Amazing Men In An Amazing Race
Courtesy of Jamie Patrick
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Craig Dietz Hanging 5 In California
Craig Dietz will speak at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference … and will enter the 5 km race in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California this coming September. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Absolutely! The Memoirs Of The Paddlin’ Professor
Letitia Sweitzer has a special surprise for her uncle, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Harry Briggs. “I have been working on my uncle’s memoirs and finally got it published just in time for his 91st birthday on May 17th when he’ll swim 2 miles across a lake in Louisiana to reach his
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Cancun’s 15K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
The athletes competing in the FINA 15 km Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race (Maratón Cancún) in Cancun, Mexico today include the same athletes who competed in Tuesday’s FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The athletes were treated very well by the Federación Mexicana de Natación who hosted the 88 marathon swimmers, coach, administrators and
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Another 2 Miles Into History With Dr. Harry Briggs
Harry Briggs, The Paddlin’ Professor, did a 2-mile fundraising swim across Kincaid Lake in Louisiana on May 17, 2012.
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The Rugged Beauty Of Lake Argyle Draws Swimmers
114 swimmers will compete in the first National Kimberly Lake Argyle Swim on May 5th. Swimmers of all ages are traveling to the extreme endurance event from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria as well as from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to compete in the 10 km and 20 km solo
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International Participation Building In The Swim Of Peace
Building upon the recent visit by two extreme swimmers from Ireland (Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward), swimmers from England, Malta, Portugal and Libya will join Nejib Belhedi on his Swim of Peace. The Swim of Peace is the Mahdia stage of his groundbreaking 1400K Swim Across Tunisia. These international representatives include a number of
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Thomas Lurz and Jana Pechanová Close Out Cancún Fast
Right off of the magnificent Hotel Be Live Grand Viva Beach, Thomas Lurz of Germany and Jana Pechanová of the Czech Republic sealed their latest professional marathon victories with impressive closing sprints. Their performances were a grand finale to the week of racing in Cancún, Mexico. While Tuesday showcased the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World
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So Close That Thomas Lurz Wins After 45 Minutes
The FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico was so close that even the video-tape of the finish had to be reviewed repeatedly for 45 minutes until the judges finally came to a general consensus…that multiple-time world champion Thomas Lurz came out on top. This close race is only a precursor to
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Ana Marcela Cunha, Tough In The Tropics
Ana Marcela Cunha, the reigning world 25 km champion from Brazil, is always tough down the stretch. She has that unteachable competitive spirit that propels her forward when going goggle-to-goggle against her rivals. And it served her well in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Cancun, Mexico yesterday where she won a
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