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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott “The Yesdoc” Richards, M.D., who achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, trains in an Endless Pool. Daily News of Open Water Swimming inquired about the what, when, why and how: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Why do you train in the Endless Pools Swimming Machine […]
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It’s summer somewhere around the world. And if there is an elite marathon competition, it is usually the case that Dennis Miller of Fiji is there. Dennis is the Liaison of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee, a FINA Bureau member and the Executive Director of the Oceania National Olympic Committees based out of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are numerous great circumnavigation (around-the-island) swims around the world. However, most of the potential circumnavigations around the world have yet to be attempted. Here is a short list of the some of the most popular circumnavigations. There are literally hundreds of thousands of islands yet to be circumnavigated,
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In the Uncle Tobys Super Series Ironman event in the Portsea Beach, the Australian athletes took a significantly different strategies in the towering surf. Check out how the athletes deviated along the course and what happened to those who faced the crunch zone (4 minutes into the video below): Copyright © 2011 by Open Water
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LAKE TAHOE. A group of open water swimming enthusiasts, including Jamie Patrick, Karen Rogers, Rob Laurie, Garrett Harley and Brian Patterson, announced the establishment of the Lake Tahoe Swimming Society (LTSS) today. The Society’s website (www.laketahoeswimmingsociety.com) provides detailed information on courses, routes, safety, preparation, weather and local tips. Swimmers can share stories, photos and videos
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The endurance sports community will come to Los Angeles, California on March 10th for Endurance LIVE. Organized by the Competitor Group, Endurance LIVE Awards Ceremony was previously known as the Endurance Sports Awards that honor the best among endurance runners, cyclists, mountain bikers and triathletes. The categories include Male Triathlete of the Year, Mountain Biker
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A large pod of orcas, up to 40 killer whales, were roaming the coastline in Southern California last week. A pod of 30 orcas were cruising off of Long Beach twice last week. “We were just completely surrounded. There were so many it was hard to get a good count. It was incredible. I’ve never
ROSARIO, Argentina. Julien Sauvage of France and Cecilia Biagioli of Argentina won the 18º Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario, the kick-off of the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Rosario, Argentina yesterday. Julien beat 27 competitors from 9 countries just slightly ahead of second-place Romain Berraud of France and third-place Argentine Damián
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Gordon Geisbrecht explains what to do in extreme cold water open water emergency situations: Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Thousands of athletes have challenged themselves to cross channels around the world: English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, Tsugaru Channel, North Channel, Cook Strait, Strait of Gibraltar. But 37 times, an intrepid endurance athlete has chosen to swim the English Channel twice in a row. A two-way. A double crossing. There and back. 1. Antonio
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