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As the New Year is approaching, it is a time to both look forward and look back. The 37 lifetime members of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation (see below) are individuals committed to helping achieve dreams of others in the San Pedro Channel. They are constantly looking forward and looking back. Figuratively, they know well […]
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In the world of professional marathon swimming, four women have stood out among their male counterparts. Greta Andersen went goggle-to-goggle with her male rivals in the 1950s and 1960s, often winning and proving herself the greatest of all. Judith van Berkel-de Njis was similar, winning over men and women at the 1964 31-mile Lake Ontario
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John Kinsella, arguably the most dominant swimmer on the professional marathon swimming circuit, knew who he could count on during his professional marathon swimming career. Coach Don Watson helped prepare him for an unprecedented career while his Hinsdale teammate, Sandra Bucha, helped him when cold became an issue. At the 1974 24 Heures La Tuque
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Keri-Anne Payne will face the weight of Great Britain’s gold medal hopes at the 2012 London Olympic Games. As the clear-cut gold medal favorite in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim, the South African native possesses the smarts, tenacity, endurance and speed to meet these expectations. Time and time again in international competitions between 2008 and
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In the throes of winter when lakes are either frozen over or the temperature of chilled drinks, some open water swimmers are pleasantly pre-occupied with extreme cold water swimming, challenging themselves in water colder than 15°C, 10°C and even 5°C. But there are many others who yearn for freshness of spring and the warmth of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The acronym IMSHOF refers to both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honors swimmers, coaches, pilots, administrators and contributors who have excelled in open water swimming world while the International Masters Swimming Hall
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Exposure Scientific has developed innovative and patent-pending skincare products that are formulated to permit the body to synthesize vitamin D while blocking harmful, unwanted rays of light. The skincare products include sunscreens, daily-use moisturizers, lotions and other products with SPF factors. Vitamin D is made in large quantities by the human body when certain wavelengths
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If you are planning a marathon swim or a channel swim where there may be jellyfish or Portuguese man o war, it is always good to prepare for the worse. Getting stung for the first time in a channel swim is never pleasant and always a shock. While everyone handles jellyfish and Portuguese man o
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. Sergio Salomone explains about one of the world’s most challenging channel swims: the 25 km Beltquerung. The 25 km channel swim is in cool waters (16°C) of the Fehmarn Belt (Danish: Femern Bælt, German: Fehmarnbelt), a strait in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of
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Call For Nominees For The Paragon Awards Courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bob Duenkel of the International Swimming Hall of Fame announces the call for nominations for the 2012 Annual Paragon Awards at the International Swimming Hall of Fame on May 11th 2012 during the 2012 International Swimming Hall
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