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Melissa Gorman once again proved her world-class status over the 10K distance with a scintillating performance at the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Perth. One of the leading contenders for a podium finish in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km at the 2012 London Olympics, Melissa was pushed by Japan’s Yumi Kida who, in […]
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At the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Perth this past Saturday, emerging Canadian star Richard Weinberger flew in for some good, stiff competition. 5K into the race, the young man with his eye on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim steadily pulled away from a global field to
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The 18º Maratón acuática Hernandarias-Paraná, a FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event won by Trent Grimsey and Pilar Geijo, was shortened this year from 88K to 5K due to weather conditions, but you can see how the athletes swam with and against the current in the Paraná River. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water
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Chasing the elusive goal of the Oceans Seven around the world from Scotland, Ireland (North Channel), Spain, Morocco (Strait of Gibraltar), England, France (English Channel), Hawaii (Molokai Channel), New Zealand (Cook Strait), USA (Catalina Channel) to Japan (Tsugaru Channel) is not easy or inexpensive. It requires talents that range from the athletic to the operational.
Nothing Great Is Easy Or Inexpensive In The Oceans Seven Read More »
The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (CCSF) updated its archives after a rigorous review of evidence that proved channel crossings over 50 years ago. In its February 2012 newsletter, Forrest Nelson and his colleagues on the CCSF board of directors announced their recent research met the exacting criteria of Catalina Channel crossings that the CCSF requires
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If open water swimmers lived life as fish, it is our assumption they would want to reside in a fish tank like this. Inquisitively curious open water swimmers nearly always like to explore new places, enjoying and challenging themselves to different environments, different venues and different conditions. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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For your next holiday or birthday, these would be some artistically creative cupcakes to talk about, appreciate…and consume. If you want to gain weight for your next channel swim, these might be the way to go. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Open Water Swimming … How Sweet! Read More »
Balaton Átúszás is one of the largest open water swimming competitions in the world and one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims. The 30th annual event in Lake Balaton, called the “Hungarian Sea“, is held on July 7th. With over 7,000 participants in the race, there are continuous starts from 8 am –
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The Outrider, captained by John Pittman, is now taking reservations for solo and relay crossings of the 20.2-mile Catalina Channel. “Every year the requests, attempts and completions grow and grow. We anticipate this next year to escort between 30-40 swimmers and are looking forward to each and every swim being a successful one,” predicts Captain
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The Bray Lake Open Water Swimming Centre is located on Bray Lake where triathletes and open water swimmers of all abilities, from novice triathletes to aspiring English Channel swimmers, trains a couple of minutes from the M4, very easily accessible from Windsor, Maidenhead and the surrounding areas in south England. It is a relatively short
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