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Are swimmers healthier than other athletes? The question was raised if any peer-review research has been conducted on the differences (if any) between the (1) life span (quantitative data) and (2) quality of life (qualitative data) of lifelong swimmers and (a) endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes) and (b) the average citizens (of any other country). […]
Where’s The Research On Open Water Swimmers? Read More »
Phillip Ryan and Cara Baker won the New Zealand National Open Water 10K Championship on Lake Taupo at the multi-race Epic Swim to advance to the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in March. The top Kiwi swimmers need to finish in the top four in Australia to qualify for the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai
Phillip Ryan And Cara Baker Take First Step To London At Epic Read More »
Although millions of people worldwide are beginning to enjoy open water swimming, the citizens of Brighton on the east coast of England have been doing it since 1860 – coming up on 151 years of history. The founders of the Brighton Swimming Club started annual open water swims in order to learn to swim and
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As the sport of open water swimming grows and the fields continue to get larger and larger, the need to maintain safety and segregate the swimmers into separate heats becomes more and more evident. But this raises many issues – none of which are easy to resolve. How best to separate the heats: by gender?
Women Vs. Men Or Is It Women And Men? Read More »
The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame awarded its Certificate of Merit to the aQuelle Midmar Mile for its 38 years of innovative and outstanding event management. From a simple start in 1973 with 153 competitors, Wayne Ridden and his army of volunteers and staff have created one of the world’s most spectacular open water
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Swim New Jersey is selling Fran Crippen magnets on its website with 100% of the proceeds going to the Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation for open water awareness. Purchase the magnets (see photo on left) here. Copyright © 2010 by Open Water Source
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The Fort Myers Estero Open Water Festival will host the first annual Crippen Mile Open Water Swim at Fort Myers Beach, Florida on June 11th. The inaugural race was created to remember and celebrate the life of Fran Crippen who tragically passed away in Dubai last year. The race will benefit the newly created Fran
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The Lake Tahoe Swimming Association has been established. Karen Rogers is working on its website. The marathon swimming community looks forward to another new governing body that will enable online dissemination of information across Lake Tahoe, assistance with independent observers and formal certification of successful solo swims and relays. Indeed, these are great times for
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The 2011 aQuelle Midmar Mile will take place at the picturesque Midmar Dam in the Kwa Zulu Natal Midlands on February 12th and 13th – and it is shaping up to be the largest and one of the unbelievable sporting events in the world. At the 38th annual race, media darling Keri-Anne Payne and fellow
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FINA officially announced its qualification system for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held at the 2012 London Olympics. The road to London – as it was in 2008 (read here) will not be easy. In 2008, the race was fierce among the women and men – and nothing less is expected in 2012.
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