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The 100-year anniversary of the first circumnavigation of Manhattan Island will take place in a special event 2015 hosted by the NYC Swim. Several superstars of the sport are scheduled to swim. The stars include Manhattan Island record holders Ollie Wilkinson, Rondi Davies, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Elizabeth Fry, Kris Rutford, and Diana Nyad. Event director Drury […]
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Katie Rowe, A Swimmer In Hollywood Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Katie Rowe is a former world-class swimmer, water woman extraordinaire and Hollywood stuntwoman. Subsequent to her graduation from UCLA after a long stretch of swimming success, the native of Long Beach (California) parlayed her natural athletic talents to films and movies, appearing in
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H2Open Magazine yesterday announced that thanks to the support of Huub, Gone Swimming and Diabetes UK their iPad/Android app is now free to download and comes with a 16-page sample issue. H2Open Magazine is the world’s only magazine written exclusively for open water swimmers and covers everything from training for your first mile to tackling
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Khoo Swee Chiow is relentlessly positive as he has traveled to the ends of the world. The Malaysian adventurer is quite versatile having successfully climbed Mount Everest three times, reached both the South Pole and North Pole, completed the Seven Summits, cycled from Singapore to Beijing, completed the world’s longest scuba dive, and completed a
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In The Iron Lady, the movie about Great Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, actress Meryl Streep impersonates Margaret Thatcher talking about her philosophy of life. “Thoughts and ideas become words. Words become actions. What your actions are become your habits. What your actions are become your character. And your character becomes destiny. What
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With the 25 men and 25 women qualifed in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10 km, the importance of a kick was never so evident in the open water. Those that have a good kick were not only able to make surges and moves within the race, but also most importantly shift gears at the end.
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One good and enjoyable workout in the ocean that benefits your ocean awareness, body surfing abilities while taxing you aerobically and strengthens your legs is a body surfing sprint workout. The goal is to body surf 10 long waves, putting in maximum effort getting back into position after body surfing in. The waves can be
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Dianne Rothhammer Sheetz brought down a barrier for people with limited mobility who wish to swim. The mother of a two-time Olympic medalist explained the reasons behind her aquapreneurial inspiration. “In 1997, the idea for the SlipOn™ Swimsuit came about as I was waiting after a Parkinsons’ aquatic therapy class. One gentleman said, “I have
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Catalina Channel swimmer Hank Wise pulled out a victory at the annual Huntington Beach Pier Swim using his knowledge of the waves and decades of surfing experience. “It was an hour into the high tide push so more waves were hitting due to the tide pushing up the beach. The surf was a combo swell
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After Paul Lundgren was pulled after swimming 32 miles in 24 hours across the Sea of Cortez yesterday, there will be other big-names in the sport (Stephen Redmond in the Tsugaru Channel and Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad in the Florida Strait) soon setting off on their marathon journeys. And we are constantly reminded how
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