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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Many Olympic pool swimming heroes and heroines, ranging from Shane Gould and Sandy Neilson-Bell to Brendan Hansen and Jim Montgomery, eventually find their way to the open water. As masters athletes are returning their way home after the 13th FINA Masters World Championships in Sweden, FINA interviewed Jim who turned from a world-record-holding Olympic gold […]
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English Channel is known the world over. The Catalina Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Cook Strait are also quite popular in the marathon swimming world. But Rob Kent of the Lake Ontario Swim Team is doing his best to promote and maintain the tradition of swimming across Lake Ontario – whose history is
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If you ever were frustrated around the turn buoys or start of a large open water swim or triathlon, think of this pool in Tokyo… Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Amy Bolger put together an outstanding photo gallery of the 6th annual Governors Island Swim here. Cedric Cheung-Lau (below) won the 2-mile race in 37:32:00 over James Bedell Jr. (38:46:09) and Nathaniel Dean (39:50:02). One innovative thing NYC Swim and Swim Free did was to have a number of ‘Swim Angels‘ wearing different colored caps
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The 68th Annual Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Oregon captures the spirit of Hood River and its visionary founder. Roy Webster, the race founder, passed away a few years ago, but he still cheered people on until he was 91. Roy started the event as a means to challenge himself to swim across the
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On August 7th, Miguel Arrobas, with the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar under this cap, swam 16K from Baleal Beach on the mainland of Portugal to Berlenga Island. These islands are currently among the 21 locations competing to be part of Portugal’s 7 Natural Wonders. Miguel was joined by Spaniard Pieter Christian Anderica, also
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Since 18th century, Boston and New York have been intense rivals as cities. Alexis de Tocqueville, a famed French political thinker and historian known for his book, Democracy in America, described Boston in glowing terms and New York as quite the opposite. “What we have seen of the inhabitants [of Boston]…differs completely from what we
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Swimming World Magazine described Olympic open water swimmer Chloe Sutton in a very positive light after she won the USA Swimming national 800-meter freestyle championship. “The transformation of Mission Viejo’s Chloe Sutton into a legitimate two-sport star in the U.S. is complete. Not only did she qualify to represent the U.S. in the open water
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The 8-mile (12.8K) Boston Light Swim, originated in 1907, is the oldest open water marathon swim in the United States. While the event has a history unmatched in the US, only a handful of individuals have attempted a double crossing. The two-way Boston Light Swim, complicated by tricky tides, has only been completed four times.
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Mallory Mead joined the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming Club this morning with her fast 8 hour and 36 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel. Combined with her 7:44 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 2004 and her 10:34 English Channel swim in 2008, Mallory has thrown down some pretty fast Triple Crown times. “Two
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