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Expedition swimming is defined by the Open Water Swimming Dictionary as “swimming in natural or man-made bodies of open water including oceans, lakes, rivers, bays and reservoirs, together with teammates or swim buddies, usually as part of a guided tour with or without escorts.” Dave Barra created and is doing such an expedition swim, called […]
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Emily von Jentzen‘s 55-mile Lake Chelan swim, planned for August 31st is a fundraiser to help pay medical expenses for 5-year-old Katelyn Roker of Kalispell, Montana who is battling stage 4 neuroblastoma. Emily has found her niche in the open water swimming world – she does charity swims on behalf of others who are facing
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Prince William of Wales and his new bride Kate Middleton once selected the coastal village near Trearddur Bay, a beautiful sandy bay with blue flag status in Anglesey, North Wales, as the location of their first official function as an engaged couple, when they dedicated a lifeboat. In this same area, the RNLI Sblash Sea
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With Diana Nyad and her key crew members now in Key West, Florida undergoing their final preparations for Diana’s upcoming 103-mile swim between Cuba and Florida, Diana went through her final week of hard training. It was at a level that in mind-boggling for any marathon swimmer, but especially one who is 61 years old
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Blueseventy Helix-clad swimmers took the men’s and women’s elite crowns in the Great London Swim today amid over 5,000 swimmers in the East India Docks of London. Tom Allen and Isabelle Haerle won victories over a stellar field. Isabelle said of her win, “It was always going to be hard to win with Keri-Ann and
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Shannon Development and the University of Limerick Activity Centre announced the new i3 Swim, a two-day open water swimming spectacular on September 17th – 18th at Lough Derg, one of Ireland’s most stunning locations at Lough Derg. The event includes the Snamh Beag 1/2 mile (0.8K), the Shannon mile (1.6K), the 5K The Long Way
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming had the distinct honor to discuss open water swimming with Tim Shriver, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Special Olympics, at the World Summer Games in Athens. On Friday, Tim watched 35 Special Olympics athletes perform like champions in the 1.5K
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“Swimming is what brought my wife Cynthia I together – we met at a masters swim workout. The laps added up but one thing was for sure: workouts were always more fun when Cynthia was there,” explained Mike Lewis about his seriously fast, multi-national champion wife on Speedo’s Unforgettable Swims. “But there’s one swim that
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