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Start List for the World Championship Men’s 5K Swim

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Gabriel Villagoiz (ARG)Codie Grimsey (AUS)Trent Grimsey (AUS)Sergiy Fesenko (AZE)Victor Colonese (BRA)Samuel Don Bona (BRA)Aimeson King (CAN)Richard Weinberger (CAN)Wenchao Xu (CHN)Han Yao (CHN)Hayden Vickers (COK)Rodolfo Sanchez (CRC)Jeffry Villalobos (CRC)Jan Posmourny (CZE)Rostislav Vitek (CZE)Ivan Enderica (ECU)Santiago Enderica (ECU)Mazen Aziz (EGY)Islam Mohsen (EGY)Thomas Lurz (GER)Jan Wofgarten (GER)Antonis Fokaidis (GRE)Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)Kevin Vasquez (GRE)Tin Yu Ling (HKG)Marcus Yat Ho […]

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Start List for the World Championship Women’s 5K Swim

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Bonnie MacDonald (AUS)Ana Marcelua Cunha (BRA)Poliana Okimoto (BRA)Zsofi Balazs (CAN)Nadine Williams (CAN)Yu Shi (CHN)Hefei Wang (CHN)Jana Pechanova (CZE)Silvie Rybarova (CZE)Katia Barros (ECU)Nataly Caldas (ECU)Laila El Basiouny (EGY)Merna Mohamed (EGY)Marta Recio Paneque (ESP)Cassandra Patten (GBR)Isabell Donath (GER)Isabelle Haerle (GER)Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE)Marianna Lymperta (GRE)Cindy Toscano (GUA)Fiona On Yi Chan (HKG)Wing Yung Natasha Tang (HKG)Annisa Fabiola (INA)Yessy Venisia

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Americans And Aussies Lead Team Pursuit At World Championships

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew Gemmell pulled the train in about as straight an arrow as one could do in the team pursuit (team time trial) event at the 2011 World Championships. Andrew lead his Team USA teammates, Sean Ryan and Ashley Twichell, in an unwavering streamlined formation throughout the 2-loop 5 km

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Official OMEGA Timing Results for Today’s 5K Team Pursuit

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The 2011 FINA World Championship team pursuit (or team time trial) results are as follows: Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Official Results: Gold: USA (Andrew Gemmell, Sean Ryan, Ashley Twichell) – 57:00.6 Silver:Australia (Melissa Gorman, Ky Hurst, Rhys Mainstone) – 57:01.8 Bronze: Germany (Jan Wolfgarten, Thomas Lurz, Isabelle Haerle) – 57:44.2 4. Italy –

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Open Water Team Pursuit Rules

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The Open water pursuit or team pursuit are races generally between 2 – 5 km that can beloop, out-and-back or point-to-point courses open to swimmers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. In the team pursuit (or team time trial), athletes swim closely together with teammates whose number varies race to race. In the European Open

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Superman Ram Meets X-Men Stan Lee

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Ram Barkai will appear as a superhuman in a globally syndicated documentary TV series by the legendary creator of the X-men, Stan Lee. Lee’s TV show, Stan Lee’s Superhumans, seeks out individuals with extraordinary physical or mental abilities and identified Ram Barkai as a focus of an upcoming episode. Barkai is the CEO of financial

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Marcel Wouda Pulls World Champion From World Championships

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European Open Water Swimming posted the following information on its website: Swimmer Linsy Heister won’t defend her world title in Shanghai on the 25 km open water. Coach Marcel Wouda pulled the 23-year-old from Eindhoven Thursday back. According to the coach, it is medically irresponsible to swim the longest distance at a water temperature of

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In Pursuit Of Excellence In The Open Water

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While the team pursuit concept is popular in other sports, indoor cycling and short-track speed skating), it will debut at the FINA World Championships today at Jinshan City Beach in Shanghai. At FINA, the event is called the 5K Team Event or the 5K Team Time Trial. In the race, there are three athletes per

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Ten Top Impressions At The World Championships

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After Day One and Day Two at the 2011 FINA World Championships… The Daily News of Open Water Swimming had time to reflect on the outcome of the races… Here are 10 impressions that come immediately to mind: The top Greek athletes are clearly ready to win some Olympic

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Pick the Winners Team Pursuit – Get a FINIS Swim Sense Monitor

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With two days of exciting competition behind us at the 2011 FINA Open Water Swimming Championships, it’s on to the 5K team pursuit event today. This is an exciting event that features 3 swimmers (two from one gender and one from the other – e.g., 2 men, 1 woman, or 2 women and 1 man)

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Start List for the World Championship Men’s 5K Swim

Start List for the World Championship Women’s 5K Swim

Americans And Aussies Lead Team Pursuit At World Championships

Official OMEGA Timing Results for Today’s 5K Team Pursuit

Open Water Team Pursuit Rules

Superman Ram Meets X-Men Stan Lee

Marcel Wouda Pulls World Champion From World Championships

In Pursuit Of Excellence In The Open Water

Ten Top Impressions At The World Championships

Pick the Winners Team Pursuit – Get a FINIS Swim Sense Monitor