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Nearly 100 swimmers took to the magical waters of Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef last year. At the invitation of online open water swimming pioneer Oceanswims, the Heron Island Ocean Swim was a spectacular splash for the inaugural event in the warm coral cay paradise. The 1K and 3K swims were preceded by […]
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Nejib Belhedi continues on his swim along the border of Tunisia. As he nears the Libyan border, the social unrest in the area presents a different kind of risk on the swim than open water swimmers usually face. However, the local community of Ben Guerdane (Arabic: بن ڤردان Bin Qirdan) is helping Nejib. This coastal
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The recently established West Indies Bluewater Swim Series is launching its second year of high-quality open water swim races in the Caribbean Sea. The Swim Series links together four premier races in four tropical island paradises, each one providing everyone from world-class competitors to newcomers with exceptional opportunities to experience the thrill of swimming through
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This is how different people can view open water swimmers from different perspectives. Friends, colleagues, rivals, champions, hard workers and enthusiastic athletes engaged in their environment…whatever works. Courtesy of Lexie Kelly. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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In this week’s session with GoSwim.tv, Olympian and founder Glenn Mills talks about how to correct suboptimal kicking on freestyle. While many open water swimmers and triathletes pay little attention to their kick and lower body position, experienced coaches and athletes know that optimizing their lower body position, becoming more streamlining and increasing their kick
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On the 64th and 65th straight days of Mohammad Kobadi‘s stage swim in the Persian Gulf, the conditions have deteriorated and he has traversed less than 1 kilometer on both days. However, he remains significantly ahead of schedule on his 1000K stage swim. The water temperature is holding around 17°C in the Gulf now, but
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The triathlon world has long reached into the collegiate community and very successfully worked towards endearing young adults to the triathlon lifestyle. The triathlon community, at least in the United States, is also working towards establishing an NCAA championship for the sport of triathlons. That elevation in the American collegiate sports system should not be
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Chris Deegan won the 16-year-old division of the 10K race in Perth at the 2012 Australian Open Water Championships on February 18th. His joy was evident with a two-fist victory pump at the end of the 1 hour 59 minute race. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After learning about the 22 hour 29 minute 47 second marathon swim of Stephen Redmond across the Moloka’i Channel (Kaiwi Channel), we stand in awe of the Irish swimmer and everyone else who swims distances that pushes them beyond the reasonable and the normal. After leaving Papohohako Beach on
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Matt Bowkowy returned to his swim team of old in Leduc, Alberta, Canada and is helping Triton Swimming (formerly the Leduc Otters Swim Club) move up the ranks of Canadian competitive swimming with a year-round pool and open water swimming focus in an ambiance of passion and competitiveness. The former Swim Alberta’s Open Water Coach
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