Fighting Among Friends In The Open Water

SETUBAL BAY, Portugal. June 7. THERE are usually no more than 256 athletes who compete at the international level in the professional marathon swimming world. It is a small niche

Ous Mellouli vs. Grant Hackett In The Open Water

SETUBAL BAY, Portugal. June 7. AT the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships, teammates, swimming fans and prognosticators were shocked when world and Olympic champion Grant Hackett did not qualify

Expect The Unexpected In Setubal Bay

SETUBAL BAY, Portugal. June 7. DECADES of training, years of preparation, dreams of the Olympics. That is what marathon swimmers have under their swim caps. Yet, as open water swimmers,

Dryland Tip: Tennis Ball Thoracic Spine

Dryland Tip by Swimming World correspondent G. John Mullen of SwimmingScience.net and CenterofOptimalRestoration.com, Creator of Swimmer's Shoulder System SANTA CLARA, California, June 7. THIS week's Dryland Tip from Dr. G.