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Incoming Yale University freshman Eva Fabian and former Minnesota Gopher Christine Jennings went 1-2 at the 2011 USA Swimming National 10K Open Water Swimming Championships in the rough water conditions of Fort Lauderdale. Fighting cross-currents, 2-4 foot waves and constant whitecaps the entire distance, Eva and Christine pushed the pace throughout the 10K and will […]
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Harvard University’s Alex Meyer and Michigan’s Sean Ryan went 1-2 in the 2011 USA Swimming National 10K Open Water Swimming Championships in the rough water conditions of Fort Lauderdale. Fighting currents, waves and whitecaps the entire distance, Alex and Sean put on the all-important push at the very end. They will represent the USA at
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The athletes and coaches at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships have prepared for years for today’s 9:30 am New York time start of the all-important 10K race. The men and women have trained relentlessly, sacrificing much for this opportunity. The best of America and Canada will be racing like they never have
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The Waikiki Roughwater Swim has a new offering, especially well-suited to those who are newcomers or who are a little afraid of swimming the entire distance across Waikiki Bay. Kaia Hedlund announced the new fin division will have a traditional onshore start and finish. “Swimmers can use any size fin they wish while all other
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Watch here to see six women fight the cold, wind, waves and rain for 30 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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NYC Swim will host swimmers from around the world for its annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on June 18th. The archives of the NYC Swim are a wonderful resource. From the first female swimmer around the island in 1921, Amelia ‘Millie’ Gade, to the generations who followed, its archives are filled with fascinating facts, times,
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World-class events get a lot of pre-race publicity and build-up. The pre-race activities help boost participation numbers, helps swimmers to feel motivated, and gets the media involved – all very positive long-term goodwill that benefits the race. For the Flowers Sea Swim and the Bridging The Cayman Islands swim, Dara Flowers-Burke and Steven Munatones talk
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Penny Palfrey postponed her Bridging The Cayman Islands 68-mile swim scheduled to start tonight until Saturday due to deteriorating weather conditions. She would have had to fight winds and ocean swells if she started tonight. Governor Duncan Taylor CBE gave his strong support of the attempt, “I am very excited by Penny’s attempt to take
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Joe Locke of the Night Train Swimmers will attempt a 30-mile swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the finishing buoy in Fisherman’s Cover on the Farallon Islands on June 14th. With the English Channel under his belt, Joe is moving on to the challenges in the Pacific Ocean. “I’m very excited to be taking
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Like all the events at the USA Swimming Olympic Trials, this Friday’s USA Swimming National 10K Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida will be a bloodbath. Tears will undoubtedly be shed. Tears of joy and tears of disappointment. The top two finishers in the 10K race will be selected to represent their country
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