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Courtesy of Vigour Events, Scotland. 12 swimmers will be allowed to compete in the 1 km Corryvreckan Whirlpool Swim, a point-to-point swim off the west coast of Scotland between the islands of Jura and Scarba near the Gulf of Corryvreckan, one of the world’s largest permanent whirlpools and one of the most dangerous stretches of […]
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Photos courtesy of Shawn Benjamin, Cape Town, South Africa. Vineyard Swimming Club wrote that 60-year-old Theodore Yach passed away yesterday. “A wonderful man, entrepreneur, protector of the oceans, developer of Cape Town inner city, supporter of Vineyard Swimming Club…long distance swimmer Theodore Yach passed away yesterday [on] 17th October from complications related to pneumonia.” His
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Marathon Swimming: The Sport of the Soul By Paul Asmuth Courtesy of Elm Hill. International Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 2010) and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Class of 1982) dual inductee Paul Asmuth wrote his first book like he swam as a professional marathon swimmer: with passion, faith, and grit. His book,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 31-year-old veteran professional marathon swimmer Edoardo Stochino who swims for the Polizia of Italy won his second career FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series title by finishing in the top 3 in all three races including the 57 km race in Argentina, the 32 km race in Canada, and the 25
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ferry Weertman is leading the rankings in the 2018 FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series heading into the season-culminating race in the United Arab Emirates. His lead – 78 points to 62 points for second-place Jack Burnell and third-place Simone Ruffini, the 2017 series champion, seems to be
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Ana Marcela Cunha Leading FINA World Rankings Courtesy of WOWSA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ana Marcela Cunha, recently inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, only has to finish in the top pack and earn a single point to win the 2018 FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series. Cunha has a commanding lead
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Courtesy of The King’s Swimmers, Dublin, Ireland. Kevin Murphy and Kathy Batts of The King’s Swimmers will hold a question-and-answer session that includes pizza and coffee on November 16th in Belfield, Dublin, Ireland and a follow-up Saturday swim on November 17th. The event is hosted by the veterans of The King’s Swimmers and the East
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Savusavu, Fiji. Shane Gould learned how to swim on the beaches of Fiji where her father was stationed in her youth. By the age of 17, Gould made her mark as one of the greatest Olympic swimmers in history. Although she won 5 Olympic medals and held world records in the 100m,
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Courtesy of International Winter Swimming Association. 25m Breaststroke World Records: Alexandra Degtyareva (Belarus) on March 9th at the 2018 Winter Swimming World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia 17.56 Tobias Wybierek (Germany) on March 9th at the 2018 Winter Swimming World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia 14.53 25m Butterfly World Records: Darya Borosh (Belarus) on November 3rd at
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