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Staying positive is a mindset. Staying healthy is a lifestyle. And few embody this mindset and lifestyle like British triathlete Arthur Gilbert. Arthur is recognized as the world’s oldest living competitive triathlete at the age of 90. In his next triathlon in April 2012, he will be 91. Since 1989, he has raced in more […]
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Ocean Care Solutions will launch its Jellyfish Sting Relief Solution, Portuguese Man o’ War, Sea Urchin, Stingray and Fire Coral products across the United States beginning in January 2012. From Southern California and Texas to North Carolina and Florida, the full line of Ocean Care Solutions’ First Aid Kits will be distributed and sold. Its
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Stephen Redmond from Ballydehob, Ireland received the Celtic Ross West Cork Sports Star of the Month award for December. The December monthly award was presented to Stephen who is still on course to become the first man to complete the Oceans Seven — open water swimming’s equivalent of the Seven Summits. Except hundreds have achieved
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World record holder Dr. Roger Allsopp (oldest man to swim across the English Channel) joined 1,000 other swimmers in Guernsey for the annual Boxing Day charity swim. This year’s event at Cobo Bay raised £8,000 for the Guernsey Cheshire Home for the physically disabled. And, like many reports of Polar Bear Swims and dips in
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The heroes and heroines of the open water swimming world are being acknowledged in the WOWSA voting like their predecessors. Each year the global open water swimming community votes special people for a number of awards. The 2008 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year was multiple-time world champion and Olympian Dr. Edith van
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PERSIAN GULF. Nine days into his stage swim in the Persian Gulf, 34-year-old Mohammad Hosein Bibi Kobadi forges on. He swam 16.2K today from Qeshm Island in the Darkooh area. With the water temperature 21.6°C and humidity at 87%, today’s swim was completed in 6 knot winds that kicked up dust along with 2-foot waves.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH. It is coming right down to the wire in the World Open Water Swimming Awards (WOWSA) with lots of movement in the polling results over the last few days. The top five vote-getters in each category (World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and
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Triathlon growth is skyrocketing.
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IRELAND. As Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward of Ireland are awaiting the sub-5°C water this coming Sundayin Port na Blath together with Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association. Ram will certify Nuala and Anne Marie’s New Year’s Eve ice swim where the water temperature must be lower than 5°C for the
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CALIFORNIA. Erin Strout of Experience Life writes about how swimming can help establish a lifetime of health, fitness and vitality. While Erin focuses on the benefits of swimming laps in a pool, a growing number of swimmers understand that the human brain is emotionally energized by the open water. In effect, open water swimming gives
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