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Ram Barkai, the founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, backs up what he encourages others to do. On March 25th in Jondal, Norway, Ram completed an incredible 1.3 km extreme swim in an ice-bound lake wearing only a Speedo, swim cap and goggles. His swim is part of a new series on Discovery HD, […]
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Eilat’s North beach in Israel will host its first open water competition as part of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit on April 1st. Similar to the upcoming Olympic Marathon Swimming 10 km in London, the Israeli organizers created a six-loop course of a 1.66 kilometer laps. The third of eight stops on
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Irish marathon swimmers Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward packed their goggles and ditched their heavy coats as they headed for a warmer adventure to Tunisia. The two extreme swimmers joined Nejib Belhedi, who won the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of the Year award, on a few stage swims during his swim of
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Dr. Angel Yanagihara of the Pacific Cnidaria Research Lab and the Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology in the Pacific Biosciences Research Center in Honolulu, Hawaii shared her extensive knowledge of some of the most venomous creatures in the world: Box jellies have chemo-, mechano- and neutrally activated stinging cells firing apparati. If the animal hunts and
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The Malta–Gozo–Malta Open Water Swimming Competition is a real challenge in the Mediterranean Sea. The August 18th event is part of the six-part open water swimming series hosted by the Birkirkara St Joseph’s Sports Club in Malta. Malta is an archipelago situated in the Mediterranean Sea south of the coast of Sicily, Italy. The Malta-Gozo-Malta
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German-born Nadine Horn who has done research at the Comparative Genomic Centre in Australia and has worked as a freelance journalist and travel writer is embarking on 3 Border Triathlon next month. The eclectic adventurer, currently in London, will begin a 3 Border Triathlon where she will cycle 485 km across Switzerland, swim 550 km
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The 22nd annual Cocos International Crossing will be held in Guam on May 27th. In the early morning hours, swimmers are ferried off the southern tip of the main island of Guam to Cocos Island, a beautiful uninhabited Pacific island. Located within the Merizo Barrier Reef, over 300 swimmers are expected to do a channel
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The 2nd International Masters Open Water Swim sponsored by the Japan International Open Water Swimming Association will be held September 9th at a beautiful Izu National Park close to Mount Fuji and south of Tokyo. With several idyllic islands off in the distance, the 1.6 km relay and the 400m, 800m and 3 km swims
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In 2008, marathon swimmers Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Natalie du Toit of South Africa received the honor to carry their country’s flag at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. And the open water swimming Olympic tradition will continue in 2012. Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece was selected to be the first to
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Alistair Brownlee, one of Britain’s finest triathletes tore his Achilles tendon that may put a slight crimp in his Olympic gold medal bid. But he is taking to the water in order to rehab as quickly as possible. The BBC reported that Alistair is using an Endless Pools underwater treadmill for low-impact water walking and
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