Open Water

Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kolesnikov’s Finest Hour

It was a banner week for Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov. In fact, the hardest decision about this Swim of the Week is which Kolesnikov swim to select.

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Paralympic Vice President Julie Dussliere on Paralympics (Video)

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Olympic Coach John Dussliere Gives Open Water Rundown (Video)

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Open Water Planet: Triton Southern Cross I Mile Champ (Video)

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Canadian Swimmer Philippe Guertin Retires After Losing Funding

Philippe Guertin is retiring after a turbulent year in his relationship with Swimming Canada and its open water head coach, Mark Perry.

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2018 Junior Pan Pacs Open Water Race Cancelled

The open water portion of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships has been cancelled to allow athletes to focus on the World Junior Open Water Championships the following month.

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Open Water Planet: Triton Southern Cross 5k Champs (Video Interview)

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: East 800 Free Relays Soar

At USA Swimming’s Winter Junior Championships – East, the opening night saw two of the best age group 800 free relays in history, punctuated by two of the best leadoff splits in age group history.

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Nagaraja Becomes First Canadian, Indian to Swim Strait of Magellan

47-year-old Madhu Nagaraja successfully swam the Strait of Magellan on November 29th.

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Tempe Set To Host 2018 U.S. Open Water Nationals

The 2018 Open Water National Championships will take place in Tempe, Arizona.

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Enter To Win Winter Training Package

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: The Grothe of a Post-grad Distance Star

For many, the end of college marks the end of a competitive swimming career. For Zane Grothe, it was only a beginning.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Int’l Virtual Dual Comes Down To 400 FR

400 freestylers Nathan Wells and Ross Hill still had their event to come, and blasted a 1-2 finish that secured an international virtual dual meet win for Loughborough University of Great Britain.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Drabot With The Dagger

At the Art Adamson Invite this weekend, Drabot blasted the nation’s fastest 200 fly time – and not only that, a time that would have earned second place at last year’s NCAA Championships.

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Q&A: Wilimovsky Will Swim Pool & Open Water This Year

After U.S. Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky competed at Australia’s short course national meet last month, we caught up with him to get the scoop on his plans for the season. Most notable: he returns from Australia next month and will swim both open water and the pool 1500 this season.

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