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At the world championships in Roberval, the races are so close that high-speed cameras – used in rowing, track and other sports are utilized by Powerhouse Timing. Even with these high-speed cameras (see below), it still takes time for the officials to sort through the finishes where several swimmers often come barreling into the finish […]
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Emily The Robot can save lives in the open water. Emily swims fast – actually she flies through the water – in order to save distressed swimmers. CNN ran broadcast a video on Emily and its naval technology. This summer’s model is remote controlled by a human lifeguard onshore, but by next year, the 2011
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Dan Richards joined his brother, Scott, in completing both the English Channel and Catalina Channel crossings when he crossed today in 12 hours and 32 minutes. “It was a flat/calm day with porpoises and a seal lion in the channel,” reported Scott. “He landed on the Cap and we got to have a brother-to-brother hug
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The start list for the men’s 25K World Open Water Swimming Championship race include the reigning world 25K champion, Valerio Cleri of Italy, and the reigning English Channel record holder, Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria. It is going to be a Battle Royale, especially since Valerio is swimming so strongly and confidently. What makes this clash
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Close Quarters For 5-6 Hours Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What other sport do athletes deal with cold water, tricky tangents, wind-whipped surface chop, boat exhaust, extreme physiological discomfort and sensory deprivation (both visual and auditory) and…while battling in what can be described as nearly hand-to-hand combat in a tightly-packed group for hours and
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While Great Britain, Germany and Russia have been enjoying all kinds of success at the world-class level in open water swimming with world champions and Olympic medals, the fortunes and futures of Italy and America are on the rise. With both countries placing their athletes on the podium – and a number of other fast
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For the first time in four races, the defending champion finally won back-to-back titles. A 5K gold medalist in 2005 in Montréal’s rowing basin, 2007 in Melbourne’s ocean, 2008 in Seville’s river and 2009 in Rome’s sea and … now in 2010 in Roberval’s lac St-Jean, Thomas Lurz continued his reign. Thomas held off a
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Eva Fabian’s 2.5K splits in her victorious 5K world championship swim were 31:15 and 30:46. Silver medalist Giorgia’s splits were 31:22 and 30:39 respectively. They were closely followed by a trio, battling for the bronze medal, Ana Marcela Cunha just barely edged (1:02:01.1) Brazilian teammate Poliana Okimoto (1:02:02.8) and American Christine Jennings (1:02:02.8). Shelley Taylor-Smith,
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The FINA Jury of Appeal, at the meeting held on July 20th, considered the correspondence received from Swimming Australia relating to the disqualification of Melissa Gorman at the tightly-contested 10K race at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships held earlier in the week in Lac St-Jean in Roberval, Canada. The Jury of Appeal confirmed
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Eva Fabian turned a third-place finish at the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships into a gold medal in today’s 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, Canada. How she did this is a profile of courage. Tenacious. Tough. Tactical. After a disappointing finish to the 10K championship only a few days before
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