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Ned Denison of Ireland, shared his outlook on marathon swimming with his peers during the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. His words range particularly loud during the Open Water Swimming Safety Panel where difficult topics were discussed and presented. During Denison’s induction into the International Marathon […]
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Debates and discussions always occur among open water swimmers. What is the right drink to hydrate with? How much training should you do? How does one define cold water? When should you pull a swimmer? What constitutes a butterfly swim? How young can you be to do a channel swim? There are no universally accepted
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“It’s a brilliant idea,” was the overwhelming impression of iSwimtoo by the audience at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference. “Stephen and team have executed with a passion second to none with a great design touch,” said Steven Munatones of the Daily News. iSwimtoo, the social network for swimmers, launched its public beta in Long
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Long Beach Yacht Club and the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation were responsible for the Swim Across America waterfront operations. Volunteers provided all the on-the-water course control and media support. The boat operators include Lenny Arkinstall, owner of Kingfisher and member of the Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation Board of Directors.
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Phil Cutti continues to motor down the California coast in the 57 degree F water with 15-20 ocean swells undulating between him and the Night Train Swimmers’ escort boat, the Sequel. Without fail, the Night Train Swimmers trade off swimming legs in one-hour segments, battling within eye shot of the rugged California coast. On Day
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Italian amputee Salvatore Cimmino swam 17 miles across the Boston Bay on Sept. 22, 2012, as part of his “Swimming the Seas of the Globe” initiative. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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One of the most respected administrators and athletes in marathon swimming has accepted the invitation to join the board of directors of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Forrest Nelson, the creative and intelligent leader of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, joins the group of international representatives of the International Marathon Swimming of Hall.
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The speakers and presentors at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference had the audience engaged and entertained with stories and dramatic retelling of aquatic exploits from around the world. Given that the audience was filled with Olympians, world champions, record holders and channel swimmers, this was an audience whose expectations and experiences are tough
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On July 29th, Madhu Nagaraja embarked on the longest swim of his life to become a member of the 24-hour club when he swam across Lake Ontario in Canada. This video below is a small part of his unprecedented personal journey from Port Dalhousie to Coronation Park where the members of LOST helped him to
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Among the most interesting feats that we witnessed over the Global Open Water Swimming Conference weekend was the simple action of feeding and drinking by Craig Dietz. Dietz, a man born without arms or legs, would grab his water bottles with his teeth and simply guzzle down his water and Gatorade. No sympathy and pity
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