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Brendan Capell, founder of the new three-part Great Australian Swim Series (in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne), was on the Simon Gowen Triathlon Radio Show. Brendan talked about his English Channel attempt, his training habits, his Olympic dreams, his new swim series, swimming with sharks, swimming in heavy surf, his 25K world championship swim and the […]
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A feature-length documentary on Diana Nyad‘s swim from Cuba to Florida documentary is being made. For more information on the Documenting Life Productions or to watch the trailers on the documentary, go here. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source
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An engaging duo of marathon swimmers Chris Dahowski (on right) and David Hartmire (middle swimmer) of Swim 22 were both interviewed on the Simon Gowen Triathlon Radio Show. Chris talked about his Catalina Channel swim and how he nearly quit a few times and was heading to his escort boat until his kayakers cut him
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Back in August, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming asked if If a shark approached a marathon swimmer, should the swimmer be allowed to board their boat and return to the water when safe? The poll results are in. According to the traditional rules of channel swimming and competition, no support contact of any
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After hearing about the Hellespont swim that marked the anniversary of Lord Byron’s swim, Colin Hill of Great Swims and Outdoor Swimming Society stalwart John Fenemore started to plot and plan for a 10-person swim from Sicily to Italy. “Looking at the history of the area, it sounded very exciting,” recalled Colin. This is his
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Diana Nyad is still waiting in Florida for the right conditions to set off on her estimated 60+ hour 103-mile (165K) attempt from Cuba to Florida. This is the kind of weather forecast she faces today and over the next few days: “Small craft advisory in effect. North to northeast winds around 20 knots. Winds
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American Olympian Mark Warkentin will have his hands full at the 12.6-mile Distance Swim Challenge on October 16th in Santa Monica, California. Two top Australian open water swimmers, Olympian Ky Hurst and world 25K champion Brendan Capell, will travel across the Pacific to test his mettle on his home Southern Californian turf. Mark, a near-local
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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame placed Ray Gandy‘s unprecedented swim around Conanicut Island in Rhode Island in its historic archives. On July 2nd, Ray began his 41.2-mile swim at Potter’s Cove and finished his circumnavigation around Conanicut Island 20 hours and 17 minutes later. The water temperature ranged from 63°F (17.2°C) to 69°F
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What is it about October 16th-17th in the open water swimming world? There are all kinds of incredible long-distance open water swimming events going on that weekend. These marathon races include: The OptimisSports multi-race Distance Swim Challenge, a series of 1.2-, 2.4-, 4.8- and 12.6-mile races in Santa Monica, California. A short introduction by an
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2008 Olympian Chloe Sutton was a subject of another photo session by Don Le. The 2012 Olympic hopeful in both the pool and open water is very much at home in both venues. Don Le was quite happy with the outcome. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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