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Six years ago I was standing at the edge of the Chesapeake Bay just after dawn on a cloudy morning in June, so nervous I thought I would throw up or pass out or both. The only question was the order...
Open Water
“It izz hen onnah!”
The thick New York accent didn’t keep me from understanding the grinning kayaker in aviator sunglasses and a wide brimmed hat. I was fighting the current and about 500 yards...
Fitness / Open Water
At 3:00 AM on Lake Tahoe the darkness is complete, and the normally sapphire waters become onyx suspending a swimmer in cold blackness over 1500 feet above the bottom. With the final goal of King’s...
Biography / Open Water
Two years ago, John Ceraolo of Coral Springs started training for an English Channel swim. Since he was 15, he has competed in road races, ocean swims and triathlons, including 10 Ironman...
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...
Biography / Open Water
Although she wouldn't admit it at first, Gail Rice was born to swim. She loves the open water plus the challenge of competition, and has developed into one of the most formidable and successful...
Biography / Open Water
Boca Raton's Scott Coleman became the first male diabetic to successfully swim across the English Channel. In his first attempt at the crossing, Coleman, 42, navigated the tricky currents and 60...
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