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Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson Results courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. 46-year-old Chad Schneider traveled the furthest of all the competitors to get to the 9th annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim – going from Coogee, Australia to […]
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Zach Margolis Swimming In Style Courtesy of Zach Margolis, San Francisco, California. Zach Margolis is a veteran American open water swimmer from San Francisco who creates stylized maps. He renders the maps of his marathon swims from GIS data. He explains the purpose of making the maps, “My goal was to get some practice plotting
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https://youtu.be/jNXVgTGdqMAVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: HARRY 3 ISLANDS SWIM COMPLETE (https://youtu.be/jNXVgTGdqMA) Harry Huffaker’s Three Islands Swim Courtesy of Harry Huffaker, Maui – Lanai – Molokai, Pacific Ocean. In 1989, Dr. Harry Huffaker, a dentist from Oahu, attempted a 63 km swim that had never been attempted before: the 3 Islands Swim or
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Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The first Honor Pilot inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. Over the next two years, four pilots were inducted and there are now 11 pilots enshrined in the Hall of
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Zach Margolis: Past, Present And Future In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Manhattan Island, New York City. Zach Margolis led the international field of 16 swimmers to win the 20 Bridges Swim, a 45.8 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. His strong 7 hour 33 minute victory was his third successful
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https://youtu.be/Fbb_E5zfMd4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dr. Joe MacInnis, Canada, 2019 Gold Medallion Award Winner (https://youtu.be/Fbb_E5zfMd4) Dr. Joseph MacInnis Honored With 2019 Gold Medallion Award Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine and the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Swimming Hall of Fame honored Dr. Joseph MacInnis as its 2019 Gold Medallion Award,
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Racing At The 2019 FINA World Championships Courtesy of Colin Hill, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park. The 18th FINA World Championships are held in South Korea in July. All the open water swimming competitions will be held at the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park between July 13th – 19th. Race Schedule: Men’s 5 km race is on
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Way back 11 years ago almost to the day, 16-year-old American Chloe Sutton won the qualification race in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park to earn her spot in the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finals that would occur later in July. The women’s 10 km marathon swim was the first
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88 km To Go Down The Paraná River Courtesy of WOWSA, Paraná River, Argentina. Years ago, the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, now called the FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series, had a stop on its circuit, the 88 km (54.5 miles) Maratón Internacional Hernandarias – Paraná (or the Maraton Nautica Internacional Hernandarias – Parana or Maraton Internacional de Rio Abierto)
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Zach Margolis Wins 20 Bridges Swim, Achieves Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Manhattan Island, New York City. Zach Margolis led the international field of 16 swimmers at the 20 Bridges Swim, a 45.8 km circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island on June 1st. His 7 hour 30 minute victory was also
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