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When you have upwards to 18,000 swimmers participating in an open water swim over the course of a weekend, nearly half of the swimmers receive 5-digit race numbers – in itself a pretty unusual occurrence in the open water swimming world. The race numbers are also written with black marker pens on the athletes’ arms […]
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Open water swimmers tend to be a happy, self-confident but humble group of individuals. Feeling good is all part of the game, but looking good can also play a role for some. Where does makeup play a role in the open water world? Are cosmetics something to be considered? Opinions tend to go against use
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Mohammad Hossein Bibi Kobadi continues to forge on day by day in his 100-day 1000K stage swim in the Persian Gulf. Kobadi and his support team have traversed the following daily distances: 21.16K, 15.84K, 9.8K, 0.21K, 0.27K, 0.39K, 18.2K, 14.3K, 15.7K, 18.6K, 14.2K, 14.5K, 23.3K, 0.21K, 0.71K, 3.18K, 0.32K, 18.9K, 14.6K, 18.6K, 14.3K, 2.91K, 0.23K,
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Donal Buckley showcases one of the youngest stars of the marathon swimming world, Owen O’Keefe of Ireland in today’s post on Loneswimmer.com (here). Owen‘s young voice speaks volumes on his guest post. Below is more on Owen: Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Jamie Patrick has closed out his Swim Camp in Hidden Valley Lake from May 17th-20th for 2012. “We have 50 swimmers coming from Pennsylvania, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, and California. The campers will participate in over 800 miles of open water events this summer and will use the camp as part of their training.
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While some countries like Great Britain are beginning to see a greater number of women participating in open water relative to men, many countries and events are the world still see the number of men vs. women to be something like the FINIS-sponsored RCP Tiburon Mile in San Francisco. At the 2011 RCP Tiburon Mile,
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The first open water swim series in Austria, sponsored by BioLifestyle, will begin this year for swimmers of all ages and abilities with the following events: May 12th: 3.8K APFELLAND Schwimm-Marathon in Stubenberg June 16th: 4K HECHTSEE X-Treme in Tirol July 14th: 7K BestTrip BACKWATERMAN in Niederösterreich July 28th” 9L HALLSTÄTTERSEE Marathon in Oberösterreich August
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Jim Close announced the dates of the 2012 Salish Sea Swim, organized by the Vancouver Open Water Swim Association. The 35K marathon swim will start from Davis Bay on the Sunshine Coast of Vancouver, Canada on August 11th. More details will be forthcoming. “The purpose of the swim is to draw attention to the fragile
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Reporters and the public talk about adventures with high degree of risks: hot-air ballooning across continents, crossing tundra without motorized vehicles, climbing mountains, ultra-marathon runs or mega-triathlons under extremely warm conditions. Open water swimmers talk about the most difficult swims in their sport: North Channel between Scotland and Ireland, Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska,
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Donal Buckley reports that Stephen Redmond is on his way to fifth leg of the Oceans Seven – with a start in the Cook Strait today. “This [Oceans Seven] is something that is driving me,” said the famed Irish marathon swimmer who has already completed the English Channel, Catalina Channel, North Channel and Strait of
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