2012 EUROPEAN OPEN WATER SWIMMING CUP
1
EILAT (ISR)
Friday, May 18th
10km
(Red Sea)
2
ANTALYA (TUR)
Saturday, June 2nd
5km
(Mediterranean Sea)
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Paul Whichard, Manager of Sports Web Resources in the Sports and Competition Department of the Special Olympics, created a truly special interactive document - the Special Olympics Open Water Swimming Coaching Guide (see here).
The comprehensive document is one of the most complete online open water swimming instructional guides. It features Bruckner Chase and was made possible by The Annenberg Foundation.
source: http://www.isa.one.co.il translated with Google
Excellent outcome of open water swimmer looking for a ticket to the Olympics. Rotem Amit finished fifth in women. Kerry Anne Payne and David Davies, retired after half a paste.
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This Sunday May 20, the first Nadandolibre openwater challenge , with coach Jose Diaz from Nadandolibre with swimmer HHector, who will swim 5km butterfly in open water; Location Lagunas de Ruidera. (
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A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an accident has completed the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents.
Philippe Croizon swam from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia with long-distance swimmer Arnaud Chassery and a local man who joined them to show his support.
Mr Croizon, who uses prosthetic limbs with flippers attached, took seven-and-a-half hours to swim the stretch.
He lost his limbs 18 years ago while adjusting a TV aerial on a roof.
"It was very, very hard," he...