International Swimming League
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THEMAGIC5 Journal
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Thompson Twins to Take on the Triple Crown
Photos by Janelle Van Ruiten When Christine Thompson asked her identical twin sister Claire if she wanted to swim the Ocean Seven, “it took her th...
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Mary Kate Callahan on Empowering Para Athletes
Mary Kate Callahan is anything but average. With an eleven-year elite racing history to her name, Callahan, who was paralysed as an infant from a s...
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Training Waters With Laura Siddall
As summer swimming days slowly come to an end in sunny Spain, professional triathlete Laura Siddall shows us around some of her favorite places to ...
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18 miles of the Nā Pali Coast with Lauren Anderson
One thousand flying fish, eighteen miles, three days, one swimmer, and one Portuguese man o' war.
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Water Treatment for Candra Jordan, Professional Longboarder
BY SARAH KIM BONNER There is a depth to Candra Jordan. At the age of 28, she is exactly what you expect a professional surfer to be and exactly wha...
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Laura Siddall's Charge to 2nd Place Finish at Challenge Roth
With the help of her coach, Siddall changed her race tactic and set the mental goal to enjoy her favorite race.
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The Collins Cup- The New Format in Long Distance Triathlon
The inaugural Collins Cup was a new team-centered racing format for triathlon hosted by the Professional Triathletes Organization (PTO).
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Rafael Megias: Defying the Waves for Carmen
BY SARAH KIM BONNER In the face of challenge, Rafael Megias is the type of person who jumps in…for a 125km swim in the ocean. Megias, 25, has been...
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Jeanette Ottesen on her 5th Olympics as a Mom
A 5-time Olympian with over 50 competitive swimming medals, it would be easy to pin her easy nature to her accolades, but her confidence comes from...
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Ben Kanute Wins 4th Alcatraz Win, with his Father by his Side
Ben Kanute won his 4th consecutive- but he wasn’t the only Kanute on the start line. Both Ben and his father, Mike Kanute, competed in the iconic e...
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THEMAGIC5 at the Tokyo Olympic Games
With the Tokyo Olympic closing ceremonies behind us, we are proud to share the successes of both Jordan Wilimovsky & Jeanette Ottesen, both off...
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Robert Flood Finds 'A Calmer Place' in the Water
When the pandemic hit, Robert Flood was thrown completely off balance. Suddenly in lockdown, working from home, parenting, and homeschooling three ...
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