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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
There are many tens of thousands of friends of the Descenso Ría de Navia…and for good reason. These swimmers – young and old, fast and slow – are part of history, taking part in one of the world’s greatest open water swims. The Descenso a Nado de la Ría de Navia (Navia’s Downstream Swim) in […]
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Esther Fujimoto passed away from injuries sustained in a collision with a boat at Pineview Reservoir in Utah in August 2011. Preliminary hearings on her death are underway in Utah. Witness Vaughn Anderson who rowed out to help Fujimoto immediately after the collision testified in court, “I heard what sounded like a woman screaming. Three
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The Olympics is about athletic performance, drama and inspiration. But it is always about rooting for your favorite athlete and your own country’s heroes and heroines. Whether you are watching in a stadium, at home in front of your TV, at the office secretly online, or standing on a shoreline at the Olympic marathon swim,
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Magnificently blue. The BEST FEST is something to look forward to in 2013. Mark it on your calendars now. It is an unprecedented week-long open water swimming extravaganza in the magnificently blue, clear waters of Mallorca, Spain. The 7-day schedule has something for everyone. BEST FEST will feature 12 swimming events and stand up surf
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Just as iPads, laptops, mobile phones, escalators, hybrid vehicles, submarines, microwaves, supplement-fortified gel paks and airplanes were as unimaginable in mankind’s past, so were scenes like this. Many generations ago, no one in society could not imagine over 6,500 open water swimming events being held around the world – where masses of people of all
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Prior to nearly 1000 swimmers entering the Olympic Village in London over the next few weeks, FINA reminded its federations, swimmers and coaches that the swimwear to be used during the 2012 London Olympic Games must be pre-approved by the FINA Swimwear Approval Commission. Unlike in 2000 when a small number of elite athletes had
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On August 9th (women) and 10th (men) in the Serpentine in the center of London, 50 of the world’s fastest open water swimmers from 34 countries will showcase their talents and tenacity at the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim. They will inspire us and showcase the sport as never before. Their tactics will be analyzed, their
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From some people, Africa conjures up images of deserts and pyramids and wildlife. But the landscape ranges from the beautiful coasts of South Africa to the Nile plateau of Egypt, from the seaside in Kenya to the rivers in Gambia. It is a continent of extremes. Extremes made by
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Fast, flat and furious. Tough, tactical and tricky. Easy-to-see, easy-to-get-to and easy-to-understand. That pretty much sums up the Olympic marathon swimming course for the athletes, coaches and spectators at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Why fast, flat and furious? The course is held on the home venue of the Serpentine Swimming Club in Hyde Park
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Is there an older formally organized open water swimming team in the world? It is hard to imagine. For nearly 150 years, the venerable Serpentine Swimming Club has been using the Serpentine in Hyde Park in the heart of London as its training grounds and famed Christmas Day competitions. It takes something spectacular, something magnificent,
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