Marnaton eDreams Barcelona desde la perspectiva de David Galceran. ————————————————– Marnaton 7 mayo015 Bcn 2000mts + 8×500 Relevos El mar nos desayuna en calma y celebra la fiesta marnatoniana que cada mayo reúne a los entusiastas de las aguas… Read More ›
Races
17.5 km of Unpredictable Open Water Swimming
If I don’t swim, I have nothing to blog about. Three months after my last entry (post Alcatraz), endless drafts about nothing have been written and tossed until now. Last Saturday (Oct 12, 2013 ) Mau and I participated in… Read More ›
Marnaton eDreams Cadaqués: 38 hours of swimming and friends
The 6th edition of Marnaton eDreams Cadaqués 6.5 km took place last Saturday with the participation of 700 swimmers. I was very happy to have Owen O’Keefe come down from Ireland to participate in this event. Hopefully next year Owen… Read More ›
Swimming Etiquette
As in most races, at the start people aggressively swim over you, smack you and ram into you. I get claustrophobic and I can’t breathe. At times it has even felt like I am drowning – but I can accept… Read More ›
Carrington and Susan’s cameo in a NYC swim video
Just came across this video from last year’s Governor’s Island swim. Check out the two blondes at 0:58 and 2:18. I am confident that any self-respecting shark will not pay any attention to me while swimming next to Carrington, Emily… Read More ›
Damian Blaum – Open Water Olympian and 2nd in the World
(Si quieres leer esta entrevista en español, por favor pincha aquí) It´s a real honour and pleasure to have olympian and 2nd in the FINA world rankings Damian Blaum in our blog. Damian has an outstanding swimming resume, including 3… Read More ›
Damian Blaum – Campeón de aguas abiertas
(If you want to see this interview in English, please go here) Es un honor y un placer contar con la contribución de Damian Blaum, nadador olímpico y Subcampeon Mundial 2007, 2009, 2010 y 2012 en el ranking mundial de… Read More ›
Energy Bars, Gels and Drinks
Food is so important to any athlete and as I have gotten older, I have found that my body needs a lot more TLC that when I was in my 20s. For example, last year while training for a half… Read More ›
Neda el Mon – 7.5k – Cold Waters
In college and high school I did the 6am practices and never got used to getting up, in fact, I think I grew increasing allergic to them. So waking up at 6am to swim in the cold Med for the… Read More ›
Interview Susan and Emily after their 10K Sitges swim
Emily, Susan and I swam the 10K Marnaton from Sitges to Port Ginesta. Beautiful sunny day, current against us in the second half of the swim. I finished in 2:58 and was very proud of Susan who finished at 3:10 and… Read More ›