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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Colin Hill who conceived, developed and marketed the Great Swims travel the world to learn more about open water swimming. He’ll follow swimmers anywhere to make sure they have what they need on race day. From television coverage to elite athletes, from veterans who would never touch a wetsuit to tens of thousands who do, […]
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The Outrider is taking reservations for the 2011 Catalina Channel swim season. And everyone is wondering if the conditions will return to normal or if 2011 will be a repeat of 2010. “2010 resulted in unusually tough conditions. In the 30-plus years I have been escorting swimmers, never have I seen such challenging conditions.” “Water
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The Great Swim Series heads from the lakes, lochs and docks to the small screen. Channel 4 will broadcast one-hour program showcasing the world’s most popular open water swimming series. The first broadcast on November 14th will showcase the British Gas Great East Swim. The second broadcast will be on November 21st on the British
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Pilar Geijo of Argentina won the 2010 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix after a consistently dominating performance throughout the year. Pilar comfortably won four events and was a major presence at every race she competed in from South and North America to Europe. 1. Pilar Geijo (ARG), 124 points 2. Esther Nunez Morera (ESP),
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Like the sun rising every morning, Petar Stoychev won yet another FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix title. Race after race, season after season, year after year, Petar has proven himself in all kinds of conditions – calm, rough, warm, cold, fresh and salt. He won the 2010 Grand Prix with a total of 107
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Last year, President Obama created an Ocean Policy Task Force that finally released its final report on creating a national policy for the stewardship of the oceans, coasts and great lakes in America. The recommendations governing the management and protection of America’s waterways aim at keeping the nation’s waterways ‘healthy and resilient, safe and productive,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Hydration and feeding – both pre-swim and in-the-water – are essential parts of open water swimming. Proper hydration and proper fueling can either make or break a swim. While open water swimmers range in age, ability, culture and swimming background, relatively few are vegetarians. So we caught up with
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The 3.6K Flannagan Cup Open Water Swim in New Plymouth, New Zealand will take place on February 6th. The Flannagan Cup Open Water Swim was first held in 1916 to raise money for a war veteran’s charity. The first hardy pioneers set out to swim 5.5K in the cold waters of the Tasman Sea –
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The Surfrider Foundation launched its new community-driven coastal science reference tool, Beachapedia, which posts online a plethora of information from Surfrider Foundation’s activist network and environmental experts. An innovative use of Wiki technology, Beachapedia offers a valuable tool for the general public, the media and decision-makers. In the same way, Openwaterpedia is currently being developed
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LiveSwim.net shipped its do-it-yourself system to Arizona where David Benjes captured his own Arizona Open Water Swim Series on camera and uploaded it on the LiveSwim.net system. Watch the fifth of five races in the series here at the Tempe Town Lake, a favorite of the Arizona open water swimming community since 2003. This system
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