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Immediately sunrise on July 7th, 9 swimmers and 7 kayakers departed from PauPau Beach on the northern end of the Saipan Lagoon for Managaha Island 7 km away. Paddler and navigator Ann Jordan led organizer from Saipan Swim Club Jeff El-Hajj and Ed Ewing for their inaugural two-hour swim to Managaha. Following behind Saipan’s two […]
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Extreme swimmer and filmmaker Jack Bright is ready to greet his fellow teammates on a relay swim across the Bering Strait. Bright will soon be joined by Jackie Cobell (UK), Matias Ola (Argentina), Ram Barkai (South Africa), Paolo Chiarino (Italy), Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Toomas Haagi (Estonia), and Alexandr Brylin, Elena Guseva and many other strong
On The Bright Side: Extreme Training in a 12-meter Pool Read More »
Erika Villaécija García of Spain, a dark horse in the Olympic marathon swimming 10km is poised, primed and prepared to enjoy the races of her life in the 800m pool and 10km open water swims in London. She is as positive as they come. The 27-year-old Olympian from Barcelona told Efe, “I’m calm. Athens were
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Officiating the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km is one of the most difficult jobs in the world of sports. This article is part of a lengthy series on officiating in the open water swimming world. Stay tuned for more in the build-up to the Olympics. The degree of difficulty for open water swimming officials is related
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The 31st annual Peaks to Portland Swim was held today in Portland, Maine). The 2.4-mile ocean swim was tidal assisted from Peaks Island to East End Beach, Portland. Under great summer conditions, 316 swimmers started with the incoming tide, most of whom (94%) were wrapped up in neoprene. A much smaller minority (19) of hardened
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Tori Gorman is an Australian marathon swimmer from Sydney who successfully crossed the English Channel this week in 14 hours 12 minutes. Since her touching ground on Cap Gris Nez under the guidance of Michael Oram, her smiles, her enthusiasm and her heartfelt expressions of gratitude have continued non-stop. Her love of the ocean and
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Retired teacher and coach Ralph Mohr is a pool and open water swimmer from Oregon who won his age group division in the 10 km U.S. Masters Swimming national open water swimming championships. The 71-year-old dynamo swam a swift 3 hours 10 minutes race. “I was fine for the first three loops. The last lap
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Francisco José Kiko Hervás of Spain isn’t tall or physically large, but he has a huge heart. The man can flat-out swim fast in the open water. The multi-time national Spanish champion has an outside shot at a medal this time around in London. He is literally living his dream, “I have one tattoo on
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Dan Projansky finished dead last in the 27-mile (43 km) Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) yesterday. But he handicapped himself by swimming the entire distance butterfly down the mighty Red River of the North. While sighting was a bit earlier, the physicality of bringing both arms forward for 14 hours 30 minutes from
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Two-time Olympian Jana Pechanová is preparing for the race of her life in the Serpentine on August 9th at the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim finals. An athlete from SKP Kometa Brno and multi-national Czech national champion, she is one of the fastest marathon swimmers in the world for good reason: her commitment to the sport,
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