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Alex Flynn is a lawyer, public speaker and endurance athlete who is facing his incurable suffering head-on. Flynn suffers from early-onset Parkinson’s disease but he plans to traverse 3,500 miles across the continental United States in his Trans America Challenge, an attempt to run, kayak, cycle and swim as part of his 10 million metres […]
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Among the 8,207 Openwaterpedia entries (3,085 people, 791 terms, 953 places, 62 pilots, 174 services, 350 coaches, 558 records, 2,079 events, and 733 groups) and 1,971,515 page views, below is this week’s list of the 50 most popular online searches in Openwaterpedia. Openwaterpedia is an online reference and research tool for the open water swimming
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Ryan Seacrest may be a bit early in calling Chloe Sutton a 2012 Olympian (since she will have her chance to qualify for the USA Olympic Team in June), but the ubiquitous American celebrity did label the multiple national pool and open water swimming champion from Mission Viejo, California and a 2008 Olympic marathon swimmer
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In September 1979, the 58-year-old James “Doc” Counsilman stepped into the waters of the English Channel, attempting to become the oldest man at that time to successfully complete the challenging swim. What made the swim even more difficult for Counsilman was that four years earlier, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The 30-minute documentary
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Vincent Wood is a retired executive from California who formerly owned a steel fabrication business. The 75-year-old former Marine is now enjoying his retirement years as an open water swimmer in the Pacific Ocean up and down the coast of California. “I swim because I find it is the only exercise I can do reasonably
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Olympic swimmer Rene “Guy” Concepcion wants the global aquatics world to think of the Philippines when it comes to beautiful waters and outstanding open water swimming competitions. And the time may not be far off if Concepcion realizes his dreams. “It’s time for the Philippines to become the first country the world will think of
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Teenage pool swimmer Fiona Goh jumped into the Pacific Ocean for the first time on a wintery cold morning on January 1st. The jolt of cold water didn’t surprise her; it merely served to rev her up for more. Since that January morning, she heads down to the California coast every weekend. Like many of
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The excitement leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games is building. There are precious few opportunities for the Olympic marathon swimming gold medal favorites to go head-to-head with one another. Cancún, Mexico presented the last of those rare opportunities. The hard-fought 10 kilometer battle in the beautiful tropical setting did not disappoint. The finish
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Craig Coombs, Dr. Steve Minaglia and Dr. Scott Harvey completed their second channel in Hawaii yesterday as they crossed the 9.3-mile Kalohi Channel between the islands of Molokai and Lanai. Craig Coombs finished in 6 hours 6 minutes while Doctors Minaglia and Harvey crossed in 5 hours 48 minutes after their February conquest of the
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Drury Gallagher, one of the giants of pool masters swimming and marathon swimming, was honored with the Irving Davids – Captain Roger Wheeler Award yesterday at the International Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies. The International Swimming Hall of Fame’s Irving Davids – Captain Roger Wheeler Award was established in 1970 by the New England Marathon
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