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What swimmers participate in the two established FINA professional marathon swimming circuits: the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit where prize money is given and the world’s fastest open water swimmers compete? It is a global mix of athletes. Many of these men have dreams […]
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What swimmers participate in the two established FINA professional marathon swimming circuits: the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit and the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit where prize money is given and the world’s fastest open water swimmers compete? It is a global mix of athletes, many of which have dreams of
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300 swimmers, some who were colorfully clad, braved strong winds in the 20th anniversary of the Bermuda Round the Sound Swim this weekend. The swimmers, some coming from as far away as Alaska, competed in distances of 10K, 7.25K, 4K, 2K, and 0.8K in the 78°F (26°C) water with Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda,
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Doug Woodring reported on the 14.5K Clean Half Extreme Swim that was televised in Hong Kong this weekend. “It was an excellent day on the water once again.” “With many boats to organize for support, rough winds welcomed the swimmers at the start. The swells were a challenge.” “Many swimmers took wide lines around the
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“Could I kill myself doing this?” ESPN Sport Science host John Brenkus was right on the edge – and he knew it. John openly questioned himself and asked the medical staff during the latter half of the Distance Swim Challenge if he could really die if he went too far. The doctor said, “You won’t
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John Naber, the five-time Olympic medalist, TV sports broadcaster and announcer for the RCP Tiburon Mile, shared a great open water swimming story about another great Olympic swimmer Don Schollander from Yale University. After Don won his four gold medals in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, he traveled to France to do an open water swim.
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Nick Baker of the River Rats do a lot of “small stuff of 2- 6 miles from April to November. We are closing out our season on the October 23rd with a 10K. It’s not a race but it is free and safe with friendship and food [are the prize] at the end. Come on
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Scott Stankey is producing a visually outstanding documentary on the Ventura Deep Six that captures the essence of their incredible and unheard of 203-mile ocean relay. The six men are nominated for both the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Men of the Year and the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. The
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“I had a great start. I was right behind Ous [Mellouli, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in 1500 freestyle],” said winner Chip Peterson. “It was a great position to be in.” For the first 300 meters, Ous took off very fast and was pulling the world-class field along. Decisions had to be made because at
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Christine Jennings, who has burst upon the highest echelon of the elite open water swimming world, won the very tough and extremely competitive RCP Tiburon Mile in an extremely close race over Olympians Melissa Gorman and Chloe Sutton. Christine was caught immediately after the race: Christine came up on the Melissa towards the middle of
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