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Forrest Nelson Joins Hall Of Fame Board Of Directors

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One of the most respected administrators and athletes in marathon swimming has accepted the invitation to join the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Forrest Nelson, the creative and intelligent leader of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, joins the group of international representatives of the International Marathon Swimming of Hall. […]

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Salvatore Cimmino Swims Across Boston Bay

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Throttling Down The California Coast

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Phil Cutti continues to motor down the California coast in the 57 degree F water with 15-20 ocean swells undulating between him and the Night Train Swimmers’ escort boat, the Sequel. Without fail, the Night Train Swimmers trade off swimming legs in one-hour segments, battling within eye shot of the rugged California coast. On Day

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Kevin Clancey, A Hero On The Water

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Long Beach Yacht Club and the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation were responsible for the Swim Across America waterfront operations. Volunteers provided all the on-the-water course control and media support. The boat operators include Lenny Arkinstall, owner of Kingfisher and member of the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation Board of Directors.

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Goh Fast Young Woman

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Fiona Goh became the youngest female to compete a marathon swim off of any of the California Channel islands. The Californian competed the 12.4-mile swim from Anacapa Island to Silver Stand Beach in Oxnard, California in 10 hours 10 minutes. Since 1927, there have been approximately 350 solo marathon swims off of the 8 channel

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Who Won This Open Water Race?

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Ricardo Ratto, a presenter at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, captured this extremely close race with his GoPro camera that was posted to the end of his finish structure using the free software program. Who won the race? Before you watch the end of the video, try to guess for yourself… Copyright ©

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1.2 Million Reasons Why Failure Was An Option

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The Night Train Swimmers did not complete their unprecedented 339-mile ocean relay swim this week. The audacious plan to swim from Northern California to Southern California was tripped up not because of sharks, currents, winds, hypothermia, jellyfish or human exhaustion, but because of a mechanical problem with their steering on their main escort boat. A

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Taking A Feeding In The Open Water Without Arms

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Among the most interesting feats that we witnessed over the Global Open Water Swimming Conference weekend was the simple action of feeding and drinking by Craig Dietz. Dietz, a man born without arms or legs, would grab his water bottles with his teeth and simply guzzle down his water and Gatorade. No sympathy and pity

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Madhu Nagaraja Is LOST On Lake Ontario

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On July 29th, Madhu Nagaraja embarked on the longest swim of his life to become a member of the 24-hour club when he swam across Lake Ontario in Canada. This video below is a small part of his unprecedented personal journey from Port Dalhousie to Coronation Park where the members of LOST helped him to

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Aloha In The Open Water Swimming World

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Jim Anderson is one of those unsung individuals who makes the world of open water swimming go round and round. Toiling for months on end, he is one of those quiet, unheralded race director whose daily responsibilities seem to never end. He spends innumerable hours applying for city permits, talking with lifeguards, surveying the race

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Forrest Nelson Joins Hall Of Fame Board Of Directors

Salvatore Cimmino Swims Across Boston Bay

Throttling Down The California Coast

Kevin Clancey, A Hero On The Water

Goh Fast Young Woman

Who Won This Open Water Race?

1.2 Million Reasons Why Failure Was An Option

Taking A Feeding In The Open Water Without Arms

Madhu Nagaraja Is LOST On Lake Ontario

Aloha In The Open Water Swimming World