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Sometimes, when two superstars of the sport inadvertently meet each other, it is a pleasure to see how the camaraderie and commonalities shared by open water swimmers can be so evident. At the Global Open Water Swimming Conference, long-time English Channel and Catalina Channel record holder Dr. Penny Dean talked shop with 7-time world professional […]
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The charismatic and visionary Marcos Díaz charmed his peers at he picked up his World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame brunch at the United Nations on Sunday. In an appropriate setting, the United Nations was also finish to the last swim of Marcos’ innovative
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Dr. Jane Katz, a well-known author, educator and advocate of all things aquatic, was honored with a Certificate of Merit by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and gave a graciously motivating acceptance speech at the United Nations. Dr. Katz is an outgoing and ever-active professor at the City University of New York in
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Captain Tim Johnson, author of The History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming, gave a scientifically-oriented speech at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference at Columbia University on tides, currents and other marine elements that potentially have significant influence – either positive or negative – on the speed and direction of the swimmers. Photo courtesy of Skip
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Martin Strel, the Big River Man who has swum down the Amazon River, the Mississippi River, the Colorado River, the Yangtze River and the Danube River with several other swims recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records entertained and enlightened the audience at the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference at Columbia University this
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Dr. Jim Miller, widely considered to be the world’s foremost medical professional when it comes to competitive open water swimming, gave a series of educational lectures at the 2011 Global Open Water Swimming Conference at Columbia University this weekend in New York City. His talks ranged from advice regarding hyperthermia, hypothermia, recovery and hydration as
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One 46-year-old male in the Great North Swim at Windermere this past Saturday passed away. The cause of the death is not known at the time it was reported to the media. A day later, another 60-year-old reportedly stopped breathing during the swim, but was revived and airlifted to a hospital in Newcastle. With upwards
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Less than a week from incurring the wrath of environmentalists and open water swimmers, Penny Palfrey recovered enough to receive awards from the Honourable W. McKeeva Bush, the Premiere of the Cayman Islands. Premiere Bush recognized Penny’s efforts in swimming between Little Cayman and Grand Cayman. The awards were conferred at a ceremony immediately after
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Marathon running does it. Triathlons do it. Pool swimming does it. So does water polo, synchronized swimming and diving and every athletic competition conducted on land. Contemporary competitions – whether in the water or on land – provide immediate race results as a fundamental race offering. Nowadays, race results can be – and should be
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Doug Woodring, founder of the Plastic Disclosure Project, understands that ocean protection issues has a lot to do with plastic. “Of course before it gets to the ocean, it has to come from somewhere – mainly on land via rivers, beaches and boats.” Besides the Plastic Disclosure Project that was announced at the Clinton Global
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