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DOVER, England. Petar Stoychev, the only person to swim under 7 hours in the English Channel, knows the value of preparing himself in every aspect of the sport. He trains, he eats, he travels and he races like the 11-time professional marathon swimming champion he is. And he shaves down. While shaving down is not […]
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7-time world marathon swimming championship Shelley Taylor-Smith talks about racing against the world’s top professional marathon swimming men and sleeping in her togs here at the 2010 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California. Courtesy of The Athlete Village Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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The aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa is coming up. The world’s largest open water swimming race is an extravaganza like no other. But, it was not always that way. It was a long road to its current success, building the race year after year. Its race staff and volunteers worked hard and strategically to
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Dr. Peter Attia continues his War on Insulin with his latest article on irisin, the magic exercise hormone. Peter always pens thought-provoking missives that serve as educated, logical analyses of nutrition, health and sports performance issues. He backs up his statements and beliefs with hard science, physiological facts and self experimentation. His goal, which is
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The goal of most open water swimmers is to finish their race or swim. They are not in a race against the clock or their fellow swimmers. Their competitor is, frankly, the elements and the course itself. They enjoy the challenge and the beauty of swimming from Point A to Point B, followed by relishing
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With the world covered with water and the world so dominated by oceans (Antarctic or Southern, Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific), do we have one ocean or different oceans? Prior to 2000, the world’s geographers defined only four oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific), but in 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization announced the fifth and
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Hydration is now considered a vital part of athletic performance and physical health by coaches, athletes and trainers. But it was not always so. Penny Dean, an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame, recalls that marathon swimmers used to drink no more frequently than once
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ATLANTA. Joe Jones swam the 100,000,000th yard. Virtually speaking. Joe is a user of the Swimsense®. Joe, like thousands of others in pools and open water worldwide, uses the Swimsense® to measure their training mileage while in the water and then uploads their workouts on the Swimsense® Training Log. The 55-year-old swimmer from Tucker, Georgia
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Dr. Peter Attia discusses the “in competition” nutritional needs of elite marathon swimmers. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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James Pittar is undoubtedly one of the bravest adventurers in the world. There are blind mountaineers, disabled marathon runners and endurance athletes who have endured all kinds of injuries and setbacks of all kinds. But the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee from Sydney, endures in the ultimate of sensory deprivation. His exploits, documented
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