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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Invitations have been sent out to the 32nd annual La Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada. The 34K marathon is a FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event held on August 7th that attracts 20 of the fastest professional marathon swimmers in the world competing for US$25,000. It is a celebration of marathon […]
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Open water swimmer Gregory Whitman who is also a Legislative Aide in the State of New Hampshire Senate and an Assistant to State Senator Fuller Clark helped push through a remarkable legislative bill through the state government in the New Hampshire that enhances safety of open water swimmers by giving them the right-of-way while swimming
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In 1992, Lewis Pugh, the world’s foremost pioneering swimmer, and Otto Thaning, the fastest English Channel swimmer over the age of 50 (10:29), became the first men to swim across Lake Malawi that has been described as a lake of stars. Lake Malawi sits between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania in eastern Africa and is the
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The Eau Claire YMCA will host the 20th annual Manitou Monster Lake Swim this July 11th. The 2-mile hexagonal loop swim is held in YMCA Camp Manitou in New Auburn, Wisconsin. With the six-sided course, swimmers can bring along any non-motorized escort craft (e.g., kayak or canoe). Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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27 Japanese open water swimmers completed an unbelievably gorgeous 15 km Borneo Rainforest Ocean Swim Tour. Their aquatic trek took them island-hopping from the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort to Mamutik Island to Manukan Island to Sulug Island and back to the Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort. Among the swimmers, 77-year-old Arakawa Motoko of Tokyo joined with
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The USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships will comply with the new FINA rule regarding swimsuits for open water swimming competitions. This new rule begins June 1, 2010, for both men and women and is as follows: Swimsuits shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below the ankle. All
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Disneynature is releasing a film on Earth Day 2010, April 22nd, that all open water swimmers can appreciate – OCEANS that chronicles the mysteries of the marine world. The harsh reality and the amazing creatures are featured in never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies. One trailer can be seen here. Copyright © 2010
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In the second issue of the new FINA Aquatics World Magazine, Paolo Barelli, the FINA Honorary Secretary and former world record holder, wrote an editorial on the progress in swimming and the open water. Paolo writes, “2010 will [showcase] the last FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships because long-distance swimmers have now the same opportunities
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Penny Palfrey will be swimming 72 miles through rough waters documented with having plenty of Great White Sharks, tiger sharks and a number of other predatory sharks. In a moment of classic levity, Penny provided a list of what she will take during her estimated 30-40 hour solo effort and mentioned, “…just to make sure
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Enter the Fantasy Swim contest for this Saturday’s 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. The person who guesses the time closest to the finishing time for the first solo swimmer or relay team will have a chance to win a prize valued at over US$1,000. Check out the winner who will finish onshore at Whiskey Joe’s
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