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Not the cold, nor the waves, nor the exhaustion could keep a U.S. Masters Swimming member from reaching the finish line. On September 17, 2007 a U.S. Masters Swimming member became the 175th person and the 24th American to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar.
Human Interest / Open Water
As U.S. Masters Swimmers, each of us swims for a different reason. Some of us swim for fitness, some swim for one hour of peace and quiet and others swim for a cause. This Masters swimmer swims in the open water with her mother in her heart and a good cause in her thoughts.
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This Masters swimmer, along with five friends, will team up to swim across the English Channel this September. Yes, the swim is difficult, the water is cold and the tide is unforgiving, but Marcia Anziano is committed to her teammates and to her goal.
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A Palo Alto Masters swimmer swam in her first 10k open water race on June 14 and almost made the U.S. World Championship Team. Though she was the oldest competitor in the group, Heidi George came...
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Dave Schmidt of Alaska Masters isn't afraid of the cold. Schmidt, 63, participated in the first annual Chena Lake Swim outside of Fairbanks, Alaska this summer. While some might have shied away from...
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In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, halfway between the United States mainland and Japan, six swimmers made the first crossing of the 72 mile Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai, the outermost...
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Swimmers know Boston is about more than marathons, chowder and the Red Sox. It’s also about the Boston Light Swim. And if the efforts of Elaine Kornbau Howley and Greg O'Connor pay off, swimming...
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