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Rivard’s and Brynn Complete Circumnavigation Border Bumper Swim

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Rivard’s and Brynn Complete Circumnavigation Border Bumper Swim Courtesy of Phil White, Lake Memphremagog, Vermont. On August 2nd, 13-year-old Margaret Rivard, 16-year-old Vera Rivard, and 53-year-old Charlotte Brynn completed a 15-mile Circumnavigation Border Bumper Swim on Lake Memphremagog. The trio started from The Clubhous docks in Derby Bay, swam to the green buoy at the […]

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Passionate, Professional: Dr. Cecil Gordon On The Side Of Swimmers

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Passionate, Professional: Dr. Cecil Gordon On The Side Of Swimmers Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Whether he is standing on the deck of a competition pool or on the deck of an official’s boat in an open water race, Cecil Gordon M.D. always finds himself on the side of swimmers, both figuratively and

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Mighty Mac Swimmers Give Back To The Mackinac Straits Community

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Mighty Mac Swimmers Give Back To The Mackinac Straits Community Courtesy of Jim Dreyer, St. Ignace, Michigan. Like tens of thousands of swims around the world, the Mighty Mac Swim race course will be empty this summer. Swimmers who were to participate in the cancelled Mighty Mac Swim have donated their entry fee refunds to

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When Diego Degano, Shelley Taylor-Smith Ruled Sylvan Lake

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When Diego Degano, Shelley Taylor-Smith Ruled Sylvan Lake Courtesy of Sylvan Lake News, circa August 11th 1992, Alberta, Canada. At the 30 km Sylvan Lake World Series Marathon Swim held in Alberta, Canada in August 1992, there were 12 future Honor Swimmers in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame competing: Diego Degano, David O’Brien,

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AltaSea Webinar: Where Economic Development Meets Ocean Sustainability

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AltaSea Webinar: Where Economic Development Meets Ocean Sustainability Courtesy of AltaSea, Los Angeles, California. On August 12th, AltaSea will host a dialogue covering the convergence of the ocean economy and sustainability from a local, national and global perspective. This discussion will focus on investing in zero-emissions technology and infrastructure, fighting climate change, and creating green

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Nicolas Knap To Attempt A Crossing Started By Jacques Amyot

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Nicolas Knap To Attempt A Crossing Started By Jacques Amyot Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Canadian Jacques Amyot, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, not only kicked off the world-renowned Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean by being the first person to swim across lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

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When Dimitar Petrov And Stéphane Lecat Raced The SuperFinal

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When Dimitar Petrov And Stéphane Lecat Raced The SuperFinal Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. 107 professional marathon swimmers competed on the 1995-1996 Marathon Swimming World Series sanctioned by the International Marathon Swimming Association (IMSA). Dimitar Petrov of Bulgaria and Karen Burton of the USA were crowned world champions. Petrov beat Frenchman Stéphane Lecat

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Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin

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Egyptians In Capri-Napoli: Marei Hassan Hammed And Ahmed Youssef Amin Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The 2020 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli was postponed until September 6th due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its history is rich and its legacy will continue. After swimming between Napoli and Capri Island for the first time in

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