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There are often times in open water swims when your arms feel like useless noodles and your hips drop as your legs become heavy anchors. Especially when the water is turbulent and cold and your hips start pointing downwards, your arms start feeling heavier and heavier. This is when the open water swimmers’ adage, “80% […]
It’s 80-20 Time … When The Legs Drop In The Open Water Read More »
The 19 km All India Swimming Marathon is annually held in River Bhagirathi in Murshidabad, West Bengal. 15-year-old Tejas Sakaran and 16-year-old Varada Dharmadhikari faced a decision to either swim or continue studying for their all-important school board exam which decides their career. Their schools were reluctant to grant them concession. They were joined by
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NYC Swim filled out is 2013 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim field with one its most accomplished groups of marathon swimmers ever. Swimmers are raising money for Breast Cancer Care in Western Australia, Down Syndrome Association of Western Australia, Colin’s Hope, Swim Free, Down Syndrome Ireland, Alzheimers Society, Ventura Global Health Project, Breast Cancer Care Western
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It is rare for an open water swimmer to be sponsored as part of an advertising program (Natalue du Toit for Chevolet). It is even more exceedingly rare for an open water specialist to be featured on commercial packaged product. Famous football players, yes. Well-known basketball players, yup. Olympic champions, certainly. Cartoon characters, all the
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Kate Willoughby announced her solo swim route from Baja California, north of Greenland, past Japan, to the south of Australia, and around South America. While that global swim sounds Martinesque, the course is 25 km in distance and is described as Swimming Around The World. An effort is meant to raise awareness of Duchenne Muscular
Kate Willoughby To Swim Clockwise Around The World Read More »
14-year-old Annaleise Carr, a candidate for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, finally received something for herself. After raising for more $230,000 for sick kids at Camp Trillium during her 26 hour 41 minute crossing of Lake Ontario, the L.O.S.T. (Lake Ontario Swim Team) member had her name added to the
Annaleise Carr Is Anything But L.O.S.T. Read More »
On October 31st Halloween, PVH Corporation agreed to acquire the Warnaco Group. PVH Corp is an American apparel company that owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen and Izod. Warnaco is a New York-based company that designs, markets, and distributes brands including Calvin Klein and Speedo (USA). [Read more…] Copyright © 2012 by Open
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Around the pool deck, it is said that open water swimmers have bad turns. While that may be true, turns are defined differently by open water swimming community. Great pool swimmers know how to quickly get in and out of the walls. World-class swimmers gain momentum as they streamline off the wall with maximum velocity.
How The World Turns In The Pool vs. In The Open Water Read More »
Heads Of State Comfortable In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Cayman Islands. Similar to Governor His Excellency The Governor Duncan Taylor of the Cayman Islands, President Obama is comfortable and more than competent in the open water. While Governor Taylor competes frequently in the sea swims in the Cayman Island, President Obama has much
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The 2008 Big Shoulders Swim in Chicago caused quite a stir – both for and against – when with the annual open water swim in Lake Michigan printed t-shirts and offered finish medals with President Obama’s image. With President Obama winning a second term, it looks the 2008 t-shirts with the president in goggles may
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