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Kurt Ott announced the 2nd annual Tampa Bay Frogman Swim, a 5K swim across Tampa Bay from St Petersburg to Tampa on January, 2nd 2011. “The average water temperature is in the low 60°Fs (about 16°C) so wetsuits will be mandatory if the water is as cold as expected.” “This is a fundraising event with […]
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David Hartmire completed the first leg of the Swim22 in 11:52:10. David touched Mike Vovk (shown getting his night glow sticks being attached to his goggles) who quickly swim off from Doctor’s Cove on Catalina Island on the second leg. Nick Gismondi a producer at Universal Sports, is producing a documentary of the open water
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Next year’s FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuits present a wonderful mixture of short 10K swims and really long distance races held in oceans, bays, rivers and lake around the world with a variety of challenges and water temperatures. The 2011 schedule is as follows: To be
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Ron Collins announced the 14th annual 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim will be on April 23rd, 2011. Entry Forms are available at here and entries are currently being accepted. The deadline to enter is March 1st 2011, but contestants are encouraged to enter early since there is a limited number of entries that may be
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Older veterans ruled the new Slam The Dam race in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekend. World record holder Daniel Slosberg, who did a two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel back in 1978, won the Gland Slam event in a time of 2:36 for the 8K + 1.2K races. Bryan Buck of Irvine, California won the
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After most open water swims, athletes look back on the experience and are greatly appreciative of the opportunity to participate and push themselves to their personal limits. They thank everyone around them who helped them reach their goals. Occasionally, fingerpointing begins after a swim and some athletes start to think, “What if?” or “I could
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Every open water swim requires a massive amount of onshore logistics, streamlined operations and a large volunteer support staff. But there are some events like the world championships, the Camlough Lake world record relay, Ventura Deep Six Relay and today’s Contiguous Solo Crossing Relay (Swim22), a four-way crossing of the across the Catalina Channel that
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Ocean Quotes Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Actress Drew Barrymore once said, “I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.” Writer Ryunosuke Satoro once wrote, “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an
Hank Wise took advantage of good conditions in an attempt to break the men’s Catalina record held by ex-Cal-Berkeley Bear Todd Robinson. Right from the stroke of midnight, Hank went for the Catalina Channel record of 8:05:44, starting out fast under the guidance of his older brothers at the helm of his escort boat. The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The All-Time Catalina Channel Crossing list, compiled by time, including the recent 8:07:04 time of Hank Wise today, but not any of the other swims completed in 2010 or any two-way crossings, is below: The list is only ratified for swims completed until December 2009: 1. Penny Lee Dean,
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