Open-Water
Davies Going The Distance
“Quite good fun.” That’s what Great Britain’s David Davies is quoted as saying in describing his 10k victory at the South African Open Water Championships last month. Apparently the one hour-fifty three minute race was such good fun that Davies now says he does want to swim it in Beijing.
Grant Hackett Wins Australian 10KM Olympian Qualifier, Responds Physically and Verbally to Doubters
Grant Hackett has taken the first successful step towards taking the open water gold medal in Beijing by winning the Australian World Championships Qualifier today. Hackett took on all comers and emerged victorious, just ahead of his friend Ky Hurst, an open water and Australian Ironman veteran, allowing both to qualify for the World Championships in […]
Perkins Worried that Open Water May Lead to Hackett’s Demise
Kieren Perkins has never been shy about making his own opinions public, and is now voicing his concern about Grant Hackett’s focus headed into the Australian Trials and the Beijing Olympics. Not that it really is any of his business, but he believes that Hackett’s pursuit of open water glory will impede his chances […]
Some Smack Talking From Craig Stevens on Eve of Open Water Event
Oh, it’s on. This Saturday Craig Stevens and Grant Hackett will both compete in the Australian 10KM Open at Penrith for one of the two spots alloted the Australians for the World Open Water Championships in Seville, in which the Top 10 get automatic berths to Beijing. It appears that there has been some words […]
Rice and St. Leo Win First ASA Open Water Swimming Collegiate National Champs
Bittany Massengale and Sarah Korellis went 1-2 to pace Rice University to the women’s title in the first Open Water Collegiate National Championships this morning in Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. The Rice swimmers amassed 43 points, while the University of New Mexico was second with 22 points. Matt Attal of St. Leo claimed […]
Hold On. Hold Fast. Hold Out. - A Recount of the Men’s 10K
The following was written by Steven Munatones who was on the lead boat. Munatones also has developed a great resource for those interested in open water swimming called 10KSwim.com.
Before Mark Warkentin, 27 of Santa Barbara Swim Club, out-dueled Chip Peterson of North Carolina, to win the World Championship Open Water Trials in Miromar Lake today, […]
Swimming Smart Leads to Victory - A Recount of the Women’s 10K
The following was written by Steven Munatones who was on the lead boat. Munatones also has developed a great resource for those interested in open water swimming called 10KSwim.com.
Micha Burden, originally from Alaska and currently training in Mission Viejo, California, upset a stellar field of open water stars to win the USA Swimming Open […]
Grant Hackett Wins Maiden 10km Voyage
He hasn’t secured an Olympic spot, or even a World Championship one for that matter, but Grant Hackett did take an important step in his plan to dominate both in and out of the pool in Beijing next year by winning the 10km at the Victorian State Championships yesterday. The two-time 1500 gold medalist will […]
Warkentin and Peterson Qualify for World Championships in Open Water
Veteran Mark Warkentin and newcomer Chip Peterson took the top 2 spots at the U.S. Open Water World Championship Trials. As the top finishers, Warkentin and Peterson will have a chance to earn an automatic Olympic birth with a top 10 finish at the World Championships in Seville, Spain this April. The race featured a […]
Micha Burden and Kirsten Groome Move One Step Closer to Beijing
Micha Burden and Kirsten Groome are a step closer today to living a swimmer’s ultimate dream - a spot on an Olympic Team. While there still is a long way to go, a victory by Burden and a second place finish for Groome gave each a spot at the 2008 FINA Open Water World […]
Girls Swims With Hands and Feet Bound - What Should be Allowed?
The media is in a frenzy over a story published by the Associated Press this morning. According to the report, “a father tied his 10-year-old daughter’s hands and feet and watched her swim in a chilly southern China river for three hours in a task he said Thursday would help the girl achieve her dream […]
Firas Moulla First to Cross Mediterranean Between Europe and Asia
Syrian Firas Moulla became the first ever person to swim across the Mediterranean between Europe and Asia this past Saturday. It took Moulla about 42 hours to accomplish the feat — which will be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records. Moulla had originally planned to swim only 110 km, but currents […]
Two Die in Taiwan Open Water Swim
Two people have reportedly died during the Sun Moon Lake Open Water Swim over the weekend in Taiwan. Over 20,000 people swam across the Central Taiwan Lake but a 72 and 46 year old man both died during the event, which also saw one fatality in 1996 (the event has occurred for 25 years).
Sutton and Dyatchine Repeat As Tiburon Champions
American superstar Chloe Sutton and Russian World champion Vladimir Dyatchine won the Tiburon Mile, a prestigious race on the Open Water circuit.
The pair repeated their success from the year prior, as each came out on top in this event in 2006.
For Sutton’s part, she claimed a narrow victory over fellow American Kalyn Keller by […]
Crippen, Sutton Win at 77th La Jolla Rough Water Swim
Becoming a familiar pair of names atop the Open Water results, Fran Crippen and Chloe Sutton both won over the Gatorman course at the 77th Annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim.
The Gatorman is described by the event website as, “by far the most technical [course]. Tides, currents and navigation play major roles in successfully navigating […]
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