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Michael Buteau of Bloomberg reported that the New York City Triathlon added an open water swimming qualification standard due to two triathletes (a 40-year-old female and a 64-year-old male) who died of heart attacks during the swim leg of the 2011 1.5K swim – 40K bike – 10K run event. The New York City Triathlon […]
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Mike Arbuthnot (shown on lower left), the founder of the Midmar Mile, Martin Strel, Christine Jennings and Ashley Twichell are showcased in the latest promotional materials for the 2012 Midmar Mile. The world’s largest open water swim was swum for the first time in 1973 when Mike and two friends Dick Park and Brian Glover,
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Her Serene Highness Charlene Wittstock provides unbelievably outstanding support for the sport of open water swimming as the Princess of Monaco. A former Olympic pool swimmer, the Princess is truly genuine, clearly charismatic and a major player in raising awareness and significant funds to support open water swimming, especially for Special Olympics athletes. In many
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Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward of Ireland are awaiting the arrival of Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, to Ireland. Ram will sanction Nuala and Anne Marie’s New Year’s Eve ice swim in the Bloody Foreland as they aim for Port na Blath. For the swim to officially qualify as an
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Theodore Yach of Cape Town provides a first-hand recollection of his 30th anniversary swim around Robben Island in South Africa: My first successful crossing from Robben Island was in 1981. It was memorable for many reasons. I was courting Michelle, my wife of 26 years. I told her that
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Another episode in Open Water Source‘s series of interviews with Dr. Peter Attia about nutrition for open water swimming. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil and Americans Christine Jennings and Ashley Twichell went blow-for-blow, stroke-for-stroke throughout the professional 4K King and Queen of the Sea event on Copacabana Beach. In the pole position on the first leg, Ana Marcela dialed back the pace on the second loop when Ashley moved into the lead. “It was
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Stay your distance from Thor’s Well in central Oregon, especially during high tide. But with the water temperature falling below 10°C for much of the year, only the most hardy from Ireland, Melbourne, Cape Town, Coney Island, Scotland and San Francisco are probably willing to give it a shot year-round.
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Many open water swimmers sing songs in their head as they enjoy the oceans, lakes, bays and rivers around the world. Sometimes, athletes just sing whatever comes into their heads or whatever was the last song they heard on the radio before heading to swim. Sometimes, they have a specific tune that makes their swim
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The Ultimate Feeding Station Courtesy of WOWSA. For open water swimmers, especially those who are ending their swims, The Rock Restaurant in Zanzibar Island in Tanzania in eastern Africa offers a unique feeding station. The restaurant on a rock in the middle of the Indian Ocean along the Michanwi Pingwe Beach is a landmark of
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