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International Field Building For the 2011 World Summer Games

In the latest update on the July 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games 1.5K open water swim in Marathon, Greece (see attached photo), 29 athletes from around the world have already entered including those from Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malta, Netherlands, Singapore and South Africa with interest expressed by […]

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Beginner Triathlete To Live Stream Multisport World

Mark Walter announced over 1,400 attendees will attend the inaugural Multisport World Conference and Expo in Bethesda, Maryland this weekend. Multisport World Conferences and Expos are also held in Cambridge, Massachusetts and New York City. Seminars galore on a variety of swimming, running, biking, nutrition, injury prevention and training are one of the most popular

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50 Outstanding Open Water Swimming Websites

The number of open water swimming websites providing valuable information in a visual dynamic manner continues to expotentially increase. Some of these websites have online social networking functionalities. Below is a list of 50 unique, educational and informative websites that have caught our eye (listed in no particular order). If your favorite open water swimming

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Nika Kozamernik, Going Places Representing Slovenia

Nika Kozamernik from Slovenia is a world-class open water swimmer who competes on the FINA professional marathon swimming circuit and was third overall in the 2009 European Open Water Swimming Cup. Nika’s primary focus in 2010 will be the World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, Canada. “My goal is to finish in top 16

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Replicating Rough Water For Competitive Athletes

We believe deck-ups are one of the key training exercises for any competitive open water swimmer or triathlete. Deck-ups are race-specific skills that are important for serious athletes to work on in order to be competitive in races where there are onshore finishes (and, of course, swim-leg transitions). A deck-up is where swimmers pull themselves

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