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Theodore Yach On WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA Live, Cape Town, South Africa. Theodore Yach, a man who has built a successful business in Cape Town, South Africa, has never strayed too far from the cold, rough oceans. An English Channel swimmer and former water polo player, he is King of Robben Island for an […]
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Lake Windermere (England). Lake Baikal (Russia). Lake Michigan (USA). Lake Ontario (Canada). Lake Biwa (Japan). Lake Annecy (France). Lake Taupo (New Zealand). Lake Zürich (Switzerland). Loch Ness (Scotland). Lac Mempremagog (Canada). Lac St-Jean (Canada). All wonderful lakes where great open water swims are held. Add Lake Argyle to the list. The Lake Argyle Swim 2011
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English Channel swimmer Karah Nazor Friberg is bringing back the Swim the Suck 10 Mile once again in 2011 on October 8th in the wonderfully warm (71.6°F or 22°C) and pleasant Tennessee Gorge. Karah arranged for 33 safety and navigational personnelon 4 escort boats, 3 stand-up paddle boards and 26 kayaks to escort the 21
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Greta Andersen was interviewed by Open Water Source today where she gave a lengthy, insightful recollection of her incredible career and life. She spoke of her incredible experiences both in and out of the water and her legacy that includes winning the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle and being the first person to
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With temperatures below 3ºC (37.4ºF) from Eastern Europe to western Canada, open water swimmers continue to enjoy their sport. Boston.com presented several inspirational photos of winter water activities here. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Bea Hartigan, a race organizer, volunteer, coach, water safety instructor and open water swimming promoter extraordinaire in the Huntington, New York area received a well-deserved write-up here. It is humble, hard-working, selfless individuals like Bea who are the understated – but essential – backbone of the sport. Bea has being helping and volunteering for local
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This is big. This is huge news. This is great stuff for open water swimming. The British Gas Great Salford Swim will be broadcast live, together with the Bupa Great Manchester Run on BBC television on May 15th – showcasing over 40,000 participants all together in the water and on the streets of Manchester. 270
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open Water Source analyzed 1,612 individual solo crossings of the English Channel between 1875 and 2010 that are included in Julian Critchlow’s database of English Channel swimmers. All solo, two-way and three-way crossings were included (with the 2nd and 3rd legs of the two-way and three-way crossing counting as
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Petar Stoychev regained his normal position on top of the podium in the 57K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Santa Fe, Argentina. Ten years running, he has stood at the top. Based on those ten strong years of dominance on the Grand Prix circuit, fans have high expectations of the three-time Olympian
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There are numerous rarely-taught, rarely-discussed and rarely-seen tactical moves that are done in open water races by super competitive, experienced triathletes and open water swimmers – sometimes purposefully, sometimes inadvertently. These moves exist not only at the highest echelon of the sport, but also at lifeguard competitions, triathlons and mass participation races among swimmers of
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