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Kevin Murphy and Des Renford had a renowned 3-swim battle years ago in Australia, across the English Channel and in Loch Ness. Renford won the first round in Sydney, Murphy had the upper hand in the English Channel, and both men were defeated (and hospitalized) over the sub-10°C water in the Scotish loch go the […]
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Kate Willoughby is a New Zealand-born 32-year-old British expatriate from Surrey, England working in Dubai. She is attempting a 25km charity swim on 21 November 2012, called Swimming Around The World, to raise awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy around The World Islands breakwater, a perimeter wall that protects the man-made development of 300 islands off
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Michael Stresemann (51) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, John Crompton (59) of Charleston, South Carolina, John Buechler (44) of Annandale, Virginia, and Joe Rainero (46) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina set out to do something unprecedented. This past weekend, they completed a 17.43-mile relay across South Holston Lake from Caleb’s Cove in Virginia to Riddle
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After watching Oussama Mellouli win the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim in London, we marveled at his strength, speed and stamina. But his strategy was also flawless for 3 reasons: 1. Positioning Mellouli placed himself nearly perfectly throughout the race. While swimmers complained about the physicality of the race, and
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“Is Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever?“ This question was raised several times by television personalities and newspaper reporters during the 2012 London Olympic Games. And the answer always seemed to be somewhere between, “Well..perhaps but he was a swimmer so he could compete in many different events…” to “…But how can you compare Phelps
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The 2013 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup will consist of 8 races: 1. January 27th – Santos, Brazil 2. February 2nd – Patagones-Viedma, Argentina 3. March 1st – Eliat, Israel 4. April 13th – Cancun, Mexico 5. July 25th – Lac St-Jean, Canada 6. August 11th – Lac Mégantic, Canada 7. October 6th –
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With the excitement of the Olympic marathon swim in the history books, amateurs of all ages, abilities and backgrounds have their own opportunities to participate in marathon swims around the world. There are at least 106 formally organized marathon swims around the world with several dozens more in planning stages. By 2014, there is forecasted
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Whether it is in a gym or hallways of political centers, there has been division between Japan and Korea. Neighbors? Yes. Friends? That is debatable. Last week when South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak visited a volcanic islands in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), political tensions skyrocketed again. Japan recalled its ambassador from Seoul while
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Sri Chinmoy will be honored on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The Honour Administrator, whose given name was Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, passed away in 2007 and was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist and athlete. He inspired many in the endurance world and
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Sarah Thomas became the 58th person in history to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with today’s completion of the English Channel. The record holder of the Horsetooth Open Water Swim was leading the 2012 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim before it was cancelled due to thunderstorms. The Colorado resident trains at high
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