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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilar Geijo of Argentina won her fourth title at the 61st Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in a fairly comfortable margin over rivals Esther Nuñez Morera of Spain and Dina Levačič of Croatia. The veteran of the professional marathon swimming circuit, Geijo has participated in seven races in the […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Vice Chairman Jorge Delgado, a 2-time Olympic finalist from Ecuador, explains how the sport of marathon swimming got into the Summer Olympics at a speech in the United Nations during the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies organized and hosted by
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When Almost Is Good Enough Photos courtesy of NewsChannel 3 from Lake Michigan. Nothing is more fundamental in marathon swimming than for a swimmer to have an experienced support crew, a suitable escort boat and a knowledgeable pilot. Kayakers, feeders, pace swimmers and a dryland crew are also occasionally part of the marathon swimming package.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During the most recently held Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, FINIS donated boxes of Swim Snorkels, Agility Paddles and pull buoys to the swimmers competing in the pool and open water. The products were immediately used and greatly appreciated. “The Special Olympics have always been near
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Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Infinity V relay of Gillian McShane, Joe Belton, David Burke, Thomas O’Hagan and Noel Grimes made history on August 7th after 13 hours 15 minutes as the first five-person relay across the North Channel. The open water quintet made their finish extra special
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Courtesy of Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, California. The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association announced that Brandon Bass (17), Megan Merlihan (18), Karsten Johnson (16), Mo Bourdi (16), Jessica Moore (15), and Christopher Mykkanen (14) of the Irvine Novaquatics swim team set a new relay record from Santa Cruz Island to the California mainland. Amid
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 50-year-old Susan Simmons and 35-year-old Alex Cape had a huge goal. To swim for the longest and furthest time in a freshwater setting. They both wanted to go beyond the distance they achieved during their 70 km crossing of Canada’s Cowichan Lake in 2014. Their goal was to swim
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Radio interview of Chloë McCardel after her three-way crossing of the English Channel courtesy of 2GB’s Steve Price from Sydney, Australia. Listen to the fascinating interview here.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wendy Trehiou participated in La Grande Nag gie (The big swim) by the Jersey Swimming Club Polar Bear team last year. Together with Ian Jones, Nick Dotter, Graeme Lowe, David le Clercq and Neil Faudemer, Trehiou traversed the 35.7-mile (57.4 km) distance from Saint-Malo to Jersey in 18 hours
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Ring set off on the Swim For Their Sacrifice on June 6th. His goal? To swim 2,552 miles (4,107 km) down the entire length of the Mississippi River from its northern reaches in the state of Minnesota down to its estuary in the Gulf of Mexico. This charity
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