Open Water

Swim For Alligator Lighthouse – Video Feature

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Pool in Islamorada to help provide scholarship opportunities to those in need and aid the support of treasured Historic Lighthouses on Florida’s Coastal Waterways.

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Becca Mann Q&A – What makes open water swimming special

The excitement is building as we’re less than a month away from the 2014 USA Swimming Open Water nationals.  We’ve…

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Dates, event orders set for 2014 South American Swimming Championships in Argentina

The South American Confederation of Swimming (CONSANAT) has released major details on this fall’s South American Championships, including competition dates and event lineups.

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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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Chance To Have Coffee With Diana Nyad In RFK Auction

The RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights is running a spring auction right now, and one of the items up for bid is a cup of coffee with open water swimmer Diana Nyad in Los Angeles to hear about her swim from Cuba to Florida.

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Olympic Swimmer Brooke Bennett Will Be A Mother and Remain on her Road To Rio

Brooke Bennett, 3-time Olympic gold medalist, officially announced her comeback in open water swimming for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio late last year. Today she’s sharing a very personal turn in that journey.

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Canada’s open water Pan Pacs squad finalized, Weinberger and Dusablon lead the way

Richard Weinberger and Jade Dusablon are among the 6 athletes selected to represent Canada in the Open Water event at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.

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Alex Meyer Pranks Swimmers at Miromar Lake Before Crippen Cup 10K

Check out U.S. open water Olympian Alex Meyer had a little fun with a rubber gator head and a broom stick the day before the Crippen Cup 10k.

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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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IOC Announces Open Water, Diving, Polo, Synchro Qualifying Systems for 2016 Olympics

The open water qualification system for the 2016 Olympics is unchanged from 2012.

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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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