Richard Broer Wins The Rondje Noordereiland

72 swimmers from Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands, ranging from 16 years to 79, swam for the 3K Rondje Noordereiland in the center of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The swimmers competed in the Nieuwe Maas, a branch of the the 1,000K Maas (Meuse) river which starts in France, flows through Belgium and runs through Rotterdam before it ends in the North Sea.

The race was won by one of the most passionate, knowledgeable and committed open water swimmers in the world, Richard Broer from Voorburg who is on the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and manages the European Open Water Swimming website together with Niek Kloots, the most venerable source of open water swimming news and information in Europe.

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Creatively Colorful Coney Island Open Water Swimming

The new Veterans Day Charity Swim is a cold-water swim between the legendary Coney Island and Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York on November 6th.

Benefits from the 1-mile, 2-mile and 5K races, with wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions, benefit Service Women's Action Network and the Wounded Warrior Project.

In a classic touch of innovation and safety, in the Veterans 5K race, swimmers can switch to a smaller distance mid-race if they feel that the cold is too much for them.

CIBBOWS (Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers) sponsor 3 swims - each with outstanding, colorful posters.

The Grimaldo's Mile is traditionally held in late June and the Aquarium 5K and Mile is held annually in early August near the Coney Island Pier.

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Open Water Swimming In Germany

With several world marathon swimming champions and record holders developed in Deutschland - from Thomas Lurz and Christof Wandratsch to Britta Kamrau (on left), Angela Maurer and Peggy Busche, it is no wonder there are plenty of open water swims in the country.

Below is a brief event list with links to these swims:

July
Erfurt-Stotternheim - 1K, 2K and 5K in lake
Inselschwimmen, Hiddensee - 4.5K in sea
Wörthseeschwimmen - 4 x 1.25K in lake
August
Kummerower Seeschwimmen - .5K in lake
Allmersschwimmen - 2K in river
Müritz-Schwimmen - 2K in lake
Arendsee-Schwimmen - 2.4K in lake
Inselschwimmen Potsdam -1.7K in lake
Magdeburg Pokal, Neustädter - 2.4K in lake
Neuruppiner Langstreckenschwimmen - 1K, 2K, 5K, 10K and 15K in lake
Wariner - 2K in lake
Schweriner Langstreckenschwimmen - 2K in lake
Vilmschwimmen - 2.5K in sea
Müggelseeschwimmen - 3.5K in lake
Swim & Bike am Werbellinsee - 2.5K in lake
Wismarbucht-Schwimmen - 3.5K in sea
Würzburger Volksschwimmen / Peter Lurz - 2K and 5.5K in lake
5. M-Cup, Kallinchen - 1.6K in lake
Norderstedter Langstreckenschwimmen - 1K, 2K and 5K in lake
Grüne Welle Usedom - 2K and 4.4K in sea
Isarschwimmen - 5.5K in river
Ruhrcup Hattingen - 7.1K in lake

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Flying For The Special Operations Warriors

Dan Projansky is preparing to swim non-stop butterfly in the upcoming 8-mile Swim 4 Freedom in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on August 8th.

"I swimming butterfly to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation that provides college educations to children who lost a parent while serving in Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps."

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They Are Lining Up To Watch In Navia

Ignacio Martinez Sela reported that one of the world's greatest open water swims, the Descenso a Nado de la Ria de Navia (Navia’s Downstream Swim), will be broadcast for worldwide viewing here (EN DIRECTO) on August 8th.

The 1.1K, 1.7K, 3K and 5K races down the picturesque River Navia in Asturias, Galicia in northern Spain started in 1958 and have been getting bigger and better ever since.

For the second year, the event will be broadcast via a number of cameras and should be an extremely exciting race tne television production.

"With the currents and tides, our winners in the 5K race have ranged from 32 minutes to 1 hour and 12 minutes due to the different conditions," said Ignacio.

Fast or slow, it is a great event to do and see live online on RTP's EN DIRECTOR) on August 8th.

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The Agony And The Ecstacy Of Open Water Swimming

La Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean attracts the world's elite open water swimmers to Roberval in Quebec, Canada.

La Traversée, one of the world's longest continuously running marathon swims, is always a tough race - something that is clearly etched on the faces of the swimmers.

In this year's race, 7 out of 20 athletes did not finish.

And the 13 athletes who did finish had the look of sheer exhaustion, relief and joy upon crossing the finish line.

Photos by Steeve Tremblay.


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