A Conversation About Global Alert Floating Trash
Courtesy of The Water Network with Doug Woodring, Ocean Recovery Alliance. For the full interview, visit here.
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Winter Swim Festival In Mighty Memphremagog
Yuta Tsuboi Cristian Vergara and Greg O’Connor Charlotte Brynn Courtesy of Phil White, Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival, Vermont. They’re back. Those crazy, wonderful swimmers are returning on March 5th and 6th for the Second Annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival at Newport, Vermont. The events will be held in a 25-meter, 2-lane pool cut in the
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Aurélie Muller Wins In Abu Dhabi: Déjà Vu For Rio?
Courtesy of FINA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Amid 13 Olympians and a large field of 49 competitors, Aurélie Muller proved herself once again against a world-class field at the FINA/HOSA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates today. She is swimming as well as ever as the reigning world
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Marc Antoine Olivier, Fast As Fast Can Be
Courtesy of FINA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Amid 13 Olympians and a large field of 81 competitors, Marc Antoine Olivier not only proved himself the class of the field at the FINA/HOSA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates today, but he also gave an indication that athletes are
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TOWER 26 Be Race Ready Podcast Goes Live
TOWER 26 club member Jim Lubinski and Gerry Rodrigues launched a triathlon-specific swimming podcast series. The TOWER 26 Be Race Ready podcast focuses on swim training and race demands for triathletes. “The purpose of the podcast is to educate athletes, coaches, race directors and their governing bodies, on being fully prepared and safe through the
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Evgeny Drattsev On A Comeback
Courtesy of Marina Drattseva, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Russian Evgeny Drattsev is working hard to return to the Olympics. After placing fifth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics 10 km swim, he missed qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. Disappointed, but he did not give up the sport. He kept plugging away and qualified today at the
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Myriad Details Of The Longest Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Benoit Lecomte is still working on the thousands of small details that he need to design, test, operate and confirm before he starts The Longest Swim in Tokyo, Japan. Most recently, Lecomte tested the waterproof tape that he will use to adhere medical equipment on his body during his
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Tropical Beauty At Torneo Internacional In Honduras
Photos courtesy of Luis Feldman. The inaugural Torneo Internacional de Natacion de Aguas Abiertas will be held on Dina Beach on the ruggedly beautiful, isolated island of Guanaja on March 5th, organized by the Honduras National Swimming Federation and the City of Guanaja. The first-time event in Honduras is expected to attract up to 100
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2016 Circuito Aqua In Brazil
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Circuito Aqua is an open water swimming 4-race circuit in Brazil that includes the Volta Do Parcel, Desafio Do Lago, Travessia Maravilhosa, and the Fuga Das Ilhas. * 1.5 km Volta Do Parcel on April 17th in Juqueky São Sebastião, São Paolo * 2 km Desafio Do Lago on
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