazine’s Peter Busch: For a list of the women’s Olympic 10km Marathon Swim pre-race medal contenders, visit here. Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine
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The Saipan Swim Club is hosting the 9th annual Escape from Mañagaha on May 5th. This intimate and challenging swim is a 2.4 km crossing of the shipping channel between Saipan and Mañagaha. Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 15 tropical islands in
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A new television show Open Water Swimmer (Enigma Man) premieres on National Geographic Channel on May 10th in the United States. The one-hour show features Martin Strel (Big River Man) and a group of Chattanooga open water swimmers who showcase the unique and different physiological and psychological traits of swimmers. Borut Strel, Martin’s son and
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Navy Ships and Coast Guard boats, even replica Spanish Galleons, have navigated the Oceanside small craft harbor in California between Los Angeles and San Diego, but on the morning of September 30th, the Oceanside Harbor will be the domain of Tiki swimmers. Designed by triathletes with a flair for the dramatic, the swim is open
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Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Κολύμβησης Ανοιχτής Θαλάσσης 2012 Μην χάσεις την μοναδική ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσεις το Παγκόσμιο Συνέδριο Κολύμβησης Ανοιχτής Θαλάσσης και την βράβευση των κορυφαίων αθλητών από το International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame που θα διεξαχθεί στο Long Beach, California στις 21-23 Σεπτεμβρίου. Πληροφορίες. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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The Swim Miami Presented by Nike is one of the highlights of the open water swimming circuit along the East Coast and Florida. The multi-race event (800m, 1 mile, 5 km and 10 km) draws swimmers from all walks of life, from newcomers to the sport of triathlons and open water swimming to Olympians. Among
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