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Team H2O Audio Triathlete Craig Alexander cruised to victory at the Rev3 Triathlon in Quassy this weekend.  Known as a hilly and tough course, Crowie said he was up for the challenge, and he delivered amongst a field of tough competitors.  Also, recently Crowie talked to TriZone about training, diet and his focus for this racing season.

Natalie Coughlin has been twittering updates from her travels to the Mare Nostrum event in Monte Carlo this week.  The series moves to Barcelona starting tomorrow and Swimming World.com has all the coverage.

Today on Michael Phelps Facebook page, suggest new songs to keep him motivated at training camp, and have a change at a free pair of Surge Waterproof Sport Headphones!

Natalie and Michael on their performances in Charlotte, Greg Bennett’s big announcement and outstanding performances from Team H2O Audio members.

After a second place finish in the 100 back at Charlotte, Phelps has announced that he will compete in the Paris Open in June, marking the first time he’s competed in France in nearly a decade.

H2O Audio Ambassador Triathlete, Greg Bennett made a big announcement yesterday.  He is officially released from racing for Triathlon Australia which means he’ll be working towards the Olympic games in London to compete for team USA.

“This is something that both Laura and I have discussed for many years and is not something we take lightly. It is a choice we have made together with the support of both our families and close friends. I still love Australia and would consider myself an “Australian- American”. The reason this decision has been made now is that Laura and I decided that one last journey towards the London 2012 Olympic Games would be a greater experience if we could do it along side each other. I will continue to focus my energies on the major races in the USA with the LTF series and the Ironman 70.3 World title but would love nothing more to make another Olympic Games along side Laura.” Said Greg in his press release yesterday.

In other competition news, over the weekend, Team H2O Audio Stand Up Paddler Slater Trout won the Elite Men’s Division of the Gulf Coast Stand Up Paddle Championships in St. Petersburg, and Team H2O Audio Surfer Dustin Fernandez was named Mens Longobard Hawaii State Champion.

All good news!  Looks like Team H2O Audio is ramping up to be a strong force this competition season.

Steve Bird and Jesse Phillips, Team H2O Audio Paddlers and members of the Australian Senior Sprint Kayak Team.

There’s tons to report this week, so lets get to it!

The Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix was this past weekend with both H2O Audio Ambassador swimmers taking to the pool.  Michael Phelps won the mens 200IM and Natalie Coughlin grabbed 1st in the 100 free.  With multiple Olympians in the water, it was a tough meet, you can check out a full report of the final results here.

SUP phenom Slater Trout traveled from Maui to Texas last week for the Austin Paddle Jam and a quick lesson in SUP 101 at the REI store in Austin.  Read his blog post for more details and photos from his travels.

In more paddle news, Chip Bock took 2nd place at the Key West Classic 12 miler on Saturday despite 30mph hour winds and bumpy conditions.  Also, Australian Olympic Team hopefuls Steve Bird and Jesse Phillips took 1st at the National Championships, earning them a place on the Australian Senior Sprint Kayak Team.  See Jesse and Steve in their final race here.

It’s a somewhat quiet Friday in the world of watersports.  The Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix is underway right now with H2O Audio Ambassador Swimmers Natalie Coughlin and Michael Phelps readying themselves to compete in the long course format.  See what Michael had to say about his goals for the meet on his Facebook page.  We wish good swims to them both.

Also competing this weekend are triathlete power couple Greg and Laura Bennett.  They’ll be mixing up their competition schedule by taking a break from triathlon in San Francisco for the Bay to Breakers Run.

Across the world in France, the Stand Up World Tour continued this week in Anglet, France with the top 16 competitors ready to take on the chest high surf.

As the weather warms up, competition season kicks in Team H2O Audio has been busy, here’s what they’ve been up to:

Jenny and Morgan, the Destination 3 Degrees girls, have finished crossing of all of the Channels of the Hawaiian Island Chain!  Successfully finishing their journey and raising funds and awareness about the impact of plastics on the worlds oceans, we couldn’t be more proud of helping these girls by bringing music to their journey.  If you’d like to, you’re still able to donate to their cause.

Another group of H2O Audio paddlers made an impressive showing over the weekend, Mikey Cote and Eric Abbott of the the Wailupe Boys took 1st and 2nd place respectively, at the Malibu Downwinder paddle.  Both guys finished the 7 mile paddle in just over an hour.

Coming up this weekend, both Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin will be competing in Charlotte at the UltraSwim Grand Prix.  They’ll be 2 of the 12 Olympians who’ll be in the pool at the sixth stop of the USA Swimming Grand Prix Series.  Also, Triathlete couple Greg and Laura Bennett will be racing at the Bay to Breakers Run in San Francisco.  Best of luck to everyone!  Make sure to check back next week for results.