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Beautiful photography, insights from insiders, commentary on new products and new events. SWIM Channel by publisher Patrick Winkler is among the 20 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year . The new award is meant to identify products and services that (1) best support and assist open water swimmers achieve […]
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With the unfortunate rash of deaths in triathlon swim legs over the last few years, safety has become a major goal in the triathlon world. Policies, procedures and protocols have been developed, as have a number of innovative products. SwimIT, developed by Rick Senn, is among the nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming
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No one wants to wait. Like pool events, open water swimmers want to know their time and place immediately after their race. SwimPhone, developed by Club Assistant, eliminates that wait and is among the nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year. The new award is meant to identify products and
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Swim in a faraway place, an exotic place, or a place you have never been. Swim with people who you have only read about or people who don’t speak your native tongue. Swim with strangers who have as more common ties with you than you can ever imagine. This is what SwimTrek provides through their
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How best is the beauty of open water swimming captured? With a huge pack going around a turn buoy, how is this action relayed back to people onshore or in another location? How can the head-to-head battle between two athletes be broadcast effectively and reasonably priced to family, friends and fans? TakeItLive, developed by aquapreneur
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Passion for the open water pours out of Bruckner Chase like water out of a coconut. The ocean advocate literally travels the world, from Greece to the South Pacific, to positively impact how people feel, think and act towards the ocean around them. The Ocean Advocate and Endurance Waterman’s Toa o le Tai (“Hero of
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Wet and wild. Cold and challenging. Tough and terrifying. The world of ocean swimming in South Africa is not for the faint of heart or those who prefer the chlorine jungle. It requires guts, training and a sense of adventure. In My Element, an autobiography by Theodore Yach explains the environment where he is both
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Intense. Daunting. Cold. Exhaustion. Marathon swimming has been described as euphoric misery. And misery sometimes loves company. Marathon Swimmers Forum created and managed by Evan Morrison and Donal Buckley enables the company of marathon swimmers to share their stories, advice and experiences with like-minded swimmers. The virtual community is growing and has connected and empowered
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The bane of every swimmer is foggy goggles. Squint a bit to let the water seep in and the fog goes away. For a time. Then the goggles fog up a bit. Foggle solves this problem. No more fog, making it much easier to see the beautiful coral or the nasty jellies. Without fog, it
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Night Train Swimmers are big in every way. Big challenges. Big personalities. Big money. They not only raised US$1.2 million on behalf of Semper Fi, but they also made a valiant attempt to swim from San Francisco to Santa Barbara where they lasted for 6 days out in the open ocean before blooms of jellyfish
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