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At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe destroyed his competition in the decathlon and pentathlon. He finished first in 9 of the 15 separate events that made up his two Olympic victories. At the Games’ closing ceremonies Swedish King Gustav V told Thorpe, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the […]
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With the London Olympics in full swing, swimmers are out in the public eye. And the advertising industry showcases these aquatic heroes in a number of outstanding TV commercials: (1) Lewis Pugh on Investec Ice Swimmer (2) Ryan Lochte on Warming Up (3) Japanese Divers (4) Michael Phelps in The Difference (5) Michael Phelps in
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Competitive open water swimmers should learn how to deal with each possible scenario that can present itself during an open water race. John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, was a great educator who created one of the most profound definitions of success: the Pyramid of Success. Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success includes 15 blocks,
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Open Water Source looks at the top male Olympic medal contenders and dark horses for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on August 10th in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. For complete and comprehensive coverage of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on August 9th and 10th, visit here. This is how the top male marathon swimmers
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For the past 60 years, the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Québec, Canada has been one of the premier open water swimming competitions in the world. In 2008, in preparation for the FINA Open Water World Championships, a FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup was started in addition to the traditional across-the-lake point-to-point race.
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There was an intriguing battle in Thursday’s Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Québec, Canada. Olympian Richard Weinberger went mano-a-mano with American Arthur Frayler. While Frayler is not going to the Olympics and lost out to his Canadian rival Weinberger in lac St-Jean, we suspect that these two young warriors will have dozens of
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If a new race director ever wanted to undergo an intensive and comprehensive on-the-job training on how to conduct an open water race, they would be well-served to head to Roberval in Québec, Canada and learn at the Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean. For 60 years, the Organizing Committee has been setting the standards for
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On NBC’s opening montage of its broadcast of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, the Thames was prominently shown throughout the show. The longest river in England was swum in its entirety in July 2006 when Lewis Pugh traversed from its source near the Welsh border to the North Sea, a total distance
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Margarita Llorens Bagur completed the Menorca Channel from Menorca to Mallorca on July 10th in 12 hours 23 minutes. Margarita just missed the world record by 5 minutes with her outstanding swim between the Balearic islands of Menorca and Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. The current record is held by Teresa Planas set in 2011
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We could not help noticing the good number of empty seats there were at the first day of the Olympics at the Aquatic Centre, especially in the lower level. Conversely, the massive number of spectators who lined the streets and course in the men’s cycling race was very impressive and estimated to be at least
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