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Dionne Caldwell Swimming In The Fountain Of Youth

Dionne Caldwell (shown together with Don Caldwell on left) shows her teammates, neighbors and friends how to live young and fitful. The 80-something-year-old from the Novaquatics Masters (NOVA) Team in Irvine, California beat dozens of younger swimmers at the Don Burns 1 Mile Ocean Swim in Corona Del Mar, California, finishing in 34:05 on a […]

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Lisa Stansbie To Lecture And Exhibit On The Queen Mary

Decades ago, society and surfers could never imagine wearing neoprene wetsuits, as they did not exist. Since 1872, swimmers have been attempting to cross the English Channel in the same manner: nothing that may aid a swimmer’s speed, buoyancy or heat retention is allowed. No wetsuits, webbed gloves, paddles or fins. There are few sporting

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Lake Lures Masters Champions To North Carolina

21-year-old Payne Montgomery of Stanford won the 2012 U.S. Masters Swimming 1 Mile National Championship in Lake Lure, North Carolina. He was followed by two 40-somethings Chris LaBianco and Chris Stevenson. Marianne Countryman topped the women’s field by a comfortable margin. But Dr. Edgar Ole Larson, the former Appalachian State University swimming coach, who may

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Olympic Champion Larisa Ilchenko Marries Sergey Perunin

Olympic gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko got married this past week to fellow Russian Olympian Sergey Perunin. The 8-time world champion was unbeatable in major international championships from her debut in Dubai in 2004 as a 16-year-old to her dramatic victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Her trademark finish, The Ilchenko, was a killer sprint

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