Mike Lewis

Nyad Monument Coming to Key West

Diana Nyad did the unthinkable this past September in her successful swim from Havana to Key West. According to reports…

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5 World Records in 1 day – Townsend rips in Masters debut

3 time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist Darian Townsend is no stranger to world records – he held the 200…

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Another big one for Trent Grimsey

Trent Grimsey is without a doubt one of the greatest open water swimmers on the planet.  He’s the swam the…

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Open Water Swimming Safety: A Powerful Message

Open water swimming safety must be a top priority for everyone involved.

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Tips for Open Water Swimming: Coach Catherine Vogt Shares Insight

Coach Catherine Vogt knows open water swimming – she has helped guide Haley Anderson to the podium at the Olympics and World Championships

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Former Georgia Bulldog Chura first woman out of the water at Kona Ironman World Championships

The 2013 Ironman world championships are underway in Kona Hawaii and it was former University of Georgia NCAA All-American Haley…

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Can’t Stop Nyad: Swimming 48 hours to aid hurricane relief

Diana Nyad is back in the water. This time she’s swimming 48 hours straight in New York City raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

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Emily Brunemann checks in from Hong Kong atop standings FINA 10k Open Water Swimming World Cup

Emily Brunemann leads the FINA 10k Open Water World Cup standings going into the final race in Hong Kong

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LURZ AND OKIMOTO TOP FINA 10K WORLD CUP SAHNTOU, CHINA – TEAM USA’s Brunemann take silver

With one more stop on the FINA 10K world cup, Thomas Lurz and Emily Brunemann lead the pack

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Tiburon Mile Live Stream

SwimSwam’s Mike Lewis, Dave Durden, and Nick Folker prepare to call the 2013 Tiburon Mile.

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It’s almost here – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile will be fast

The view from Tiburon with Angel Island (the starting point for the RCP Tiburon Mile).

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Top 10 Things we love about open water Swimming

There are so many great things about open water swimming that it’s crazy to pick out only 10.  But here…

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Brace yourself – 2013 RCP Tiburon Mile Features an All Star Field

The Tiburon Mile – one of the world’s best open water races will be coming September 29th

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Open Water Swimming Workout

Open water swimming pool workout

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