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Among the 8,207 Openwaterpedia entries (3,085 people, 791 terms, 953 places, 62 pilots, 174 services, 350 coaches, 558 records, 2,079 events, and 733 groups) and 1,971,515 page views, below is this week’s list of the 50 most popular online searches in Openwaterpedia. Openwaterpedia is an online reference and research tool for the open water swimming […]
Michelle Vawer Swims In With The Tides And Trends Read More »
Alex Flynn is a lawyer, public speaker and endurance athlete who is facing his incurable suffering head-on. Flynn suffers from early-onset Parkinson’s disease but he plans to traverse 3,500 miles across the continental United States in his Trans America Challenge, an attempt to run, kayak, cycle and swim as part of his 10 million metres
Alex Flynn, Encased In Concrete But Moving Forward Read More »
Olympian Alex Meyer was photographed in the United States Olympic Committee buildup to the London Olympics. Photographer Joe Klamar caught his trident tattoo…an appropriate visual hint of the looming battle that Meyer and his 24 open water adversaries will have in the Serpentine on August 10th. The trident is associated with Poseidon, the god of
Poseidon Adventure In The Serpentine Read More »
Who are open water swimmers closest to achieving the elusive goal of the Oceans Seven? There are two swimmers with 6 out of the 7 channels conquered and completed. Stephen Redmond of Ireland is up next month in the Tsugaru Channel in Japan for his final assault. Penny Palfrey of Australia comes soon after that
Seven Up … Swimmers Heading To The Oceans Seven Read More »
Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, described swimming in a unique and flattering way in a message to the aquatic community. “FINA is now one of the most important international federations with 202 affiliated federations across the world. There has been a great deal of development in the sport since FINA was
Open Water Swimming To Live Up To Expectations Read More »
Terry Laughlin, who educates coaches from around the world, describes his central premise on how best to coach individuals on how to swim optimally, “…mindfulness is far more essential to open water, than pool, swimming because the absence of familiarity, and structure, has such enormous potential to throw you off your game. And while many
Terry Laughlin Thinking Out Loud Read More »
Dan Martin, Ben Lecomte, Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad…can there be any group of aquatic athletes training as intensely as these four? Martin does between 2 and 8 hours of swimming per day to get ready for his stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean. “I try and split the distance into three swims so I
Never Ever Easy Training Alone Read More »
Teenage pool swimmer Fiona Goh jumped into the Pacific Ocean for the first time on a wintery cold morning on January 1st. The jolt of cold water didn’t surprise her; it merely served to rev her up for more. Since that January morning, she heads down to the California coast every weekend. Like many of
It’s A Goh In Lake Mission Viejo Read More »
Olympic swimmer Rene “Guy” Concepcion wants the global aquatics world to think of the Philippines when it comes to beautiful waters and outstanding open water swimming competitions. And the time may not be far off if Concepcion realizes his dreams. “It’s time for the Philippines to become the first country the world will think of
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Vincent Wood is a retired executive from California who formerly owned a steel fabrication business. The 75-year-old former Marine is now enjoying his retirement years as an open water swimmer in the Pacific Ocean up and down the coast of California. “I swim because I find it is the only exercise I can do reasonably
Wood Is Strong As Steel Read More »