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When a sport grows, new terms and phrases are born. Some catch on and others flame out. Open water swimming is seeing this phenomena. From new words in the late 20th century such as GPS and gel packs to feeding sticks and transponders, the plethora of new words is a natural development of the sport. […]
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Today is the 81st annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim just north of San Diego, California is “a summertime tradition since 1916”. The event draws competitors from throughout the US and world. It features five different races for age-group swimmers, amateur heats, masters swimmers and the highlight of the event, the Gatorman 3-mile race. Open
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This is what some of the swimmers had to say last week prior to the 42nd annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim: Copyright © 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Today’s Big Shoulders 5K saw 36-year-old Adam Dawkins dominate the field by over 2 minutes as he clocked a 59:08 for his victory. He was followed by Justin Chiles and Jeffrey Halbert who were 2nd and 3rd. Former USA Swimming national team member Megan Ryther topped the women’s field with a very impressive 4th place
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Bruce Gordon completed the first cross-lake swim of Lake Coeur d’Alene in Utah. “It was right around 19 miles. 21Ten.com Lifeshotz sponsored my swim,” explained Bruce about the unprecedented swim. With hundreds of thousands of lakes around the world, it is inevitable that more and more unprecedented swims and world records will be set. A
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How far is the San Pedro Channel, otherwise known as the Catalina Channel? This map shows the swim distance as 20.2 statute miles or 17.55 nautical miles. The absolutely shortest distance (from Arrow Point on Catalina Island to Long Point on Palos Verdes on the California coast) is 19.6 statute miles or 17.03 miles. However,
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The 36th Faros Marathon, a popular international marathon swim, was won by its 2009 champion, Alexander Studzinski on August 27th. The 16K swim starts in the harbor of Stari Grad, heads out to sea for 8K in the Adriatic to the tip of the Kabal Peninsula before returning to the finish on the island of
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Personable, impossibly positive and ever-energetic Lynn Kubasek added another feather to her swim cap with her latest solo swim in the Santa Barbara Channel with a 7:08 crossing from Anacapa Island. Fog and an ocean calm were offset by jellyfish and salps the warm 66°-68° waters. Besides the numerous stings that Lynn endured while being
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At last night’s pre-race ceremonies of the International Masters Open Water Swim in Yumigahama Beach in Izu, Japan, a wonderfully ornate float replicating the opening of Japan by Commodore Matthew Perry was paraded in front of the festive crowds. The float represented the Black Ships, the fleet led by Commodore Perry in the 1850s, that
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Like nearly every human endeavor and sport, there seem to be frequent generational differences in opinions regarding equipment, technology, competition, promotional and rules. In the open water swimming world, from California to Copacabana, stand-up paddlers are becoming more and more prevalent as escorts and safety personnel on open water courses. Their enthusiasm and support of
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