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Looking Forward To The Next Olympics

After the 2012 London Olympic Games, each country’s coaches and administrators take stock of the results and then plan again for the next Olympic quadrennial. While Tunisia (Ous Mellouli, gold), Germany (Thomas Lurz, silver), Canada (Richard Weinberger, bronze), Hungary (Eva Risztov, gold), USA (Haley Anderson, silver), and Italy (Martina Grimaldi, bronze) can build from podium

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When North And South Come Together, Possibilities Arise

East vs. west. North vs. South. Upstart vs. veteran. Male vs. female. Rivalries run rampant in any sporting community. But rivalries in the open water swimming world have a way to push individuals to step up their game and enable even more formidable accomplishments. In California, two marathon swimming groups – the Ventura Deep Six

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Dave Smith Joins The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming

Dave Smith, a mechanical engineer from Point Loma, California completed his dream this summer. By successfully crossing the English Channel in 10 hours 52 minutes, his career spans both the Catalina Channel (9:22:24 in 2010) and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (8:03 in 2011). His trifecta led the mechanical engineer to become the 62nd member

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Cindy Walsh Joins Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming

Cindy Walsh from San Diego, California became the second person from America’s West Coast mecca of marathon swimming to join the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The manager of cardiovascular service at Sharp Memorial Hospital was a former age-group swimmer who turned her swimming skills toward the open water. After her triumphs in the

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A Future Wave – Emily Brunemann, Michael Klueh Win Oceanside

Emily Brunemann and Michael Klueh are the fastest couple in the open water this side of Damián Blaum and Esther Nuñez and Christian and Nadine Reichert. The world-class swimmers, newly engaged, traveled together from Michigan to the Southern California coast and jumped in the pumping surf to win the 83rd annual Oceanside Pier Swim. Klueh

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