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The Disappearing Female Athlete commentary courtesy of Mallory Mead, Manhattan Beach, California. I recently won the women’s race at the Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California. One of the largest and most competitive open water races in the US, there were almost 1,100 swimmers who stepped to the line that day. […]
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Marias finished fourth while Chris McGlynn put in a stand-out effort to round out the top five and claim his best ever Midmar Mile result. Before the start of the men’s race at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, a touching tribute to the late Gareth Beech was held. The mother and father and proceedings were halted
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Courtesy of Chris Hill, Sliabh Liag, Ireland. Sliabh Liag features some of Ireland’s tallest, most spectacular sea cliffs, captured by Chris Hill of National Geographic. Copyright © 2008-2019 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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From Copacabana to Catalina, from Magog to Melbourne, from Seattle to São Paulo, we have covered and traveled the world to cover open water swimmers and events of all distances and types. Special Olympics races in Athens, masters swims in Tokyo, charity swims in the Caribbean, mass participation swims in Rio de Janeiro. But Albania
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Courtesy of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada Overall Results: Marcel Schouten (Netherlands) Christopher Deegan (Australia) Lars Bottelier (Netherlands) Matias Diaz Hernandez (Argentina) Samuel Matte (Canada) Evgenij Pop Acev (Macedonia) Damian Blaum (Argentina) Edoardo Stochino (Italy) Morgane Dornic (France) Aleksandar Ilievski (Macedonia) Pilar Geijo (Argentina) Alice Franco (Italy) Aquiles Balaudo (Argentina) Marie-Laurence Lortie (Canada)
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Video courtesy of Jan Verbeek, JR Shibuya Station, Tokyo, Japan.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Here are 15 ways to tell you come from a swimming family. 1. Somewhere In Your House Is A Dedicated Gear Area. Alabama Photo Courtesy: Amelia J. Brackin This place is full of mesh bags, old see-through swimsuits, goggles, caps, and has a distinct smell of chlorine. 2. There
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ger Kennedy and Barry O’Connor, two Irish ice swimmers, talk about ice swimming during the 2016 Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Olympic Swimming In Hot Water…And Brown, Murky, Slimy & Polluted Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The occasionally-discussed, minor-problem-in-the-big-Olympic-picture debate about whether or not the location of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim should remain at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay seems to not go away. While the IOC and
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