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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's fields. Both swimmers swept the three Asian legs, held in Chun An (CHN) on September 20, Shantou (CHN...
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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 Zealand's Kane Radford and Australia's Melissa Gorman surfaced victorious from the open water event...
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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 the women's gold is in the hands of Larisa Ilchenko (RUS). This triumph for Lurz follows his two rec...
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 7. THIS weekend (August 8), Varna (BUL) will host the next race of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup (MSWC). Meanwhile, in the last few weeks, four big races from both of FINA's two major open water swimming circuits – the FINA 10km MSWC and the FINA Open Water Swimming (OWS) Grand Prix (GP) – took place.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21. A thrilling platform diving final and information regarding an upcoming reality show highlight today's news segment of
The Morning Swim Show.
Following is a transcript of the show, hosted by Jeff Commings. Click on the button on the right to view the show.
Probably the most anticipated diving final of the...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, November 27. WHILE the bulk of our worldwide audience does not celebrate the holiday,
Swimming World would still like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We definitely had a lot to be thankful for this year in the sport of swimming, and we honor two of the best from this past year in the December issue of
Swimmin...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, November 25. IN the next installment of our award announcement series,
Swimming World Magazine is proud to announce the 2008 Open Water Swimmers of the Year.
Order your copy today!
It's not too difficult to figure ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, November 19. THE November issue of LEN Magazine is now available as a PDF download for $8.95 in the Swim Shop.
Click here to download your copy.
LEN Magazine is the official publication of LEN, the Ligue Europeenne Natation, the governing body o...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 12. KATHLEEN Hersey made her first Olympic team in the 200 butterfly, making it into the championship final.
It was a long road from the first time Mark Minier began coaching Hersey six years ago, when Minier said Hersey was "bored" swimming in a slower group.
In this SwimmingWorld.TV interview that appears...
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By Sid Cassidy
CANCUN, Mexico, October 11. IF there ever was an ideal setting for an open water swimming event, Cancun, Mexico may very well be that place. Isla Mujeres is the tropical paradise picture you'd expect on a postcard. Workers are dismantling the start/finish area in turquoise colored water that grows darker just beyond tha...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 11. OCTOBER's edition of Junior Swimmer is dominated by zone championship coverage. In the Speedo American Relay section, zone championships from Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska and Oregon are covered. Meet records, overall team champions and high point winners are included.
Readers will also meet October'...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 10. SWIMMING at the University of Notre Dame is the subject of this month's
Swimming Technique's Q&A feature in
Swimming World.
Head men's coach Tim Welsh, who is entering his 24th season at Notre Dame, fields questions about the changes at his school since his arrival, how swimming rates at a ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 8. THIS month's Workout Card is authored by Mark Rankin, head Masters coach for the Brophy Swim Club Masters in Phoenix, Ariz. The goal of the daily workout plan for this month is to involve all of the energy systems and strokes for the entire week.
The current Workout Card provides readers with a straight forward ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 7. READERS can check out why speed variation is such an important element in helping to improve your swimming. This article is presented in the special online version of the October issue of
Swimming World.
According to author Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, although it sounds contradictory, one of the best ways to swim f...
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By Steven Munatones
SINGAPORE, October 6. THE first couple of the open water swimming performed well on the Singapore stop on the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup tour on October 4.
Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko won the women's race while her boyfriend of three years, Daniil Serebrennikov, shared the podium with Valerio Cle...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 6. IN a special SwimmingWorld.TV interview from the American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic in Las Vegas, coach Gregg Troy breaks down Ryan Lochte's races at the Olympics.
In the interview that appears on page 37 of the October issue of
Swimming World Magazine, Troy said he and Lochte "made s...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 4. THE 13th edition of
Swimming World's Prep School Listings are included in the October issue. Learn what positives are inherent at this level. For the swimmer, prep schools are designed to provide an opportunity to swim at a highly competitive level, as well as to participate in a strong and challenging acad...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 3. THERE was plenty of other water sports action, in addition to swimming, that took place during the Olympics in Beijing.
Swimming World's Olympic issue offers coverage of open water competition, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. Stories are presented that cover each sport, in addition to fina...
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