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HUNTINGTON BEACH. Throughout the final few weeks of voting for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, the two leaders have flip-flopped at least twice per day. During the daytime hours in Bulgaria, professional marathon swimmer Petar Stoychev takes the lead. Then, 10 hours later, almost like clockwork, during the daytime hours […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With less than 20 hours to go until the WOWSA announcement, the votes of 17,250 people from 108 countries are below. The WOWSA Awards are given not necessarily to the best athletes, but is meant to honor the individuals who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming,
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AMERICAN SAMOA. Bruckner Chase is called Toa a le Tai for good reason by the Samoan people. Toa a le Tai means Hero of the Sea and the National Marine Sanctuaries commemorated Bruckner’s energy, vision and success in creating the first comprehensive ocean swimming curriculum for high school students. The National Marine Sanctuaries’ colorful cartoon
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HONOLULU. Jim Cotton, founder of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, explains the history of one of the world’s greatest ocean swims below. Photo courtesy of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee shows Peter Cole, Paul Johnstone, Ian Emberson and Marc Finley, the early pioneers of the race. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA. In this segment Open Water Source covers the nuances in stroke mechanics for open water swimming. Masters world record holder Cynthia Lewis and Mike Lewis demonstrate and explain the differences between swimming in a pool and swimming under rough conditions in the open ocean. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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BUSSELTON, AUSTRALIA. If Damon Kendrick was a word, he would be all over the dictionary: courageous, positive, inspirational, unbelievable. Damon lost his leg as a result of a shark encounter in South Africa at the age of 14, but his fast-paced life and exploits have not taken a hit. He became the first amputee to
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Mary Williamson won a contest for the “most perfect specimen of English womanhood” at the age of 19. That contest, organized in 1913, led within months to her marriage to the contest’s organizer Bernarr Macfadden. Mary was one of the top swimmers of her generation, winning dozens of swims in her native England. The attraction
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HUNTINGTON BEACH. With only one more day of online voting until the WOWSA announcement, the votes of 15,944 people from 107 countries are below. The WOWSA Awards are given not necessarily to the best athletes, but is meant to honor the individuals who (1) best embody the spirit of open water swimming, (2) possess the
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HUNTINGTON BEACH. When triathletes exit the water at the finish of the swim leg in the T1 transition, there is almost always a corresponding spike in their heart rate. Why is this? When triathletes shift from one posture to another (e.g., from the horizontal position while swimming to the vertical position while running or dolphining
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MINNESOTA. At the International Swimming Hall of Fame, David and Sandra Berkquist of Minnesota Masters talk about how the life of a triathlete was saved in Christmas Lake, Minnesota with the aid of Swim Safety Device. Before this save was made, Bruce Wigo of the International Swimming Hall of Fame explains below how the Swim
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