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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Craig Coombs, president of his own medical device consulting company, got the open water swimming bug and it is not going away soon. After conquering the 9.3-mile (15 km) Pailolo Channel from Maui to Molokai in February and Kalohi Channel between Molokai and Lanai, he decided to turn his attention to Europe and the Strait […]
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Under the leadership of Head Coach Dave Salo with assistants Kevin Clements and Catherine Vogt, the USC (University of Southern California) Trojans will be coming out in full force at the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. There are numerous Trojans (current, incoming and former students and club members) scheduled to compete for several countries in swimming
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On August 10th at 12 noon London time during the men’s Olympic 10km Marathon Swim, keep an eye on Bulgarian great Petar Stoychev. He may not have the speed that he once had, but there will be no one smarter than the 4-time Olympian at navigating within the lead pack and squeezing out every last
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When open water swimming race directors are faced with unseasonably high air and water temperatures, they are wise to consider modifying their race to maintain high levels of safety standards. While FINA does not have any specific rules on extreme temperatures (either cold or too warm), experienced race directors understand the risk, especially when over
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Among open water swimmers, there are occasionally discussions and debates about the etiquette of drafting in open water races. One such question in the US Masters Swimming forum was direct, “In a draft-legal open water swimming race, is it good or bad etiquette to draft off another person for all, majority or much of a
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False Bay is not for the faint-hearted. Going in, swimmers know that the dramatically beautiful bay offers white, sandy beaches, beautiful valleys, sweeping vistas and Great White Sharks. The distance across False Bay has eluded most who have tried. Annemie Landmeters, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer, was the first to cross
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…so says the multi-talented musician, entertainment executive, mother and marathon swimmer Carina Bruwer-Pugliese. Throughout her marathon swimming career that included swims in the English Channel and Strait of Gibraltar, she was also featured on numerous photos in magazines and newspapers for doing even more treacherous swims. She swam in False Bay, Cape Point and Robben
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. Dr. Yoshiro Nakamatsu or Dr. NakaMats is the world’s most prolific inventor with 3,357 patents to his name. How he has remained so inventive from the age of 5 to his current age of 84 is highly unusual. He uses the water. Specifically, he dives under the surface to create
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The Olympic athletes will be presented as larger-than-life superheroes. But in the open water swimming world, these mild-mannered Clark Kents are difficult to distinguish on land with their humble attitudes and “everyman” aura. But put them in the open water and open water swimmers showcase their tremendously unique abilities and mental strengths. Copyright © 2012
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Hercules Troyden Prinsloo from Durban, South Africa qualified for the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km in London and is considered one of the darkhorses for a podium finish on August 10th in the Serpentine. A 2008 Olympian in the 1500m freestyle and 2011 graduate of the University of Georgia in the United States, Prinsloo shifted over
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