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Pan American champion Fran
Crippen and 2008 NCAA champion Emily Brunemann qualified
for the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy this
summer as the top U.S. finishers in the men’s and
women’s 10K USA Swimming Open Water National
Championships
10K and 5K Results
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Dr. Keith
Bell, Robert Alford, Lynne Smith, Chuck Wiley, David
Barra, and Chris Derks. became the first people ever to
swim the length of Lake Travis, Texas, approximately 63
miles. Swimming a
six-person relay through the night, each swimming
1-hour legs in turn, they completed the Great Travis
Trek in 18 hours and 35 minutes. This group was swimming
to raise awareness for
Swimability, an organization that
raises money for the City of Austin Aquatics
scholarship fund which pays for swimming lessons for
underprivileged children. To donate go to:
http://www.greattravistrek.com
Safety kayaker, Mel Kaplan, accompanies Dr. Keith Bell
as he finishes the Great Travis Trek at Mansfield Dam.
Teammates l-r In foreground: Chris Derks, David Barra,
Robert Alford, Lynne Smith, Chuck Wiley.
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