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The most dominant professional marathon swimmer of the 21st century, Petar Stoychev won the extreme (to say the least) Cadiz Freedom Swim in Big Bay, Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday. A day after being postponed and moved due to weather conditions, Petar finished the modified 8.5K course in 12°C (53.6°F) water in 1:51:54 in […]
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Jim Neitz, one of the famous Ventura Deep Six swimmers, completed the first Santa Barbara Channel crossing of the 2011 season with a swim across the Anacapa Channel. “Jim’s swim was truly amazing. The water was mostly 57 degrees (F). “The first hour it seemed like we were stationary off of the west end of
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Sergiy Fesenko finished second in the Fran Crippen SafeSwim 10K only a week after competing in the FINA World Cup 10K in Cancun. The multi-lingual professional marathon swimmer from Azerbaijan, a three-time Olympian who trains in Indiana University, always seeks to get better and better both tactically and aerobically – and his face at the
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Ann Ford captured some great images of Melissa Gorman (left) and Christine Jennings (right) just exiting the water at the Fran Crippen SafeSwim 10K. Melissa just barely nipped Christine at the end of the race, an elite 10K pro swim with an onshore finish that celebrated the life and legacy of International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Stroke after stroke, kilometer after kilometer, hour after hour, marathon swimmers have the unique physiological and psychological ability to go for a long time, day or night, warm or cold, rough or calm, marine life or not. But in the case of ultra-marathon swimmers, they also have the remarkable ability to swim DAY after DAY.
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David Blaine is an illusionist, magician, and endurance artist. He has appeared on American television for his high-profile feats of endurance and is incredible with a deck of cards. Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City were treated to one of his death-defying stunts called Dressed For Dinner. In the limited
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Jamie Patrick‘s unprecedented Double Tahoe Swim is featured on NBC Universal here. “[The coach] believed in me and helped me get to where I currently am,” said David. This positive reinforcement of any swimmer at any time for whatever reason is always helpful and greatly appreciated by athletes. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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The hundreds of swimmers, including some of the top international elite, had to wait another day to race in the 7.5km Cadiz Freedom Swim in South Africa. Due to weather, the swim from the famous island prison Robben Island was postponed and moved to Big Bay. The swimmers will swim 7-9K in Bay Bay instead
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Keri-Anne Payne continues barreling to the 2012 London Olympics. Her victory in the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup in Eilat, Israel formally qualified her to represent Great Britain, along with Cassandra Patten, at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China in July. In Shanghai, the top 10 athletes – both male and female
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Jim Alabiso, an open water swimmer, lifeguard and scuba diver from Northeast Florida whose a member of the Duval Ocean Swimmers. He takes a look at the motivations of open water swimmers: When the subject of open water swimming comes up with a person unfamiliar with the sport, there is a 99% chance the person
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