A Radical New Plan For The Olympic and Paralympic Games
A radical new plan for scheduling the Tokyo Olympics is proposed in order to expand the global celebration of Olympic sport.
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Thomas Lurz Talks About His Career And Rivals On WOWSA Live
Thomas Lurz Talks About His Career And Rivals On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Two-time Olympic medalist (2008 and 2012) and multiple world champion Thomas Lurz was a renowned hard worker and respected as a gentleman by his competitors. The 40-year-old German open water swimmer covered a number of wide-ranging topics
Looking Forward To Olympic Open Water Swimming In 2028 And Beyond
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When the International Olympic Committee approved the 10 km marathon swim in 2005 for its inaugural 10 km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the IOC and FINA put its stamp on the expected formula for all future 10 km marathon swims: * A rectangular course would be placed in a rowing basin. *
Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian
Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian Courtesy of WOWSA, Beijing, China. Mark Warkentin, a 2008 Olympic marathon swimmer from Santa Barbara, California, had trained with and raced against Olympic medalists and Olympians for much of his pool swimming career. But it was not until the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sevilla, Spain until he
Superman Of The Open Water World At It Again
Superman Of The Open Water World At It Again Courtesy of Maarten van der Weijden, Netherlands. After swimming 163 km over 55 hours in his native Netherlands last year, 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Maarten van der Weijden generated over €5 million euros in his 11 city charity swim - called the Elfstedentocht Swim or the Eleven Cities Swim. To
Maarten Van Der Weijden, A Champion Like No Other
Courtesy of Marten van der Weijden, Netherlands. After swimming 163 km over 55 hours in his native Netherlands, 2008 Olympic 10K marathon swim champion Marten van der Weijden* has generated over €3.5 million euros (US$4,050,060) in his 11 city charity swim - to date, this represents the greatest amount of proceeds from a single charity open water swim in
Swimming The Race Of Your Life – Mark Warkentin
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Mark Warkentin, who finished eighth in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is still a huge fan of the sport of open water swimming and a coach in Santa Barbara, California As hundreds of athletes prepare for the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, dozens of whom have a legitimate
Open Water Swimming Getting Popular, Mainstream In UK
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Colin Hill of Chillswim spoke about the explosive growth of open water swimming in the United Kingdom today at the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. He spoke about the former generations of open water swimming when it meant "Kevin Murphy was greasing up, lidos, the
The Welcomed Agony Of Open Water Swimming`
When we hear ice swimmers, channel swimmers, marathon swimmers and professional swimmers talk about the pain and agony of open water swimming, we ponder how unique and inspirational these athletes are. Ashley Twichell says, ...at the end of every 10 km …those last 100 meters your body, muscles, and brain are typically all screaming in pain - that feeling of
10 Open Water Swims In 7 Days In Mallorca
Teresa Planas and Matthew O'Connor announced the BEST FEST, their second annual open water swimming extravaganza in May 2014 in Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca. The BEST FEST is a 7-day, 10-event open water swimming festival ranging from 500 meters to 9.5 km along the beautiful island of Sa Dragonera (for information and bookings, visit
