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Russia will be represented by two swimmers in the Olympic marathon swimming 10km: Sergey Bolshakov and Vladimir Dyatchin. Germany will also be represented by two men: Thomas Lurz and Andreas Waschburger. And so will Ecuador. Ivan Enderica Ochoa will be one of the 25 male finalists and former two-time Ecuadorean Olympian Jorge Delgado will be […]
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From the officials and athletes in the Olympic Village and the officials of the Olympic Family, the local (LOCOG) volunteers have caught the Olympic spirit and are as enthusiastic and helpful as can be. But from pool side, there have been some grumblings that were addressed. We think grumblings will be more like rumblings in
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Gábor Molnár Completes Swim In The Körös River Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cork, Ireland-based marathon swimmer Gábor Molnár swam 37.2 km from Őcsöd to Csongràd in the Körös River (shown on right) in Hungary. The unprecedented swim took the Hungarian native with creative tattoos and a bright smile 9 hours 30 minutes to
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The New York Times published an intriguing article and record comparison between all of the Olympic champions over history, including Nathan Adrian who won the 100-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympic Games (see on left). The article is posted here. This comparison reminds us of the digital comparison of world record holders since 1905.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame celebrates and commemorates the history and luminaries of the global marathon swimming community. Over the 5 decades of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, the exploits and careers of these luminaries have been maintained in archives that have now been made
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Extreme swimmer and filmmaker Jack Bright had to break some bad news to his fellow teammates on their planned relay swim across the Bering Strait. Their Russian ship, the Akademik Schokalskiy, was ready to guide them from the Russian side of the Bering Strait to the American side, but the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The prefecture and city of Osaka in Japan are moving forward with their plans to create a 1-kilometer 12-15m wide and 1.1-1.4m deep pool, called Pool Dotonbori. Scheduled to open in 2015, Pool Dotonbori will feature large spaces for advertising in order to subsidize the largest pool open to the public in a major metropolitan
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Joe Locke quietly pulled off on an 11 hour 40 minute crossing of Lake Tahoe in the south to north direction yesterday. Most people tackle Lake Tahoe in the opposite direction, but the overall record remains with Dave Kenyon who swam in the north-to-south direction in 9 hours 20 minutes in 1987, although the standard
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Hollywood can create magic. Movies offer special effects and computer generated images. Television can transport its viewers from their living rooms to anywhere in the world. Modern movie-making technologies and the Internet combined with the drama and uncertainty of human competition makes for compelling television and live streaming. What the TV or online viewer sees
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Officiating the sport of water polo and basketball is tough. Whistles are blown throughout the game. Many times, the athletes disagree with the calls and occasionally voice their displeasure of the athletes. Whistles are also often blown in the sport of open water swimming, but the marathon swimmers have a hard time voicing their displeasure
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