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A great day of open water swimming took place at the 81st annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim – billed as a summertime tradition since 1916. The conditions were very good – clear skies, 65°F water, 70+°F on shore. The festive atmosphere included several swims for age groupers, a 1-mile for masters men, women and […]
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Scott Zornig, president of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, was overwhelmed with positive responses around the world regarding his opinions expressed in What’s wrong with Marathon Swimming I? This is his follow-up: This past week, I released a newsletter titled “What’s wrong with Marathon Swimming I.” I am pleased to report that I have
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Chip Carrigan provided reason for keeping the Buddy System in the open water and avoid solo, unescorted open water swims: “In scuba diving (PADI & SSI), solo diving is highly discouraged. Since 1989, there were at least 538 fatalities where it was clear divers were either intentionally diving solo, or became separated from a buddy
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Open water swimming is a global phenomena with sanctioned races in at least 93 countries and thousands of venues around the world, but Europe remains at its heart. Innovations come from European athletes and coaches. Creative solutions are planned and prepared by European race directors. Governing body support is strongest among the European nations. Most
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Alice Franco earned the last race at the European Open Water Swimming Championships in Eilat, Israel on Sunday. Alice finished in 5:26:23.6 over Spain’s Margarita Dominguez of Spain (silver in 5:26:42.7) and Czech Jana Pechanova (bronze in 5:26.44.2). But it was Alice’s Italian teammate Martina Grimaldi who lead the pack during the first seven laps.
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Brian Ryckeman won his country’s first ever gold medal at the European Open Water Swimming Championships by winning the 25K race in Eilat, Israel. Fighting strong winds, Brian held strong and won in 5:05:02 just outsprinting world champion Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria (5:05:06.6) and Joanes Hedel of France (5:05:18.3). As is typical, a huge pack
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When a sport grows, new terms and phrases are born. Some catch on and others flame out. Open water swimming is seeing this phenomena. From new words in the late 20th century such as GPS and gel packs to feeding sticks and transponders, the plethora of new words is a natural development of the sport.
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Today is the 81st annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim just north of San Diego, California is “a summertime tradition since 1916”. The event draws competitors from throughout the US and world. It features five different races for age-group swimmers, amateur heats, masters swimmers and the highlight of the event, the Gatorman 3-mile race. Open
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This is what some of the swimmers had to say last week prior to the 42nd annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim: Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Today’s Big Shoulders 5K saw 36-year-old Adam Dawkins dominate the field by over 2 minutes as he clocked a 59:08 for his victory. He was followed by Justin Chiles and Jeffrey Halbert who were 2nd and 3rd. Former USA Swimming national team member Megan Ryther topped the women’s field with a very impressive 4th place
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