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Night Train Swimmers‘s Vito Bialla explains how 2 has impacted his open water swimming. In August, 22 Navy Seals died in Afghanistan. They left behind widows and children who don’t have a daddy anymore. I made a reservation to swim across the Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the mainland, which happens to be 20.2 […]
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Marie Levine of the Shark Research Institute talks about the proposed law in the state of California: California AB 376 is important because California is the accumulation point for shark fins from Central and South America that are shipped to the Pacific Rim. Hawaii has already closed its ports to the shark fin, and passage
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While most of the world deals with kilometers, there are still a few places where miles are used. Sometimes, it can get confusing if a swimmer is referring to statute miles or nautical miles. A convenient conversion tool between statute miles and nautical miles is here. But without a doubt and without going into detail,
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Joe Oakes reporting from high up in Squaw Valley, California: Every year I celebrate my birthday by swimming in the Roy Webster Labor Day swim across the Columbia River from the Washington side to Hood River, Oregon. This birthday, will be my 77th, but I am still and will always be a few months behind
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Michael Renford will soon set off on his final leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. His Catalina Channel crossing will be done in tribute to his father’s legacy on Australia’s Father’s Day. Michael, son of Des who was one of the most popular, renowned and personable marathon swimmers of all time, celebrates
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At the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, there are four different levels of recognition: (1) honorees (or inductees) (2) recipients of the Certification of Merit (3) recipients of the Davids-Wheeler Award (4) individuals who receive a certification of recognition for a swim they complete and submit an application The 218 International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Diana Nyad‘s Xtreme Dream started at 7:45 pm on a Sunday night and finished at 12:28 am on a Tuesday morning for a total of 28 hours 42 minutes 50 seconds in the water. She started in Cuba and exited at a point (N 23º 43.975’ W 81º 58.143’) 56.16 statute miles (or 48.8 nautical
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Richard Haan of the Czech Republic is on the Half Century Club list for the English Channel. After three unsuccessful attempts between 1999 and 2002, he completed his Channel swim in July 2005 in 14 hours 7 minutes as a 57-year-old. He is also a member of the Half Century Club for the Strait of
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The Engines Behind The Irish Sea Swim Courtesy of Martin Cullen, Irish Sea. While the celebrities grabbed the headlines and generated a lot of media interest in the 56-mile relay crossing of the Irish Sea, it was the little-known swimmers in The Swim who provided the engine to successfully make the crossing. Liane Llewellyn, Olly
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The Czech National Open Water Swimming Championships was especially exciting this year with the participation of all of the country’s top swimmers. The national titles were gained by Olympians Jana Pechanová, Rostislav Vitek as well as Silvie Rybarova and Jan Posmourny. But the Championships were held under changing conditions: it was hot (35°C) on Friday,
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