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Dan Boyle became the 59th person in history to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with his completion of the Catalina Channel in 10 hours 55 minutes. One of the key crew members of Penny Palfrey’s marathon swims around the world, Boyle took a little time off for himself and finished the trio […]
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On August 7th, Brian Ross, Chris Kraus and Rick Gaenzle didn’t waste any time when they arrived in Ireland. Less than 24 hours after touching down, they set off and completed a 3-man relay across the North Channel where the water temperature ranged from 13-16°C. Kraus led off the relay in Donaghadee, Ireland through a
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At Willoughby III, 23 swimmers and 23 yackers took to the water from North Beach in Willoughby swimming south for burgers and corn on the cob, waiting for them at South Beach. The 4.75-mile Willoughby Swim started in 2010 under the governance of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA), a club organized by
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Phil White is an innovative open water swimming race director from Vermont, U.S.A. and founder of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) along with 11 other passionate supporters. He is safety-minded, has drafted and formulated a number of safety documents. A visionary, he also focuses on the
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How powerful is the Olympics brand? Many companies and people want to get involved. Specially designed kayaks were used at the Olympic marathon swim in the Serpentine. Very cool. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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In an interesting mano-a-mano three-part battle between Petar Stoychev and Trent Grimsey, Stoychev took the first round with a record-setting victory in the Ohrid Lake Marathon in Macedonia. Stoychev finished in 5:19:30 to Grimsey’s 5:19:55 as Stoychev threw in his well-known kick at the end of the 30 km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon, winning for
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Olga Kozydub just out-sprinted her Russian teammate Anna Uvarova in the 30 km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon in Macedonia. Kozydub got the better of the quartet of women who came barreling into the finish, all within a stroke of one another in the most exciting Grand Prix race of 2012. The final results of the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad has a team of four experienced shark divers who are responsible for protecting her against curious sharks. Led by Luke Tipple, the quartet of knights in white armor include Nico Gazzale, Matteo Gazzale and Andy Olday. Their weapon of choice was a pole with a golf ball
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Andrea Volpini has been a fixture on the professional marathon swimming circuit for over 10 years now. The 34-year-old policeman from Italy has taken time off to complete in over 40 races. His decade-long career includes the following marathon swims: • Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (36 km in Italy) in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010,
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Tomi Stefanovski is a top professional marathon swimmer and coach. The 41-year-old is the oldest competitive athlete on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup. Among his swims from 1996 to 2011 include the following races: • Ohrid Marathon (30 km in Macedonia) in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
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