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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
There is something special about swimming a point-to-point course from an island to the mainland. The sense of accomplishment, the thrill of crossing a channel and the visual allure of traversing across an aquatic venue are some of the reasons why swimmers are drawn to the RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco, the Cadiz Freedom […]
Estupenda, La Travesía a nado Tabarca – Santa Pola Read More »
Jose Diaz talks about Matías Ola‘s Unir el Mundo project. Between August 2012 and November 2013, Matías‘s Unir el Mundo project will take him from Marruecos in Morocco to Tarifa, Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, from Papua New Guinea to Jayapura, Indonesia, from Aquaba, Jordan to Egypt, from Big Diomede Island, Russia to Alaska
Matías Ola Swims To Unir El Mundo Read More »
Jose Diaz of Nadandolibre reached 5,000 friends on Facebook. “Our 5,000 Open Water Nadandolibre Facebook friends come from around the planet who are somehow related to swimming in the open water.” To Nadandolibre, established in a landlocked city as Madrid without large bodies of water to enjoy, can enjoy getting to feel and live the
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USA Swimming introduced its new sanctioning process for open water swimming events. For safety reasons, all USA Swimming open water sanctions required approval by USA Swimming via its designated Zone Representative. Beginning in 2012, open water race directors must submit a Sanction Application and comprehensive Open Water Meet Application to their respective Local Swim Committee
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You swim and you swim and you swim … and the finish never seems to get any closer. The frustration, especially if you keep on looking up and looking forward, can be frustrating. Extremely so, at times. You swim 5 minutes, you swim 15 minutes, you swim 1 hour … and it seems like you
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Five creatures take to both the salt water and fresh water: bull sharks, La Plata dolphins, salmon, humans and dinoflagellates. While bull sharks and La Plata dolphins live in both saltwater and freshwater, salmon are born in freshwater, migrate to the ocean and then return to freshwater to reproduce. But human swimmers and dinoflagellates interact
The Circle Of Life From Red Tide To Pool Filters Read More »
While the overall sport of open water swimming is growing rapidly and globally, Polar Bear Swims, a niche subset of the sport, is exploding. One example is the Polar Bear Plunge on the Seaside Heights boardwalk near The Aztec. It is a charity event for the Special Olympics New Jersey. The wildly successful Polar Bear
The $1 Million Open Water Swim Read More »
The Oceans Seven presents all kinds of obstacles to overcome: distances, tides, currents, waves, wind, sunburn, jellyfish, language barriers, logistical considerations, costs, extreme water temperatures, night swimming and marine life. Stephen Redmond is in Molokai and will soon begin his 6th of the 7 Oceans Seven channels: the 42K (26 mile) Molokai Channel. But he
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A Google Earth flyover of the Oceans Seven, created by Brad Askins, is posted here. Find out where the Oceans Seven channel locations are. The seven different straits and channels border England, France, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Morocco, Hawaii, Japan, New Zealand and California. The Google Earth flyover will help put in perspective the global immensity
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Open water swimmers can expect the unexpected. Do you know what to do in case of an emergency when swimming, paddling, escorting or kayaking in the open water? What happens if something unexpected happens to your teammates or swim buddy? Who should you contact? If the distressed swimmer has a mobile phone, try looking under
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