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Esther Nuñez Morera Honored By International Swimming Hall Of Fame
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Steven Munatones 10/28/2019 No Comment

Esther Nuñez Morera Honored By International Swimming Hall Of Fame Video courtesy of Léandre Lapointe, coach of Esther Nuñez Morera at the 2015 Traversée internationale du Lac-St-Jean in Quebec, Canada. Announcement courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. "To be best of my knowledge, no husband and wife team ever raced

Damián Blaum Honored By International Swimming Hall Of Fame
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Steven Munatones 10/26/2019 No Comment

Damián Blaum Honored By International Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Damián Blaum from Argentina has an impressive track record of success after racing in over 120 marathon swim competitions during his career: * 2008 Olympian * FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix champion * Traversée

Inequality In The Open Water – Part 1
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Steven Munatones 07/12/2016 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 1991, Australian Shelley Taylor-Smith won the overall title for the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. She was the top swimmer among all the male and female participants in the professional series of marathon races that ranged from the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy to the

Announcing In The Open Water
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Steven Munatones 03/27/2016 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sporting event announcers around the world usually dress in attire ranging from coats and ties or casual wear. But what sport other than open water swimming have their announcers attired in swimsuits and headsets...only? Carlos Ramos at the 88 km Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná down the Paraná River is suited

Pilar Geijo Wins Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná
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Steven Munatones 02/09/2014 No Comment

Germán Vaché reported the female finishes at the 88 km Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná in Argentina. The second FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix leg is held annually on the river Paraná between the cities of Hernandarias and Paraná. It is the longest marathon swim in the world and part of the Quini 6 series together with the 15 km Maratón Acuática

The Longest Open Water Swimming Race In The World
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Steven Munatones 01/27/2014 No Comment

The last race in the Quini 6 series and the second race on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit is the 88 km (54.6 miles) Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná race. Although it is a downstream river swim, it is technically the longest professional race in the world in terms of distance. Former world champion and American marathon swimmer Erica Rose, who

Swimmers Bank On Their Support
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Steven Munatones 11/29/2013 No Comment

The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit traditionally kicks off its season in Argentina with a series of races in Argentina. The longest race on the circuit is the 88 km (54.6-mile) Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná race, the longest professional race in the world. Erica Rose, who finished third in 9 hours 40 minutes in 2007 and sixth in

Pilar Geijo’s Victory Is A Long Time Coming
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Steven Munatones 02/11/2013 No Comment

After experiencing illness at the 15 km Rosario stop on the opening leg of the 2013 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Pilar Geijo was not herself in Rosario or at last week's 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda race. But all was righted for Geijo at the world's longest competitive race from Hernandarias to Parana, the 88 km Maratón

Rosario – Santa Fe – Coronda – Hernandarias – Paraná 2013
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Steven Munatones 12/07/2012 No Comment

A trio of marathon swims - 160 km in total, nearly 100 miles - will take place in January and February in Argentina. The first race of the trifecta of pro swim is the 15 km Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario in Rosario. A week later, the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda in Santa Fe is held followed 7 days later by the

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