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BEIJING, China, May 30. ACCORDING to unofficial on site reports from Steven Munatones,
Swimming World's special correspondent in Beijing, Chloe Sutton of the United States has won the 10K test event and the Olympic roster spot that goes along with it.
After faltering at the initial World Championships Trials in the U.S. and not quali...
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By Steven Munatones,
Swimming World Special Correspondent
SEVILLE, Spain, May 8. MARK Warkentin learned how difficult it is to touch out a 6 foot 8 inch competitor, especially when the touch pads are elevated a foot above the water surface. Warkentin earned a silver medal in the men's 25K race at the 2008 World Open Water Championshi...
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By Steven Munatones,
Swimming World Special Correspondent
SEVILLE, Spain, May 5. STEVEN Munatones has been a busy man for us over in Seville at the FINA World Open Water Championships. Here is his latest batch of updates from the scene, including results.
The Olympic dreams for 14 open water swimmers were realized today. With an unre...
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By Steven Munatones,
Swimming World Special Correspondent
SEVILLE, Spain, May 2. AS night settles in Seville before the FINA World Open Water Championships, the athletes run down their checklists one final time for the Olympic 10K qualifier. The athletes prepare their favorites drinks and gel packs, check their feeding sticks, pack at le...
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By Steven Munatones,
Swimming World Special Correspondent
SEVILLE, Spain, May 1. TODAY, at the FINA World Open Water Championships in Seville, the race course was set as dozens of the world's best open water swimmers, including Grant Hackett and David Davies, practiced their starts, turns and finishes for the key points in the race.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 6. THE following federations reported news in January
ARGENTINA
A finalist from the 1st FINA Youth Swimming Championships 2006 in Rio de Janeiro has re-emerged on the scene after setting a national record at home recently at the Argentina Long Course Championships (December 8, at Mar del Plata). Andres Gonzale...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, November 11. THE first stop of the USA Swimming Grand Prix came to a close in Minneapolis, Minn., as Ryan Lochte picked up two more gold medals on the final night of swimming. Meanwhile, Rachel Komisarz posted a quick time in the 100 free to move up into the top 25 in the event.
Women's 1650 freestyle
Chloe S...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, November 9. THE latest season of USA Swimming's Grand Prix began with a stop in Minneapolis on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Lakeside's Rachel Komisarz won the 200 free and 100 fly, while the latter moved her up a notch on the all-time performers list.
Women's 1000 freestyle
SMU's Fl...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, October 26. BILL Rose, head coach and CEO of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, has been named head coach of the 2008 U.S. Open Water World Championships Team that will compete in Seville, Spain next spring. The 2008 FINA Open Water World Championships will serve as a direct qualifying event for the 2008 Olympic Games where th...
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By Jason Marsteller
PHOENIX, Arizona, October 26. WHILE her head coach, Bill Rose of Mission Viejo, wasn't surprised at the success of Micha (pronounced Meeka for those that wonder) Burden at the U.S. Open Water World Championships Trials in Fort Myers, Fla., many even in the open water community saw Burden's
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FORT MYERS, Florida, October 21. AFTER an exciting day of swimming yesterday in which Micha Burden (Mission Viejo) and Kirsten Groome (First Colony) earned spots in the women's 10K at the FINA Open Water World Championships to be held in Seville, Spain next April, the men took center stage in another 10K battle.
Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbar...
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FORT MYERS, Florida, October 20. MISSION Viejo's Micha Burden (2:00:47.48) and First Colony's Kirsten Groome (2:01:05.43) will represent the United States women at the 2008 FINA Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain next April after finishing 1-2 in the women's 10K at the U.S. Open Water World Championships Trials.
Incred...
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SAN DIEGO, California, September 10. SWIMMINGWORLD.TV was on shore for the start of the La Jolla Rough Water Swim yesterday. The event has been a summertime tradition since 1916 with 2,532 athletes competing this year.
Watch Brenda Villa, Captain of the USA Women's Water Polo Team, Olympic silver medalist in 2000 and bronze medalist in 200...
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CLOVIS, California, July 22. FOUR more meet records fell at the Clovis Speedo Sectional last night. The men and the women accounted for an equal amount of standards set during the fourth night of long course meter swimming.
Micha Burden of Mission Viejo lopped two seconds off Yuen Kobayashi's meet record of 4:19.45 in the 400 free when she ...
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CLOVIS, California, July 19. MISSION Viejo owned the night during the first session of long course meter competition at the Clovis Speedo Sectional hosted by the Clovis Swim Club.
Micha Burden won the women's 800 freestyle in 8:54.67 to defeat Aislinn Smalling, 17, of Class Aquatics, who took second in 8:59.20. Meanwhile, Walnut Creek'...
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MISSION VIEJO, California, July 17. FOLLOWING the
resignation of her head coach George French from California Capital Aquatics as well as the large amount of distance freestyle and open water talent converging on Mission Viejo, emerging open water star Chloe Sutton has decided to...
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FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida, May 21. MARK Warkentin of the Santa Barbara Swim Club and Erica Rose, swimming unattached, claimed the 25K title at the 2007 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships held in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., from May 17-21.
Warkentin clocked a 5:20:47 to earn a commanding win over second-place finisher John Kenny of Germa...
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FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida, May 17. IN the first day of competition at the 2007 USA Swimming Open Water National Championships, Chip Peterson of North Carolina Aquatic Club, and Chloe Sutton of California Capital Aquatics, each claimed 5K national titles.
Peterson, the defending 5K champ, clocked a time of 52:39.20 to defeat Fran Crippen of the ...
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Jason Marsteller
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, December 14. THE distance specialists took to the water on the first day of the Kerr-McGee Elite Pro-Am meet held in Oklahoma City, Okla., from Dec. 14- 17. Rachel Komisarz and Robert Margalis took home the 1000 freestyles, while SMU swept the rela...
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FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida, June 5. CHIP Peterson won his second title of the week Sunday at the 2006 Open Water National Championships in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., finishing the 10K race with a time of 1:50:13. Chloe Sutton, meanwhile, was the top swimmer on the women’s side, turning in a time of 2:00:20. The defending world champion in the 10K dist...
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