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Important Differences Between Oral, Tympanic, Core Body Temperatures in a Marathon Swim

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Michael Drozd (MSF bio here) of the Czech Republic had a lengthy professional marathon swimming career from 1993 to 2000. He competed in over 30 races, including racing at the European Championships and World Championships. There was a one-week period of his career when Drozd was on fire, winning both the Traversée internationale du lac […]

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1991, The Year Sports Changed. Men vs. Women In The Open Water

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Prelude Australian 7-time professional marathon swimming champion Shelley Taylor-Smith (MSF bio here) is shown above in the Atlantic Ocean behind her handler Nancy Schnarr on a rowboat during the 36 km Atlantic City Around the Island Swim held in New Jersey, USA in 1991. She won the professional marathon swimming race overall, beating Americans Jay Wilkerson of the USA who

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İrem Sönmez to Swim for 30 Hours to Demonstrate and Honor the Power of Women

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On August 29th and 30th, there will be a turning point, an awakening, a call for awareness in Turkey to shine a light on the resilience, inner strength, and unseen labor of women. In 2023, İrem Sönmez (@irmsnmz) became the first person in Turkey to swim non-stop for 24 hours in a project against violence

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