Articles by Mike Lewis

South American Swimming Confederation Launches Open Water Series

Similar to what is seen in Europe where the confederation that governs swimming in the region, Ligue Européenne de Natation (also…

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Open Water Swimming in the Winter Olympics?

When most people think of open water swimming the images of a summer lake or warm beach locale often come…

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Double gong for Poort in Geelong

After taking the Australian title in the men’s open 10km event in Perth, world championship representative Jarrod Poort took top spot again…

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Orlando Grand Prix Day 2 Photo Vault

Sean Mahoney off the start of the 200 breaststroke (photo: Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography)

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Open Water Deja Vu – Twichell and Ho Repeat at Midmar

It’s the work d largest open water swimming race and anything can happen, but just like last year Ashley Twichell…

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It’s HUGE – World’s largest open water race, Midmar Mile, set for the weekend

The Midmar Mile is one event that over 15,o00 swimmers keep on their calendar every year. The race begin in 1974…

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FINA Open Water World Cup Season kicks off in Argentina – Brazilian women charging hard

It should come as no surprise to see the Brazilian women off to a strong start in the 2014 FINA…

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Twichell on top down under

There was a lot of prize money at stake at today’s BHP Aquatic Super Series in the “Swim the Swan”…

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Open Water Swimming – Get out there

Here’s a cool video that shows that open water swimming is also a great adventure sport.  Swedish film producers Angaloppet…

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Seeing Rio – Sara Isakovic back in the pool

Although she didn’t make a huge statement following the London Olympics, Sara Isakovic decided to take a step away from…

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Matt Biondi Masters Classic scheduled for SoCal

Matt Biondi, 11 time Olympic medalist, is back in the water and enjoying his time as masters swimmer. His team,…

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Wright is right on in the Strait of Magellan

17-year-old Hunter Wright from Redding, California crossed the Strait of Magellan this morning  January 17th, 2014 with great success and…

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Open Water Swimming – the pool is good

It is well know amongst elite open water swimmers that if you want to be fast in the open water…

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Open water swimming ready, set, now

It may be easier for those in the southern hemisphere to wrap their minds around jumping into an open water…

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Radford 3x New Zealand Open Water Champ

New Zealand’s top open water swimmer Kane Radford grabbed his third consecutive national title at the State New Zealand Open…

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