The Tsugaru Channel in Japan was simply an incredible experience and I cannot believe we were again fortunate enough to have weather conducive to be able to complete the swim. 5 FOR 5 CHANNELS! A notoriously rough patch of water, the 20km channel turned into a 40km swim which in reality also doubled my swim time as […]
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It was an honor to be in the presence of so many great open water marathon swimmers this past weekend at the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim! This 28.5-mile, 38 participant race is held annually (first completed in 1915 – the official “race” came years later) around Manhattan Island in New York City. I had the pleasure last year of observingOliver
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After returning home from Gibraltar, and getting back into the pool at Olympic Health Club and Keystone Lake, it was a great feeling to re-start the engines after a successful swim in Europe. I did my best to kick up the mileage last week, and will continue to push in preparation for the Tsugaru Channel
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“AFRICA!” I got a little carried away after we landed on a large rock which was set about 50-100 yards off-shore of the Moroccian coastline. I tried to out-sprint Ollie at the end, but he got the best of me, ha! I yelled pretty loud when I pulled myself up on top,
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So much to write, however so little time in the day! Have had some awesome experiences with traveling around Portugal, Spain and then Morocco later this week! We are set to take off at 1:30AM EST Wednesday morning (6-HR time difference, so 7:30AM Spanish time)… Stay tuned to www.jamiepatrick.com/live for GPS tracking, up-to-date posts, andGibraltar
The Tampa Bay Marathon Swim was another great experience, and although the weather tainted the completion of the event, it was awesome to meet so many great new swimmers from around the world! (photos and re-cap via my athlete page atwww.facebook.com/darrenemiller). Crewing for Sarah Thomas was an incredible experience; especially since she dominated the competition! It was also
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This weekend I will be traveling to Florida to participate in the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim! Since swimming the event in 2010, it has become an annual trip for me, and I love helping anyway I can with the race. I will be crewing/swimming for Sarah Thomas, a friend of mine from outside Denver, Colorado. Sarah has completed MIMS
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I am ecstatic to announce that John Elisco and his team at Elisco Advertising have finished the Team Forever marketing video, which will allow those outside of the marathon swimming community to “see” what we go through to accomplish our dreams. This video will hopefully open the doors to opportunities which we can utilize to help find new
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I was an honored guest today in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, as State Representative Tim Kreiger (57th District) and State Representative Eli Evankovich (54th District) were kind enough to have my efforts acknowledged on the House floor for the charity work that Team Forever has accomplished through the Forever Fund at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh! It was an amazing experience, as
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When SWIMMER Magazine contributing writer (and Triple Crown marathon swimmer)Elaine Howley told me that her editor was considering using a picture from the Molokai Channel swim for the front cover, it came as quite a shock. It is an honor to be on the cover of the March-April issue, and I sincerely thank everyone who was a part of
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