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It can happen if you are experienced or a novice.
It can happen in any type of water: calm, rough, salt, fresh, ocean, river, or lake.
It can happen during a race or merely during a calm dip, and at...
When I was 21, I started swimming in open water. That was 24 years ago. At 45 now, I'm no longer the speed demon I was due to natural aging and the fact that I put a whole lot of time and energy...
Biography / Open Water
On Tuesday, August 3, 2005, we swam the Catalina Channel in eight hours, 56 minutes, 10 seconds. David Blanke, (Austin, Texas, age 45), Liz Fry, (Westport, Conn., age 46), and Marcia Cleveland...
History
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