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Brains, brawn and beauty. Keri-Anne Payne is going to utilize all three between now and the 2012 London Olympics. Brains: She trains and competes in such a focused and strategic manner that it is no wonder she is considered one of the gold medal favorites for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. Brawn: She can certainly […]
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Thomas Noblett confirmed the distance to be attempted by his 12-way Lake Windermere [England] relay team: 201.6K. As the sun sets on May 27th, Dee ‘Madfish’ Llewellyn, Thomas ‘The Gladiator’ Noblett, Liane ‘Hardcore’ Llewellyn, Keith ‘Chocky’ Bartolo, Michelle ‘Swordfish’ Sharples and Michelle ‘Seashell’ Lefton will set off from Waterhead to attempt to set the world
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Open Water Source distributed its weekly newsletter and received a number of interesting and passionate replies to the theme of extreme swimming. Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE will be attempting what is perhaps the first circumnavigation of Manhattan Island all butterfly on July 16th. Dan Projansky will also be doing butterfly this summer. “I’m going to
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Kaia Hedlund of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, one of the world’s top races, provided information on the 42nd annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim: 1. Register online by June 14 and save up to US$60 on the entry to the September 5th race. 2. Swimmers can support Swim With Mike. “By supporting the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship
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Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. In the channel swimming community, many topics are discussed. Perhaps few draw such heated discussions as one’s diet during training and what foods and drinks should you use during your swim. There are the scientifically-oriented swimmers who base their feeding on specific protein, fat and carbohydrate percentages. There are those
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Be Bold, Be Courageous, Be Adventurous In The Open Water Read More »
In Cancún, Mexico, there are wonderful races that are not only memorable due to the gorgeous water, but the swimmers are also taken care of at the finish. Race director Ivan Torres really knows how to cater to the swimmers … just tell them you are really sore after the race. Copyright © 2011 by
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Pierpaolo Manzetti announced that the top Italians and an international field of stars will participate in the June 25th International Swimming 10K Marathon Castel Gandolfo in Rome. World 10K and 25K champion Valerio Cleri as well as world championship medalists Giorgia Consiglio and Martina Grimaldi, and Federica Vitale will represent their country and race for
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Around the lochs, docks and sea shores around the world, we hear that professional marathon swimmers are not doing ‘real open water swimming’ because they swim in packs or because they swim in loop courses or because they are not swimming in sub-50°F (10°C) water or because they are not facing Force 4, 5 or
How Fast Are Olympic Marathon Swimmers? Blazing Fast Read More »
The Night Train Swimmers are heading off in the reverse direction – or at least in a completely different direction to achieve their goal of swimming between the California coast and the Farallons Island. Contrary to Stewart Evans and Ted Erikson, the only people to have successfully swum between those two points, the six Night
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