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The most hallowed waterway in the world has its own virtual community online. The Channel Swimmers’ Chat Group is a healthy, active, inspirational corner of the Internet where thoughts, advice, updates and information are made freely available to anyone who asks or takes the time to research. Many of the most experienced swimmers and pilots […]
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Torture. Confusion. Stress. These are a few of the expectations that attract swimmers the world over to the Cork Distance Week led by Ned Denison. The swimmers know they will be pushed and prodded, but they willingly come with smiles on the first day and leave with smiles on the last. Cork Distance Week is
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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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The film Big River Man of Martin Strel‘s stage swim down the Amazon River is among the 20 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year. The new World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year award is meant to identify products and services that (1) best support and assist open
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The World Open Water Swimming Association announced its 45 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man, the Woman, and the Performance of the Year this week. Due to the explosive growth of the sport, from ice swims to ultra-marathon swims, there has also be a concurrent growth in the products, service offerings, vacations,
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This article is a continuation of Part 1 and Part 2 in this series. When FINA’s Medical Delegate looked upon the swimmers lining up at the 25 km race at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships, he was asked about the dangers of swimming in 31°C. He answered while standing in an air-conditioned tent near
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In a small village outside of Chicago, Don Watson created a powerhouse, both in the pool and in the open water. Hinsdale was the center of the professional marathon swimming world when John Kinsella and Sandra Bucha ruled the waves in the 1970’s. Both developed by Coach Watson, they were just two of the many
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