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Marnaton eDreams Cadaqués: 38 hours of swimming and friends
The 6th edition of Marnaton eDreams Cadaqués 6.5 km took place last Saturday with the participation of 700 swimmers. I was very happy to have Owen O’Keefe come down from Ireland to participate in this...
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Bay Area Swimming: From Bridge to Bridge
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been swimming with the Night Train Swimmers and I’ve become buds with the leader of the group, Vito Bialla (one of “101 Movers and Shakers in the Open Water Swimming...
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Bridge to Bridge Swim- Through the America’s Cup
The belly of the Golden Gate Bridge Wanna know the best way to see the SF bay? No, it’s not by boat or by foot. Swimming the 10 km from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge gives you a unique...
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17.5 km of Unpredictable Open Water Swimming
If I don’t swim, I have nothing to blog about. Three months after my last entry (post Alcatraz), endless drafts about nothing have been written and tossed until now. Last Saturday (Oct 12, 2013 ) Mau...
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Our two Pacific guides
I haven’t swam much in the last month, that’s something I’ll have to change since there’s a New Swim brewing for summer 2014 (hint- it’s taking place in the same country where I write this). Right now,...
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Swim4Good Meetup: Cala del Castell (2 Feb 2014)
Este domingo tuvimos un excelente día de natación en la Costa Brava. 11 amigos salimos desde la Cala del Castell en dirección a Cala Estreta. El plan era llegar a Cala Estreta y regresar a Cala del...
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We’re not part of their food chain
Great White Caught in the Sea of Cortez (www.petethomasoutdoors.com) Since July 11th, when we swam the Strait of Gibraltar, a lot has happened in my life–I moved to the US with my two daughters for the...
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Meet Richard – Sueño88 swimmer and physician
When Vito suggested the idea of swimming across the Sea of Cortez in a 6 swimmer relay, I immediately thought that Richard would be a great fit. First, he was a great supporter of our Gibraltar swim...
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Poll results: Coldest water 1 hour swim and peeing in the pool
65 swimmers from 13 countries responded our most recent poll. Distribution by country: US: 25 responses Spain: 16 UK: 9 Ireland: 4 Australia: 3 Israel, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Portugal, Switzerland,...
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“No drama” and other pieces of good advice for our upcoming Sea of Cortez Swim
This morning I had the pleasure of swimming from Tiburon to The Golden Gate Bridge with my SF friends from Night Train and my teammate on our upcoming Sea of Cortez Swim, Antonio Arguelles, who flew in...
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