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After ten days, a close battle is shaping up among the top six men in the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year poll, with the rest of the nominees following in their wake. One of the goals of the World Open Water Swimming Awards is to call attention to all the heroes of […]
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Wallace J. Nichols, a sea turtle biologist who is attempting to connect neuroscience with the ocean, wants to save the ocean not by sharing alarming data with the public, but by discovering how the brain’s emotional center is lit up by open water. BLUEMiND is a look at the ocean through the field of neuroscience.
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With 53% of all Americans living within 50 miles of a coastline, it is not surprising that 1 of every 3 Americans participate in some form of ocean recreation.* According to a survey published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere, the top
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Shannon Gillespy, a long-time renowned swim coach from Texas and a former member of the board of directors of USA Swimming, was recently selected to the American 2012 Olympic swim team staff. Shannon will be the team manager for the American open water swim team and will also work with the pool team. Shannon explained
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Who is Julie Galloway, a PhD candidate on globalisation theory and its effects on localized, corporate environments at the University College Dublin? Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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The new FINIS Surge polarized open water swimming goggle were given a thumbs-up review. Use them to help sight when the sun’s glaring right in your eyes, either in the open water or at a pool where you can also practice your open water swimming techniques with other FINIS training products. Copyright © 2011 by
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The Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association (NEKOWSA) and Indoor Recreation Orleans County will offer five open water swims in 2012. The first swim of the season kicks off on June 16th. The Son of a Swim IV will be held in Prouty Beach, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, Vermont. This is an informal qualifying swim for
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Julie Galloway is a nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year with her record-setting 9 hour 32 minute Round Jersey swim. Julie joyously swam the 41-mile circumnavigation faster than every man and woman in history around the open water swimming oasis in the middle of the English Channel. The personable,
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Dr. Peter Attia, a relentless self-experimenter, has found the secret of endurance sports success through nutrition. While he has actually increased his caloric intake to 4,500 calories per day from 3,000 calories per day, he has significantly changed his body composition – from over 20% body fat to 7.5% body fat – and has become
What Should Marathon Swimmers Eat? Read More »