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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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Mohammad Kobadi is a 34-year-old open water swimmer and swimming and diving coach attempting an unprecedented marathon swim in the Persian Gulf. Next week, Kobadi will attempt a 1000K stage swim in the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz to Arvand Kenar along the coast of southeastern Iran. His stage swim is scheduled to
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Olympian Valerio Cleri just edged Chad Ho, Allan do Carmo and Trent Grimsey in the grid race at the 2011 King and Queen of the Sea extravaganza in Copacabana Beach in Brazil. The 800m sprint was an all-out race from start to finish as Trent took it out fast and first. But Chad, Allan, Valerio
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As the aQuelle Midmar Mile approaches its 39th anniversary in February 2012, Wayne Riddin and team have added another age group to the world-famous open water swim. The aQuelle Midmar Mile is recognized as the largest open water swimming event in the world by the Guinness Book of Records, with athletes between 5 and 87.
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Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil bolted into the lead in the 800m sprint race at the King and Queen of the Sea event on Copacabana Beach. The 2011 world 25K champion proved that she has some quick speed, especially going in and out of the water. After leading into the first turn buoy, the Brazilian
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Siga Rose is a renowned age-group swimming coach from the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Southern California. While her USA Swimming coaching peers, parents and swimmers know her for her age-group swimmers who have set 25 national records and her selfless work at numerous USA Swimming Zone camps, All-Star camps and All-Star meets, Rose has used
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Jamie Patrick is hosting an open water swimming camp for interested marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, adventure swimmers, triathletes and anyone else who enjoys the camaraderie of swimming with others. The first Jamie’s Swim Camp will be held at Hidden Valley Lake from May 17th-20th. The second Jamie’s Swim Camp will be held in Lake Tahoe
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Elizabeth Fry is a 52-year-old financial services consultant who set the double crossing record in the 35-mile Ederle Swim between Manhattan Island and New Jersey in June. She then directed the 25K Swim Across The Sound before she headed off to the English Channel where she became the oldest person to complete the 42-mile double
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As a follow up to Open Water Source‘s discussion regarding diet and the inflammation response, we talk with Dr. Peter Attia about anti-inflammatory agents. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Ram Barkai (shown below), Kieron Palframan, Ryan Stramrood and Andrew Chin (South Africa), Rafal Ziobro (Poland), Zdenek Talmicka and Petr Tomasek (Czech Republic), Jack Bright (United Kingdom), Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward (Ireland), Alexander Brylin (Russia), Paolo Chiarino (Italy) and Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden) have committed to the 53-mile (86K) crossing of the entire width
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