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FINA Announces 2022 Marathon Swim World Series Calendar

FINA will host four legs of the Marathon Swim World Series in 2022, kicking off in Setubal, Portugal in May.

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“Unsinkable” A Documentary on Corcoran’s 500 Km Swim of the Irish Coastline

Inspired to raise money for charity in honor of his late father, Alan Corcoran became the first person to swim the entire 500 km Irish coastline in 2019.

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FINA Confirms Dates for 2022 Open Water World Junior Championships

Hungary’s Kristof Rasovsky, an Olympic silver medalist and World Champion in open water, first won gold at the 2016 Junior Open Water Championships.

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Two First-Time Champions Crowned At 2022 Midmar Mile

Stephanie Houtman and Connor Buck emerged victorious in the elite races on Sunday at the 49th edition of the Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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Sharon van Rouwendaal wins “Queen of the Sea” Crown

Sharon van Rouwendaal won the “Queen of the Sea” open water elite event over the weekend in Rio. She competed in a 500m, 1km, and 1.5km race for the crown.

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Dates Announced for 2022 LEN European Open Water Cup

The LEN European Open Water Cup circuit will restart in March in Eliat, Israel, with a planned six meet schedule for 2022.

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2021 Swammy Awards: 2021 F. Open Water Swimmer of the Year Ana Marcela Cunha

Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha won the Olympic 10km race over Sharon von Rouwendaal, completing a quad that saw her win and win a lot.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Florian Wellbrock

Florian Wellbrock won the Olympic 10km race, by a record margin in Tokyo last summer, earning a second Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammy.

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Germans Wellbrock, Beck Win 10K At FINA Open Water World Series Grand Finale

Germans Florian Wellbrock and Leonie Beck won the 10km events in Abu Dhabi, while the Italians won the mixed relay event.

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Ferry Weertman, Olympic Gold Medalist in Open Water Swimming, Retires at 29

Dutch open water swimmer Ferry Weertman has retired after an 8-year international career that included a 2016 Olympic gold medal and 2017 World Championship.

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Ted Erikson, the First Person to Swim Across Lake Michigan, Dies at 93

Ted Erikson, who once swam in Great White shark-infested waters while his spotter fired rifle rounds at approaching sharks, dead at 93.

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Improve Your Cold Water Swimming With dryrobe®

The dryrobe® Advance change robe is designed to protect you from the cold and keep you open water swimming through to spring.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Rachele Bruni Leaves Italy To Train In Brazil

Bruni is moving on from coach Fabrizio Antonelli and will train in Brazil under Kiko Klaser at Grêmio Náutico União in Porto Alegre.

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Anthony Ervin Swims 12.5 Mile Relay Around Charleston In Memory of Late Father

Ervin completed the swim while raising money for the South Carolina Department of Veteran Affairs.

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What Was Written On The Board At FAST The Morning Fran Crippen Died

Read the message FAST coach Jon Urbanchek wrote on the board the morning he learned about Fran Crippen’s passing.

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