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A twofer swim is when two people swim together shoulder-to-shoulder in the open water, usually comfortably going at the same pace for the entire swim or extended periods. A twofer swim can also refer to two swimmers swimming at the same time and at the same pace during an open water swim using the same […]
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Goggles and jet travel were game-changers over the past century in the open water world. Goggles enabled training times to lengthen and intercontinental jets made travel significantly faster and easier to different competitions and locations. Online social networks and GPS on escort boats similarly help revolutionize the sport of open water swimming. Not only can
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The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced the inaugural International Aquatic History Symposium & Film Festival (IAHSFF) that will be held in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA between May 9th – 12th, 2012. One of the presentations will be “The History of Open Water Swimming – From The English Channel to Hyde Park“. The presentation will
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Trent Grimsey is one of the professional marathon swimming community’s most humble, competitive and willing competitors. He is a wonderful ambassador and supports the sport by doing short ocean swims in his native Australia and long marathon swims on five continents. He never fails to smile and wave to the crowd and lets them know
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XBOSS is a marathon swimming service provider in Spain. Teresa Planas and her colleagues enable and help train open water swimmers who want to challenge themselves across some marathon swims in the beautiful waters of Spain. Among several different endurance activities, XBOSS – XTRM organizes two marathon solo and group swims: the 42K Cruce a
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The colors of open water swimming ranges from sea greens and light baby blues in the tropics to deep royal blues in lakes and deep seas to murky browns in urban areas and copper-colored dams and reservoirs. But what if the different swimming strokes were defined as colors? Freestyle could be defined as blue while
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In celebration of the passing through the town of the Olympic Torch, Team Outrageous announced the Maidstone Mile on July 20th. This is the latest of a series of sporting events to be held in and around Maidstone, England to promote the Olympic ideals and bring sporting events to the town. The event will be
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The Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (CCSF) updated its archives after a rigorous review of evidence that proved channel crossings over 50 years ago. In its February 2012 newsletter, Forrest Nelson and his colleagues on the CCSF board of directors announced their recent research met the exacting criteria of Catalina Channel crossings that the CCSF requires
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Melissa Gorman once again proved her world-class status over the 10K distance with a scintillating performance at the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Perth. One of the leading contenders for a podium finish in the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km at the 2012 London Olympics, Melissa was pushed by Japan’s Yumi Kida who, in
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At the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Perth this past Saturday, emerging Canadian star Richard Weinberger flew in for some good, stiff competition. 5K into the race, the young man with his eye on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim steadily pulled away from a global field to
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