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For the tens of thousands of athletes who have enjoyed the Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islands during the first two decades of its existence, it comes with no surprise that Jonathan Knott for the Guardian Newspaper has rated the stunningly gorgeous warm ocean swim is one of the Top 10 Swimming Holidays in […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming has a growing number of epicenters around the world. Traditional cities like Sydney and New York, and traditional locations like Serpentine and Aquatic Park are well-known, but there are also new centers of excellence and popularity. Ireland is one of those emerging global centers. Events, training
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Two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, the cover girl of the elite open water swimming world and the odds-on favorite to win a gold medal in the Olympic marathon swimmer, is an intelligent open water swimmer who has demonstrated one of the highest navigational IQs in the sport … and she demonstrated
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Dr. Sean Gottschalk, the Race Medical Officer of the Lighthouse to Big Bay Swim, gathered data on the 10.5 km swimmers before and after the swim in 13°C water in order to help assess cases of hypothermia. “The intention is to grow this database in order to increase safety and knowledge in the sport of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While there are the outliers like Dan Martin, Diana Nyad and Penny Palfrey who train outrageous distances who swim 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and more hours per day at their training peak, what do the typical jocks do to prepare for their big day on the ocean? 75
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Does geography and weather affect the nature of open water swimmers? Judging from the different types of open water swimming camps being conducted in California and Cork, it appears so at least at first glance. At the Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0 north of Napa Valley, the ambiance is decidely laid-back. California cool and casual under
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At Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0 at Hidden Valley Lake in California, there will be channel swimmers (English Channel, Catalina Channel, Tsugaru Channel, Cook Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Maui Channel, Kaulakahi Channel, Cayman Brac Channel), marathon swimmers (Great Salt Lake, Lake Tahoe, Windermere, Lake Biwa, Five Lakes of Mount Fuji, Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Tampa Bay
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Dr. Sean O’Connell, a mathematics lecturer at Bermuda College and a member of the 24-hour club, completed a 43 hour 27 minute, 47-mile circumnavigation of Bermuda in August 1977. After his first attempt that ended in failure, he tried again three weeks later. The swim helped raise money for the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association and
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The Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T.) will host the Masters Swimming Canada 10k National Championship and the 5th Annual 3.8 km L.O.S.T. Race along the scenic shore of Lake Ontario in Old Oakville. Rob Kent explains, “It is a point-to-point race that passes some of the most beautiful estates and waterside parks in Canada and
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A slim waist…ripped muscles…a smiling face… and Big Shoulders. The epitome of the ideal aquatic athlete. Blue skies…blue water…a soaring skyline… and Big Shoulders. The epitome of an open water swim. Big Shoulders is one of the world’s top 100 open water swims, Founded in 1990 by local Olympic champion Bill Mulliken, Big Shoulders has
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