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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Andrew Gemmell took it to the elite field at the Fran Crippen SafeSwim 10K in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With 2 km to go, Gemmell wrestled control of the race and shot ahead of the leading Chad La Tourette with a 96 stroke per minute pace and a continuously fast […]
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Nothing is guaranteed in the open water: not the weather, not the conditions, not the final placing. Humans are too infinitesimally small when compared to the size, power and scale of nature, their chosen athletic venue. Throw out the confines of a pool. Forget the uniformity of a running track. A 1500-meter swim in the
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Michael Read, one of the all-time greats of marathon swimming, was inducted among his peers and the greatest aquatic athletes in history, tonight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the star-studded International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Below are his acceptance speech and introductory video produced by the International Swimming Hall of Fame: Copyright ©
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Don Walsh described his 50.5 km circumnavigation swim around the Isle of Jersey
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June3rd will see the third annual version of the three-event Diamond Lake Open Water Challenge in Cassopolis, Michigan (2.5K, 5K and 10K). The flat, calm lake is two hours south of Chicago, among blueberry and raspberry farms, vineyards and orchards. The serenity, stillness and beauty of the lake and surrounding area are great reasons to
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The Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation and the International Swimming Hall of Fame have put together one of the most star-studded open water swimming clinics ever held in America this weekend in Fort Lauderdale. 7-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol (5 gold, 2 silver), one of the most remarkable watermen in contemporary times (shown bodysurfing below), 3-time
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Andreas Waschburger of Germany topped the international field at the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cancun, Mexico. His victory enabled him to take one step closer to becoming Germany’s second representative (along with Thomas Lurz) at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships, the qualifier for the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. The shallow-water,
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The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced Lewis Gordon Pugh, a British environmental activist, pioneer swimmer, maritime lawyer and motivational speaker, as its 2011 recipient of the prestigious Presidential Award. Lewis will accept his award on May 7th during the Honor Induction Weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame‘s Presidential Award
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The renowned Michael Read will join several other luminaries in the International Swimming Hall of Fame Honoree Induction Class of 2011 this weekend in Florida. “The 2011 Induction Ceremony will recognize an internationally diverse and remarkable class of aquatic personalities,” said Mike Snyder, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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Aquapreneur Gary Emich‘s Alcatraz Log will be officially presented and gifted to the archives of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Emich, author of Open Water Swimming – Lessons from Alcatraz with Joe Oaks, knows this subject first-hand with over 750 individual swims to and from Alcatraz Island
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