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Marathon Swims, Long Distance Swims, Ultra Swims In America
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Steven Munatones 05/27/2012 No Comment

Below is a partial list of the growing number of marathon swims (long distance swims, ultra-marathon swims) in America. These include established solo swims governed by an existing association or federation, relays, events and competitions, but it does not include stage swims by one individual or solo swims not governed by an existing association or events

Captain Earl Sandvik, 1943-2012
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Steven Munatones 02/17/2012 No Comment

NYC Swim reported that Captain Earl Sandvik, the lead boat captain for the past 12 years, a 17-year veteran of NYC Swim events with 114 NYC Swim events under his helm, passed away. This is how NYC Swim remembered him: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Earl Sandvik, NYC Swim's lead boat captain, at the age of 69. Earl lost his brief

Ederle Swim Adapts To Mother Nature
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Steven Munatones 10/14/2010 No Comment

The Ederle Swim, started in 1925, is along a 17.5-mile (28K) course from New Jersey to New York. It is always a tough swim with 7 out of 11 swimmers finishing in 2007, 1 out of 13 swimmers finishing in 2008 and 3 out of 13 finishing in 2009. 2010 looks to be another tough year, especially with strong winds (30 mph or 48 kph).But the NYC Swim race

Battle Of The Sexes Around Manhattan Island
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Steven Munatones 07/22/2010 No Comment

The Manhattan Island Marathon Record Attempt is set for September 10th where three male American pro open water swimmers will try to break the long-standing Manhattan Island record of 5:45:25 set by Shelley Taylor-Smith in 1995. Women vs. men. Three vs. one. 20th century vs. 21st century athletes. The non-GPS era vs. the GPS era. Passion vs. money. Who

Follow Swimmers Live Around New York
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Steven Munatones 06/12/2010 No Comment

The NYC Swim organization is on the cutting edge of marathon swimming technology again. The entire field will be tracked using GPS so family, friends and fans can follow each of the solo swimmers and teams as they stroke their way around New York in today's Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.The full field can be followed here.The individual swimmers and relays

New York City Readies For Its Open Water Season
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Steven Munatones 05/26/2010 No Comment

The city of New York is getting ready for its upcoming summer open water swim season which kicks off this weekend with the Great Hudson River Swim on May 29th followed by the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Park to Park Swim, Liberty Island Swim, Aquathlon: Stars & Stripes, Riverside Park Tune Up Swim, Governors Island Swim, New York Pro Swim, Brooklyn

Open Water Swimming Circumnavigations Around The World
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Steven Munatones 03/21/2010 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are numerous great circumnavigation (around-the-island) swims around the world. Most of the swims have yet to be attempted, planned and discovered. Here is a very short list of the some of the most popular circumnavigations around the world. If your favorite is not listed, please email us with your

Masterful Consistency In The Pool And Open Water
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Steven Munatones 01/16/2010 No Comment

Based on the decisions by FINA at its recently held FINA Bureau meeting in Bangkok, masters swimming will abide by the same swimsuit rules as their younger counterparts, both in the pool and open water.So consistency appears to reign among swimmers across generations.That is, masters swimmers in the pool will follow the new swimsuit rules that went into