Articles by Mike Lewis

U.C. San Diego’s Luke Calkins Awarded NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship

Luke Calkins, an All-American senior diver for the UC San Diego men’s swimming and diving program this past winter, has…

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Kramer is Youngest American to Swim Gibraltar Strait

Katie Kramer, a junior at Marshall University successfully swam the Strait of Gibraltar yesterday becoming the youngest American woman and…

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Q & A Open Water Swimming National Teamer Eva Fabian

With the upcoming USA Swimming Open Water Nationals coming up this June 13th & 15th at Lake Castaic in Southern…

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Not Happening – La Jolla Rough Water Swim Called off for 2014

It comes as a disappointment for lots of open water swimmers, but the 2014 La Jolla Rough Water Swimming has…

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OW Nats Coming soon: USA Swimming Open Water National Team Q &A with Andrew Gemmell

With the USA Swimming Open Water National Championships on the horizon – June 13th – 15th in Lake Castaic, CA…

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European Open Water Swimming Cup Race #1- Vidal & Ponsele Champs – Ristov DQ’d

This weekend’s first stop on the European Open Water Swimming Cup was won by France’s Damien Cattin Vidal in a…

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Michael Phelps Press Conference Mesa Grand Prix

Michael Phelps brought out the media at today’s press conference in Mesa Arizona prior the start of tomorrow’s grand prix….

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PHOTO VAULT: 2014 Mesa Grand Prix Day 0 Sights on Deck (Part 1)

The two comeback kids, Michael Phelps and, to a lesser extent, Allison Schmitt having fun on the side of the pool at the Mesa Grand Prix.

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17th European Open Water Swimming Cup Series Kicks off Friday

The 2014 season of the European Open Water Swimming Cup is slated to launch this Friday, April 25th, in Eilat…

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Ashley Twichell Talks Open Water Swimming – Video Interview

USA open water swimmer Ashley Twichell has been a pretty good run lately.  A good part of 2013 didn’t meet…

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Meyer and Twichell take Crippen Cup 10K Titles

A strong field assembled for the 2014 Crippen Cup – the centerpiece event of the Open Water Swimming Festival in…

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What’s up Emily? Catching up with USA Swimming Open Water National Teamer

It’s been an exciting year for Emily Brunemann.  She got back on track with her open water swimming at the…

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Cancun Confirmed – Lurz and Gimalidi take FINA 10K world cup wins

It was known earlier that Italian Martina Grimaldi won yesterday’s open water swimming 10k title at the 2nd stop on…

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Grimaldi takes title – Men’s race disputed: FINA Open Water World Cup Cancun, Mexico

The second stop on the FINA open water swimming world cup in Cancun Mexico saw several of the world’s top…

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Finding Pace in Open Water Swimming

Here’s a workout from the Wind-n-Sea Masters Swim Team that is geared toward developing you concept of pace and working…

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