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The Bahamas are a contemporary gathering point for open water swimmers who have replaced pirates, blockade-runners, rum runners, British loyalists, freed slaves and financiers. These such characters previously gathered on the white-sand beaches since Christopher Columbus first landed there in 1492. Over the past 50 years, the wealthy, aristocrats and movie stars have also gathered…and […]
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How does one individual pull off a major solo swim in unchartered waters? Especially when that swim is between two neighoring countries with major political differences? [Read More…] Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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“I am in the best shape of my life,” Diana Nyad started off her press conference in Spanish. “Over the last two years, I have done 14 eight-hour swims, 9 ten-hour swims, 4 fifteen-hour swims, 25 five-hour swims, 18 six-hour swims, 1 twenty-four hour swim and one twenty-eight hour swim to prepare for this swim,”
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In this short ceremony at the United Nations, several open water swimming superstars gathered in a celebration of friendship and peace. FAnne Cleveland, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer, Martin Strel, a world record holder in river stage swimming, Dr. Jane Katz, a renowned author and a visionary leader in the field
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Lynne Cox has a book signing in Seattle at the Third Place Books on October 9th and Village Books in Bellingham, Washington. She will be signing her third book, South With The Sun. Her riveting book chronicles north and south pole explorations and the exploits of Roald Amundsen of Sweden in the Northwest Passage. With
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Although there are only four open water swimming events conducted at the World Swimming Championships, there were swimmers from 12 countries who received medals for their valiant efforts. Germany (4 medals), Greece (3), Russia (3), USA (2), Italy (2), Brazil (1), Bulgaria (1), Great Britain (1), Switzerland (1), Australia (1), France (1) and Hungary (1)
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“I am in the best shape of my life. Over the last two years, I have done 14 eight-hour swims, 9 ten-hour swims, 4 fifteen-hour swims, 25 five-hour swims, 18 six-hour swims, 1 twenty-four hour swim, and one 28-hour swim to prepare for this swim. I am ready. I look at my previous 28-hour swim
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The 1st Sunday of the Month Swim had a debate earlier this year about wetsuit vs non-wetsuit swimming. As a result, there are now Wetsuits and Channel Rules categories where swimmers of both persuasions can distinguish their relative positions. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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The Kuroshio Current and Oyashio Current collide off Japan’s eastern coast in the Pacific Ocean. The Kuroshio Current is the world’s prominent warm current and travels at a speed of seven kilometers per hour, slightly faster than a running adult. This strong flow reaches a width of 100 kilometers and transports 50 million tons of
Fish (noun): a term occasionally used during a channel crossing or a marathon swim in an ocean by an experienced support crew for the type of fish with a cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body with a tough usually dull gray skin, commonly known as a shark. Sharks are typically active predators that fascinating
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