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Photo courtesy of Extreme North Dakota Racing, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Alison Kelly, race director of Extreme North Dakota Racing, is looking for volunteers to paddle the Red River of the North as company, safety, and support for marathon swimmers who are traveling from around the world for the longest competitive race in America. Each […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Do Leme ao Pontal (From Leme to Pontal) is a well-known Brazilian song by Tim Maia that inspired Olympian Luiz Lima to swim an unprecedented 35 km from Leme beach to Pontal, two famous points in Rio de Janeiro in 2008. His Lima’s first successful swim in 2008, there
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Join us on August 13th for the annual Rose Pitonof Swim, a tidal-assisted 17-mile (27.3 km) swim from Manhattan Island to Coney Island in New York,” invites race founder Deanne Draeger. “This annual event commemorates the historic swim of Rose Pitonof, a world champion swimmer of the early 1900’s
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Before Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, GPS, gel packs, Flickr, blogs, YouTube, iPhones, jammers, and techsuits, there was Cindy Nicholas. She swam gracefully, efficiently and old-school, leaving a legion of fans around the world. Wayne Strach, “I followed Cindy’s story for decades. She was so inspirational for me in the
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Bruce Wigo announced the 2016 International Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Among the Class of champions, coaches and administrators, the Class includes multiple 5 km and 10 km world champion and 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko of Russia, multiple world champion and 7-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol, marathon swimmers
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Courtesy of Dr. Ivonne Schmid, International Selection Committee Liaison of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, . The International Swimming Hall of Fame added to the long list of honors and awards given to Dr. Jane Katz. Her most recent honor is the 2016 Judge Martin Award. This honor is given to individuals with long,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Kelly Slater Wave Company. Kelly Slater and his team Kelly Slater Wave Company have built a beautifully shaped and impossibly long man-made wave. “Through science and innovative technology and the sheer grit of everyone who put their heart and soul into this, we have been successful in
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Courtesy of Nathan Yau, Ph.D. of Flowing Data, California. As you line up onshore or at the starting pen/line/area before an open water swimming race, what do you observe? Are you younger or older than most of the other participants? Veterans can be loosely defined at those swimmers who have been competing or swimming in
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Courtesy of the American Swimming Coaches Association and the World Swimming Coaches Association, Florida The American Swimming Coaches Association and the World Swimming Coaches Association are setting the groundwork, discussing on pool decks across the world, and leading the charge for the formation of a World Swimming Association. WSCA President George Block [on left] interviews
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Courtesy of Suzanne Heim-Bowen. Upper photo courtesy of Thea Linksemm. Lower photo courtesy of Craig Schmitz. The 2016 San Francisco BayKeeper Swim spanned San Francisco Bay and started from the Golden Gate Bridge and finished to McCovey Cove near the San Francisco Giants Stadium. “Thanks to all the aquatically minded volunteers who supported the swim,”
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