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The 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil proposed a schedule to FINA for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic schedule. Still subject to IOC approval, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim for women was proposed for August 15th and on August 16th for the men. Both races will be held in Copacabana Beach. Copyright © 2010 by Open […]
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Organizers of the London Olympics announced the ticket prices for its celebration of athletic excellence. Ticket prices for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim are quite reasonable relative to other sports, although spectators without seats will also be able to watch the marathon swims in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. The open water tickets are £20,
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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 6th during the Honor Induction Weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The International Swimming Hall of Fame‘s Presidential Award
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Bob Swims, an attorney and enthusiastic volunteer who is training in Oregon, is the brainchild and passion of Bob Needham. Bob will use a step-by-step, year-by-year approach to swim the Catalina Channel in 2011, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2012, and the English Channel in 2013. Bob Swims emerges from his passion to raise
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The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Papahānaumokuākea’s extensive coral reefs, of great cultural importance to Native Hawaiians, are also home to more than 7,000 species, one quarter of which are found only in the Hawaiian Archipelago. Located northwest of the
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Codie Grimsey is gearing up to follow his brother as the King of the Sea by winning another ocean sprint swim, this time in Australia’s most famous beach, Bondi. The Banana Boat Bondi to Bronte Ocean Swim is a 2.2K point-to-point course that starts at Bondi and finishes at Bronte. With the water temperature at
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jose Diaz of Nadandolibre wrote an article about four Spanish swimmers who have successfully crossed the English Channel in recent years. Read about Jaime Caballero (shown in lower left in photo), Selina Moreno (upper left), Laura Lopez (upper right) and Miquel Suñer (lower right) here in Spanish, following in
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Eco-tourism, adventure travel, sustainable tourism, responsible tourism, nature-based tourism, green tourism have entered our lexicon with multiple meanings and interpretation. As our world gets smaller (figuratively) and the world’s population grows (literally), mankind’s impact on the environment will continue – both for the good and the bad. From the United Nations’ designation of 2002 as
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Insight Of Ned Denison On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Huntington Beach, California. WOWSA Live has one of the world’s most enthusiastic swimmers, Ned Denison, as its guest this coming Wednesday. Denison will share his insights on the sport of open water swimming and personal experiences from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
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At the halfway point of the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, nearly 13,000 online votes have been cast for the 12 nominees. Each of the individuals nominated in the annual award is a hero in his own way, symbolizing the very best of the sport of open water swimming. The group
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