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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Daily News analyzed the exploits of the 208 individuals currently inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and found some interesting facts: – 70% are men and 30% are women. – 42% of the inductees are affiliated with or have done the English Channel. – 36% […]
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With all the incredible swims across the English Channel, Catalina Channel, Cook Strait, Strait of Gibraltar and other waterways around the globe this year, the exploits of marathon swimmers worldwide calls to mind the professional English Channel races that were held in the 1950’s. The first race was held in 1950 and was limited to
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Many American Presidents golf, some recent Presidents jog, but whatever you think of his politics, there has not been a President since President John Adams (the second president of the US) who has enjoyed the open water like President Obama. On his most recent vacation in Florida, the president was photographed swimming with his daughter
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Some open water swims are just big. The Midmar Mile comes to mind as do the Great Swims in Great Britain. Some open water swims are challenging. The Cadiz Freedom Swim and the Speedo Ice Swim Africa come to mind. Some open water swims are beautiful. The Fiji Swims and Maui Channel Swim come to
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Diana Nyad‘s swim from Cuba to Florida is coming up soon although on August 5th’s The Score radio broadcast she announced that she was still waiting for her Cuban visas to be issued. “I am in this netherworld right now,” commented Diana – a place and time where many channel and marathon swimmers dread. As
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The British Gas Great Scottish Swim this coming Saturday will bring together newcomers and Olympic veterans to its one-mile event in Strathclyde Loch, North Lanarkshire. British Gas Great Scottish Swim is the biggest swim in Scotland with over 2,000 entrants and will attract swimmers of all shapes, speeds and sizes, including Scottish TV personality and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. LiveSwim.net carried the Naples Island Swims live online yesterday under bright, sunny skies of Long Beach, California The smiles of the hundreds of finishers were not dampened by the brisk 61°F (16.1°C) water. “I felt good. It was fun,” said 3-mile competitor Lexie Kelley. The Naples Island Swims, a
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Alex Meyer won his first world championship in the 25K (15.5 miles) in lac St-Jean, five hours north of Montreal as the American aquatic press is starting to take notice. Swimming World MagazineSwimming World Magazine‘s Morning Swim Show interviewed Alex here. Universal Sports ran a story about Alex here. USA Swimming ran a story about
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Former Dartmouth swimmer Elizabeth Mancuso won the 8-mile Boston Light Swim in 59°F (15°C) waters yesterday in 2 hours and 42 minutes after an unusually close finish over Dori Miller of Bondi Beach, Australia, and Lance Ogren of New York. Elizabeth told the Boston Globe, “I knew I was out front, but I didn’t know
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The man is a marathon swimmin machine whose airmiles deserve a gold medal alone. After winning his tenth straight victories in lac St-Jean and lac Memphemagog in Canada over the last few weeks and competing in the 10K and 25K world championship, Petar set off again and won his unprecedented ninth straight victory in the
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