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35 women from 21 countries will be fighting it out to be among the top 15 swimmers at the upcoming Olympic marathon swim qualifier in Setubal Bay in Portugal. The following women are entered and ready to battle for the final 15 positions in the Olympic marathon swim in London. No lanes, no lines, no […]
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Other than the Olympics themselves, it is said (in America) that the USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials and the NCAA Swimming Championships are the most competitive swim meets in the world. Without a doubt, these events are some of the most exciting and breathtaking swimming competitions in the world, always with more than a few
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Sunday, May 20th Pensacola Bridge Swim – 5K Travessia de Ubatua 5 etaoa di Circuito Paulista Travessia de Ubatuba 5a etapa do Circuito Paulista de Maratona Aquatica Travessua de Ubatyba Open Water Experience Maho Bay Maratona Nacional de Vitoria Co-ed Open Water Experience Cruce Alcatraz – 1.5~ K from Alcatraz Island to Bahia Kino Lake
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After reading today’s article on protective swimwear (see here about the dangers of swimming in waters with box jellyfish), marathon swimmer Bob Needham asked the following profound questions: What amount of risk to a swimmer is acceptable in the sport? When does exposing yourself to a certain level of risk considered “foolish”? These are questions
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Experienced open water swimming coaches are observant. In order to understand precisely what is going on in order to make reasonable decisions, good coaches listen carefully to their athletes, constantly observe their stroke count and stroke technique, and monitor their facial expressions. They understand what they mean when they use specific words, phrases and body
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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced there are no more tickets left for the marathon swimming races on August 9th (women) and August 10th (men) in Hyde Park. Despite the sold-out seating near the start and finish of the 10km marathon swim, fortunately tens of thousands of lower-cost (i.e., free)
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According to the various sources and knowledgeable individuals, some of the most venomous creatures in the world live in the oceans. It can be very scary…and deadly. The Environmental Graffiti ranks the box jellyfish as #1 on the world’s most venomous animal list, followed by the Brazilian wandering spider, Inland Taipan (snake), blue-ringed octopus, and
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Youth Day Swim, part of the Freedom Swim Series, will be held at Camps Bay in Cape Town, South Africa on June 16th. The event has 2 distances: 1 or 2 mile races with the funds going to the SEAL Open Water Swimming Development Trust whose trustees include include Ram Barkai, Theodore Yach, Andrew Chin,
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The mighty lead battleship U.S.S. Iowa, which is 270 meters in length and carried U.S. President Roosevelt across the Atlantic to Casablanca en route to a crucial 1943 meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin, was scheduled to depart from San Francisco Bay. But due to a storm off of
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Marathon swimmers love facing and overcoming everything the ocean can throw at them. And there are few places like the desolate Farallon Islands. 30 miles (48 km) west of San Francisco, the stretch of misery throws up barriers like few other places on Earth: rough water, cold water, jellyfish, tides, currents, the darkness of night
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