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At the Global Open Water Swimming Conference sitting casually in the back of the room listening politely to the presentators will be mild-mannered marathon hero Philip Rush of New Zealand. Philip, never one to boast or exaggerate, is a special individual whose broad shoulders, steely determination and cheerful personality embody the sport. Philip now a […]
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At the 2010 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies, the world’s greatest marathon swimmers were all smiles. It was an especially wonderful night for Kevin Murphy and Paul Asmuth who were enshrined in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. These swimmers’ body of work can be summed up by Kevin Murphy’s description of his
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michal Skrodzki, founder of the AWF Katowice Open Water Swim Silesia near Germany and the Czech Republic, announced that the Polish Swimming Federation approved the June 26th event as the official qualifying race for the Polish team to be sent to the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in
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From Captain Matthew Webb who first crossed the English Channel in 1875 to Lynne Cox who was the first person to swim in Antarctica, open water swimming has always attracted heroic and risk-taking adventurers. Many, but not all, of these adventurers, champions and record-holders have been inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
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The World Swim Against Malaria (WSM), a global initiative sponsored by Speedo and supported by FINA to raise money in order to fight malaria, will take place on June 25th with a goal to see 1 million swimmers take to the water around the world on June 25th. FINA supports WSM because it is an
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Nino Fazio provided a complete list of the open water swims scheduled for this summer in Sicily: On July 3rd in Acicastello in Catania, the course for the 5.5K Trofeo Riviera dei Ciclopi no longer goes around the “Ciclopi” (Cyclops), the small volcanic islands near Acicastello, but will truly tax your navigational skills. Organized by
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In 1927, one of the most famous marathon swims in history occurred when William Wrigley (of chewing gum fame) sponsored a US$25,000 winner-take-all race from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California coast. In the dead of winter in the cold Pacific Ocean in January, George Young opened up the eyes of the world when
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Tower 26’s Gerry Rodrigues continues to work his magic with professional triathletes and beginner swimmers. His latest prodigy is Chris Foster who has skyrocketed up the ranks of professional triathletes, largely based on his willingness to learn new methods on how to draft, position and pace himself among other professional triathletes on the swim leg
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Mónica Ramírez Blancarte is part of the Sea of Cortez relay that has plans to swim for 30-40 hours in Mexican sea between Baja California and the Mexican mainland. But she will not be alone in the water. Humbolt squids are in the millions and come to the surface of the water at night in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Leading up to the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, world-class athletes prepared themselves to perform well in very warm water and to face the possibility of hyperthermia. With the water in Beijing above 27°C (82°F) and the air temperature even warmer, swimming fast for two
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