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Italian amputee Salvatore Cimmino is forging forward with his Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto nei Mari del Globo, an international series of swim by to promote disability awareness. Salvatore became the first amputee to swim across the Cook Strait. He crossed the choppy 26K channel between the North Island (Makara coast) […]
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Back in 1984 and 1989, Penny Dean and John York, along with a number of other long-time marathon swimming enthusiasts under the auspices of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, organized a Cross Catalina Channel race together with USA Swimming. The August 20th 1984 event, called the USA Long Distance International Championships, was the first race
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44-year-old Christie Leet from Whitsunday, Australia leads a busy life as the Principal at PRDnationwide Whitsunday with 4 children and triathlons, marathon runs and 4 Magnetic Island to Townsville (Australia) Swims under his belt. He has also done a Rottnest Channel Swim duo and a 15 km solo from Whitehaven to Hamilton Island. And his
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The triathlon community has developed a number of interesting rituals, unique traditions and festive fun. Before the annual Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, there are a variety of events, get-togethers and expos. One of the offshoots – the Underpants Run – are enjoyed by some and criticized by others. But at the end of
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From the perspective of the open water swimming world, a look at triathlons gives strong visual hints that its organizers have obviously know their sport inside and out. Their experience, knowledge and passion enables the event organizers to market the sport extremely effectively to their audience, athletes and consumers. There are lessons to be learned.
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With an All-Star cast escorted by pilot John Korioth, SwimStrong lived up to its name near Austin, Texas earlier today at the 8th Annual Lake Travis Relay. The SwimStrong relay team consisting of 7-time Tour de France winner and former swimmer Lance Armstrong, former University of Texas swimmers Rip Esselstyn, Travis Robertson, and All-Americans, Sean
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Youth is most often celebrated in the media and in contemporary society. The advantage usually goes to the younger athlete. And mostly everyone wants to look younger. But the world of triathlons and open water swimming seem to be taking a slightly different approach. As the population ages in many countries and endurance sports like
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Marathon swimmer Joe Scheper of Hawaii appeared on the television program, the World’s Deadliest Swarms, where he explained and reenacted an attack by box jellyfish off the shores of Lanai in Hawaii. As explained by Dr. Gail Grabowsky, an avid open water swimmer and marine biologist, “The scary thing is that [the box jellyfish] is
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Joe Locke voluntarily and wisely pulled out after meeting Mother Nature last night. With ice on the docks and snow lining the banks of Lake Tahoe, Joe may have bitten off a bit more than was physically possible when he set off on his double-crossing attempt. Paul Lundgren summarized after Joe stopped three miles from
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Sometimes a song gets stuck in your head and you can’t get it out no matter what in the open water. Other times, a great song just pops in your head, its melody or lyrics are just right, and the pulsating music in your head enhances your open water experience. Race Director Doug Woodring of
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