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In the main event at the Bantayan Beach Games, Keith Ocampo won the 5 km in 42:20.2 with Loren Dale Echavez besting the female field in 45:23. The open water swims were held at the Sugar Beach Resort in Bantayan Island in the Philippines. Bantayan Island is in the Visayan Sea, located just west off […]
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The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation announced its two observer training sessions for 2012. The first one is held in Los Angeles on May 5th at the residence of International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer John York in Manhattan Beach, California. The second session is held in San Diego on May 19th at the
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Aquapreneur Doug Woodring organized the first Hong Kong / San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, and explains the new festival concept below: Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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“Throughout the swim, I was calculating how much time I have, before I blank out. [As I was approaching the Farallon Islands], I could see the rocks but I was hurting, said Joseph Locke. “My arms or shoulders didn’t hurt, it was just the cold. As soon as I jumped in, I knew it was
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After an Australian protester interrupted the 158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on the River Thames, the importance of security for the upcoming London Olympic Games was brought to the forefront. But the local authorities and the British government have been planning for protest possibilities and terrorism threats ever since their Olympic bid was being
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The 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference will be held in Long Beach, California on September 21 – 23. Registration just opened and already open water swimming coaches, swimmers, administrators, race directors from Panama, Tunisia, South Africa, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Bangladesh, Croatia, Dominican Republic and Slovenia are already
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The World Swimming Majors has compiled the data on thousands of open water swimmers in 30 major marathon swims around the world. The 30 events are listed here. The data is organized and searchable by age, country, gender and location (e.g., English Channel). While the data base is not complete, it is interesting to see
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Water – 10°C and rough. Current – strong and constant. Sharks – large and plentiful. Miscellaneous – jellyfish and large ocean swells. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Joe Locke Swims Towards The Farallon Islands Today Read More »
The World Swimming Majors has compiled the data on thousands of open water swimmers in 30 major marathon swims around the world. The 30 events are listed here. The data is organized and searchable by age, country, gender and location (e.g., English Channel). While the data base is not complete, it is interesting to see
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Noun – Claw hand is a term used by the open water swimming community to describe an abnormal finger and hand position caused by when the core body temperature of an open water swimmer decreases significantly. As the swimmer become hypothermic, blood withdraws to the core of the body, causing the fingers to curl and
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