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The Czech Open Water Swimming Cup 2012 will consists of 25 swimming marathons. 21 races will be held in open water venues around the Czech Republic; three competitions will be indoor long-distance swimming competitions (5000 meters) and one event is a 24-hour swim. The key races include the Czech Championships held on April 15th, a […]
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The Diamond Lake Open Water Challenge is a multi-event open water swim in Cassopolis, Michigan every June. A great early-season event in the Midwest calendar, within the hotbed of triathlete in the state of 10,000 lakes, it has been drawing raves from triathletes and swimmers alike. The Diamond Lake Open Water Challenge, hosted by Precision
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Tri-Valley Masters will host its annual 2-day Open Water Festival at Lake Del Valle in northern California on June 9th and 10th. They will stage a 5K and 10K race on Saturday and a 3/4 mile and 2.5K race on Sunday. Race Director Bill McCracken explains, “The Del Valle Open Water Festival specifically hosts the
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John Daprato is writing an autobiography about his comeback swim and a year of his life preparing for the Boston Light Swim. “It could be compared to a book about mountain climbing with the added element of an older prize-fighter trying to make a comeback, with the Boston Light being my high mountain with time
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LATVIA. Jack Bright will be at the Latvia next week to participate in the 2012 World Winter Swimming Championships. He will also be recruiting swimmers capable of taking part in the Bering Strait relay, formally known as the 86K First Intercontinental Swimming Relay From Eurasia To America Across The Bering Strait. With upwards to 68
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AUSTRALIA. During the 2007 North Bondi Classic race, FINIS’ Luane Rowe recalls, “Only 15 of us finished due to [blooms of] blue bottles that were blown onto the race course.” ,br/>The video shows how the Bondi lifeguards not only rescued the swimmers, but also treated the painful stings. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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IRELAND. Eilís Burns is a highly sought after open water swimming coach in Sandycove, Ireland. She is an Irish Masters Swim record holder, the coach of Cork Masters, winner of the seven Hogs 5k open water events in 2010, but her largest contribution is delivered as a marathon swim coach. “Eilís has been one of
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A Daily News of Open Water Swimming reader was jogging in Florida when she witnessed a murder of a 53-year-old woman jogger several meters in front of her. The horrific story did not end with the senseless tragedy of a beloved mother and wife being killed by a drunk driver. “The poor woman was with
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TAMPA BAY. The efforts of Rory O’Connor, the race director of the 5K Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, has paid off handsomely and for a grand cause. In 2011, the amount raised was US$53,000, but over US$120,000 has already been donated after Saturday’s swim. “The Frogman Swim started as an event and fundraiser for an injured
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MOUNTAINS. In a fascinating exchange between two heavyweights in the sport, Lewis Pugh and Simon Griffiths present two perspectives on the article, Seven Summits vs. Oceans Seven – Which Is Harder? Lewis, who uniquely combined both mountaineering with open water swimming when he swam 1K in a glacial lake in the shadows of Mount Everest
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