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Reports from yesterday’s Maui Channel Swim from the Oak Streakers tell of a very unfortunate accident where a boater, passing through swimmers towards the end of the 9.6-mile race, hit John Caughlin. The 41-year-old swimmer from Half Moon Bay (California) who does a number of swims in California and Hawaii had been training all year […]
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Night Train Swimmers‘s Vito Bialla explains how 2 has impacted his open water swimming. In August, 22 Navy Seals died in Afghanistan. They left behind widows and children who don’t have a daddy anymore. I made a reservation to swim across the Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the mainland, which happens to be 20.2
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Marie Levine of the Shark Research Institute talks about the proposed law in the state of California: California AB 376 is important because California is the accumulation point for shark fins from Central and South America that are shipped to the Pacific Rim. Hawaii has already closed its ports to the shark fin, and passage
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While most of the world deals with kilometers, there are still a few places where miles are used. Sometimes, it can get confusing if a swimmer is referring to statute miles or nautical miles. A convenient conversion tool between statute miles and nautical miles is here. But without a doubt and without going into detail,
Miles And Miles Of Swimming Read More »
A marathon run is defined as 26.2 miles or 42.195K, but what is the definition of a marathon swim? The global open water swimming world has numerous definitions and interpretations of a marathon swim, largely dependent upon the race course in question. But as the sport continues to evolve and establish different measures and kinds
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Joe Oakes reporting from high up in Squaw Valley, California: Every year I celebrate my birthday by swimming in the Roy Webster Labor Day swim across the Columbia River from the Washington side to Hood River, Oregon. This birthday, will be my 77th, but I am still and will always be a few months behind
Shiver And Gasp, Learning On High With Joe Oakes Read More »
Michael Renford will soon set off on his final leg of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. His Catalina Channel crossing will be done in tribute to his father’s legacy on Australia’s Father’s Day. Michael, son of Des who was one of the most popular, renowned and personable marathon swimmers of all time, celebrates
20 Miles In The Channel Like Father, Like Son Read More »
At the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, there are four different levels of recognition: (1) honorees (or inductees) (2) recipients of the Certification of Merit (3) recipients of the Davids-Wheeler Award (4) individuals who receive a certification of recognition for a swim they complete and submit an application The 218 International Marathon Swimming Hall
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Open water swimmers along the Southern California coast were on the lookout for sharks in San Diego and huge shorebreak near Los Angeles over the last few days. We half imagined Ireland’s marathon swimmer/surfer Donal Buckley was seen enjoying both of his activities out here sunny California. The wave action near the coast reminded us
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Waikiki Roughwater Swim Race Director Kaia Hedlund Previews 2011 Copyright © 2008 – 2011 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Waikiki Roughwater Swim Race Director Kaia Hedlund Previews 2011 Read More »