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Italy swept the inaugural 10K marathon swim at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) when Rachele Bruni won the women’s event along with male teammate Simone Ruffini. The race was held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th under rave reviews. The first event of the 26th Universiade kicked off the event […]
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Simone Ruffini won the inaugural 10K marathon swim at the 26th Universiade (World University Games) held in Seven Star Bay in Shenzhen, China on August 13th. The first event of the 26th Universiade kicked off the event in grand style under a bright sunny day with the water temperature a bit over 30C. “I’m so
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Herbert Nitsch is a record-breaking deep sea diver, known as the Flying Fish and the Deepest Man on Earth. He is the only free diver to have reached a depth of 700 feet or 214 meters [Read More…]
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Many people know about UFOs, Unidentified Flying Objects. The alien spacecraft or extraterrestrial vehicles supposedly transport Martians and other creatures to the Planet Earth. In the 21st century due to long-range underwater sonars, a new form of UFOs are making known: Unidentified Floating Objects. First confirmed in 2003 with a sonar system that uses audio
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Jamie Patrick is set to swim 111 miles down the Sacramento River beginning this Friday, August 19th in Northern California. Patrick will encounter a water temperature differential of 18°F and a variety of conditions that will challenge him and his crew over the estimated 30-35 hours of non-stop swimming. Copyright © 2011 by World Open
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Howard Keech is one of the world’s premier channel swimmers having completed one of the most difficult swims in the world, the famed North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. After Howard’s English Channel crossing of 12 hours 38 minutes in 2009, he was eligible to take on the tough North Channel [Read More…]
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Julie Galloway set the world record for the Round Jersey record in 9 hours 32 minutes 45 seconds, breaking Nick Adam’s record. “It was an incredible day out. I really, really enjoyed it. If you haven’t done a Round Jersey solo, add it to your list of swims you need to do right now [Read
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This September, Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are captaining a relay team to swim the Irish Sea and raise £1 million for Cancer Research UK. This is an incredibly tough swim and will demand every swimmer and crew member rise to the occasion. [Read More…]
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Colin Hill is the Marathon Swimming Tech Manager at the 2012 London Olympics. He and his staff and colleagues at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games just successfully hosted the London 10km Marathon Swimming Invitational [Read More…]
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Trent Grimsey and Joanie Guillemette-Simard sweep the 1K sprint race on Friday evening and the main 10K race on Saturday at the new FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race – the 5th Traversée Internationale du Lac Mégantic in Lac Mégantic in Québec, Canada 27 athletes (15 men and 12 women from 5 federations) raced
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