The Week in Marathon Swimming

May 28, 2015

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Launching the MSF Solo Swim Calendar

Have a big swim coming up this summer? We're now welcoming registrations with the MSF Solo Swim Calendar. Send us your name, date, swim description, and SPOT tracker URL -- and let us cheer you along!

Register with the MSF Solo Swim Calendar

News & Blogs

MIMS record holder Oliver Wilkinson to attempt London-Paris Arch to Arc
Andrew Malinak - Crew introductions for Seattle-to-Tacoma "Return of Bert" swim
Mark Robson - Testing the Suunto Ambit3 in the open water
- Suunto Ambit3 on Amazon
Iron Mike's Marathon Swims - Memorial Day Thoughts
Grappledunk's Slightly Soggy Blog - Things I need to work on before swimming 10 miles
Evan Morrison - Top 10 marathon swim DNF excuses we never hear...

Swim Results

Strait of Gibraltar - successful swims to date in 2015

Daniel Curtis (USA) - 4:18
Steven Walker (USA) - 3:59
Amy Appelhans Gubser (USA) - 4:01
Cameron Bellamy (Australia) - 4:01
Sabine Dorr (Germany) - 4:33
Edward Williams (UK) - 3:51
David Neilan (USA) - 4:27
Gaylord Shilling (USA) - 4:27
Kevin Shinnick (USA) - 4:26
Thomas Ladurner (Italy) - 2:58
Helen Gibbs (UK) - 3:16
Jason Betley (UK) - 3:16

Recent Discussions at the Marathon Swimmers Forum

(Comment totals since last newsletter in parentheses)

MIMS 2015 Questions (22)
Simon Cooke attempting earliest EC Crossing (19)
SCAR SWIM 2015 - Arizona, U.S.A. (15)
Europe - Most enjoyable race? (11)
Bodyweight fluctuations and swim speed (8)
The Average Set Thread (7)
What if Edison had been a Marathon Swimmer? (6)
Best Waterproof Sunscreen / Sunblock for Swimming? (6)
2S4L 2015 (6)
MIMS Class of 2015 (6)
Best Cap for Marathon Swim? (4)
Swimming in Baltimore, MD (4)
Editing Openwaterpedia (3)
Crew and Observer Requests (3)
Two-way Farallon Relay (2)
Training Advice for Newbies (2)
Night Swimming (2)
MIMS 2015 Extra Help? (2)
Suunto Ambit3 Peak HR (2)
Remeasuring the English Channel (What Constitutes Shortest Route?) (2)
Raystown Lake, PA (2)
Lake Swimming in Sweden (2)
Nanaimo Ocean Swim - Saturday, 29 Aug 2015 (1)
Moloka'i Channel: warm water training tips (1)
What's your next swim? (1)
Warming up after a cold water swim (1)
Announcing the Global Observer Database - now open for registration (1)
Drug Resistant Typhoid Becoming the Norm (1)
Recommended Products (1)
Open Water Swim Calendars (1)
Safety and other considerations in planning 24+ hour swims (1)
Semana Nautica 6-mile Ocean Swim (1)
Kingdom Swim 2 Miles (1)
Pacific Northwest cheering section (1)

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