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DONEGAL, IRELAND. Ram Barkai visited Anne Marie Ward and Nuala Moore in Creeslough Village on the northwest coast of Ireland. “The sun is a just a concept here, no one claims to have ever seen it. The sky turns from pitch black to light grey for a couple of hours during, what the locals call […]
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OAHU. There are dozens and dozens of ocean swims, biathlons and triathlons on the island of Oahu throughout the year. Each of these events have well-trained lifeguards and experienced safety personnel overseeing the athletes who participate in the events on the north and south shore of the City & County of Honolulu. Many of the
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NEW YORK. Bea Hartigan was selected as the 2011 Times of Huntington Volunteer of the Year. The long-time open water swimming race director and coach was recognized as a open water swimming advocate and devoted fundraiser. She has spent decades organizing and officiating swimming competitions including the Fran Schnarr Memorial 5K in Huntington Bay (New
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Jamie Patrick, the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, penned a heartfelt appreciation to the open water swimming community: As I sit down to write this, it is difficult to fully express how I feel. I am extremely grateful for the amazing support that has been shown to me during this year’s
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HUNTINGTON BEACH. There are three types of chafing: skin-on-skin, fabric-on-skin and hair-on-skin. Chafing can be caused by stroke technique, sighting, swimsuit types, salt concentration in the water, water temperature, facial hair, duration in the water, and body type. Most people use lubricants (Vaseline or other types of petroleum jelly, lanolin, TriSlide, Body Glide, Aquaphor) to
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Mohammad Kobadi continues on his 16th straight day in his stage swim along the Persian Gulf. 1000 kilometers clad in a wetsuits and assisted by fins, his stage swim from the Strait of Hormuz will take him ultimately to Arvand Kenar in southeastern Iran. The 15.8K stage of 5 hours 30 minutes in 23°C from
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Like Mount Everest among mountaineers, Tour de France among cyclists and the Olympics among runners, the shadow of the English Channel stretches far and wide over the elite echelons of the marathon swimming world. Of the 226 inductees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, over 45% have swum the English Channel. These Channel
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Claire Duncan, Mark Blewitt and Matt Cox, three swimmers who have lived with type 1 diabetes for more than ten years, were successful on their six-person relay across the English Channel in July 2011. The trio helped raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation while swimming with a waterproof insulin pump (Animas® Vibe) with
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STANFORD. Phil Cutti, an exercise physiologist at Stanford’s Human Performance Lab at Stanford University talked about the myriad logistical issues he and his teammates from the Night Train Swimmers face in their 331-mile (532K) charity relay swim along the coast of California. The Night Train Swimmers are training for this unprecedented 6-person relay from the
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. Santa Clara Swim Club has one of the richest traditions in the history of amateur athletics. Swimmers from the club won 51 Olympic gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. But it roots are partly in the open water. Starting with 13 swimmers, the team initially practiced at Santa Clara High School
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