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Dr. Stephen Autry Reveals Personal Letters Describing Various Open Water Swims
November 4, 2009

Dr. Stephen Autry CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 4. DR. Stephen Autry, an accomplished open water swimmer who is an orthopedic surgeon by trade, has completed several different open water swims over his swimming career – including the Holy Grail that is the English Cha...
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Thomas Lurz, Anna Uvarova Win Abu Dhabi Stop of FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup
October 26, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 26. SOME days after assuring his overall victory in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, Germany's Thomas Lurz won the 15km race of Abu Dhabi (UAE) on October 25, the ninth and final leg of the FINA Open Wa...
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Thomas Lurz, Poliana Okimoto Win FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Titles
October 22, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 22. THOMAS Lurz (GER) and Poliana Okimoto (BRA) confirmed their overall victory in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009 after the two last races of the series, held in Dubai (October 17) and in Sharjah (Oct...
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Thomas Lurz, Poliana Okimoto Claim FINA 10K Marathon World Cup Wins in Hong Kong
October 5, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 5. AS the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009 moves on to the United Arab Emirates for the final legs, Thomas Lurz (GER) and Poliana Okimoto (BRA) continue to dominate their respective men's and women'...
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Aditya Raut Completes Three Channels Within 25 Days
October 1, 2009

PUNE, India, October 1. ADITYA Raut, 16, reportedly became the first person to cross nine channels in nine countries spanning five continents when he completed three channel crossings in a row this summer.

During a 25-day span beginning July 26...
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FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Continues in China
September 28, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 28. THE FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009 has moved on to Asia, where China recently staged the eighth and ninth out of twelve races in this year's series. The big 10km winners continue to be world cha...
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Open Water Relay Breaks Guinness World Record
September 21, 2009

CAMLOUGH, Ireland, September 21. A team of swimmers from the Newry Triathlon Club in Ireland set the Guinness World Record for Longest Continuous Open Water Relay Swim with a 10-day performance according to 10KSwimmer.com.

The team swam for a t...
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Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming Announce Recipients of Top Honors at USAS Convention
September 20, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 20. THE winners of awards in swimming, synchronized swimming and diving were announced at last night's ceremony that concluded the 2009 United States Aquatic Sports convention.

Two awards presented previously we...
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Brunemann, Crippen, Gemmell and Thomas Win USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Awards
September 19, 2009

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondent

CHICAGO, Illinois, September 19. IN a whirlwind year when she won the NCAA 1650 freestyle and started to take to the oceans for open water, Emily Brunemann, a senior at the Uni...
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Kane Radford, Melissa Gorman Win RCP Tiburon Mile
September 13, 2009

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondent

TIBURON, California, September 13. THE always exciting RCP Tiburon came to a close with Oceania swimmers walking away with the men's and women's elite titles. New Zeal...
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Thomas Lurz, Poliana Okimoto Continue Winning Ways in New York City
September 6, 2009

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondent

NEW YORK CITY, New York, September 6. AS the sun was setting over the Statue of Liberty, Thomas Lurz of Germany and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil won the New York City stop on the ...
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Peaks to Portland Race Renamed
September 2, 2009

PORTLAND, Maine, September 2. ONE of New England's longest running open water swim races - the annual Peaks to Portland - has been renamed in honor of a longtime supporter of the organization that sponsors the event.

The Cumberland County ...
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Thomas Lurz, Poliano Okimoto Win FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Stops
August 31, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 31. THOMAS Lurz (GER) continued his winning streak over the weekend by taking gold in the sixth leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009, which was held in Copenhagen (DEN) on Saturday, August 29. The win...
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Alex Kostich, Dawn Heckman Win Main Event at Pacific Open Water Challenge
August 24, 2009

By Steven Munatones, Swimming World open water correspondent

LONG BEACH, California, August 24. FORMER Pan American Games double gold medalist Alex Kostich and former University of Florida All-American Dawn Heckman easily won the men'...
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Stewart Goossens Becomes Youngest American to Swim Across Strait of Gibraltar
August 21, 2009

Stewart Goossens PHOENIX, Arizona, August 21. STEWART Goossens, a 17-year-old from San Francisco, has become the youngest American to complete a single crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Goossens completed the 14-mile swim without a wetsuit across the waterwa...
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Thomas Lurz, Larisa Ilchenko Top Bulgarian Stop of FINA 10K World Cup
August 10, 2009

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 10. OVER the weekend, the fourth out of 13 stages of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2009 series took place on Lake Varna (BUL) on August 8, ending in another victory for Thomas Lurz (GER) among men, while t...
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