Open Water

USA Swimming Names Junior Open Water World Championships, Pan Pac Teams

12 junior swimmers will represent the US Internationally in open water in August. (Photo Courtes: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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Twichell Interview, Olympic qualification in Portugal

Ashley Twichell, open water star, sits down with Mike Lewis to talk about her the upcoming Olympic qualification race in Portugal. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINDING ULTRA: Fast Living, Faster Swimming

“Finding Ultra is an inspired first-person account of fast living and even faster swimming, biking and running that will leave you convinced of the power of your own will.”

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Sprint News 5/17/12: Aussie Olympian Retires; Ous in Open Water; Two Coaches Banned

…FINA has begun posting the confirmed entries for their Olympic Qualifying Open Water 10km swim that will take place in Setubal,…

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Dave and Gary: Alex Meyer Part Deux

Dear Alex,

Thanks for showing up this time.

Sincerely,

Gary and David

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SwimSpray: NCAA Championships to Open Water Challenges

“We’ve noticed that SwimSpray has recently sponsored a bunch of open water swims, including the Jim McDonnell Lake Swims, the Chris Green Lake Cable Swim, the Minnetonka Challenge, U.S. Masters 9+ Mile Open Water Championship, and The Tulsa Swim.”

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Greek Swimmer Gianniotis Commences 2012 Torch Relay

The Olympic favorite in the open water marathon began his long trip to London as the first torch-bearer.

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Sprint News 5/9/12: Kobrich; German Trials; English Junior Record

Chile’s Kristel Kobrich made the smart decision to stay in the pool for London.

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Gary and Dave Interview Alex Meyer…

…apparently this will uh, be…Part 1 of a 2 Part Series! Yeah, that’s what we meant.

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USA Swimming Names 18 to Open Water National Teams

US Open Water National Champions Andrew Gemmell and Ashley Twichell highlight the National Team (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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2012 Fran Crippen Mile, Video Recap

Thanks to contributor Mike Lewis for producing this report. Mike has nearly three decades of open water swimming experience as…

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Central New York – Open Water Hotbed?

Dan O’Connor is one of the stars from this weekend’s open water meet who hails from off-the-beaten-lanerope. (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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Twichell Doubles With 5k Win at Open Water Nats

At the 2012 edition of USA Swimming’s Open Water Nationals, most of the excitement burned hot, and fizzled out, on…

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U.S. Open Water Nationals Video Recap

Ashley Twichell & Andrew Gemmell celebrate their open water nationals wins. (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis, olavistaphotography.com)

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Nobody Faster Than Cesar Cielo

Garrett tells you what you need to know. Cesar Cielo is back atop the World’s top times list, and the US Open Water Championships started today.

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