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Besides the Olympian vs. Olympian vs. world champion race that will highlight the Distance Swim Challenge in Santa Monica, California, the personable and ever-energetic Eney Jones will come down from her Rocky Mountain retreat to compete in the 12.6-mile ocean swim. Eney is a former top swimmer at the University of Florida, a 20-time finalist […]
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Alex Kostich, a nominee for the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, won the St. Croix Coral Reef Swim Race again. 11th times over the past 12 years – a remarkable streak for the American masters swimmer. Outside of Petar Stoychev’s ongoing 10-year lock over the professional FINA Open Water Swiming Grand
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Race Director Jim Andersen announced the 29th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim. The 7K event that starts and finishes at the foot of the Diamond Head volcano in Waikiki Beach on Oahu is open to all U.S. Masters Swimming members. The conditions can range from glassy smooth to very difficult with
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The Dallas Aquatic Masters (V. Bahr, J. Christiansen, C. Eckerman, B. Patten, R. Reid and D. Swenson) finished first overall in 4 hours and 1 minute at the 7th annual 12-mile Lake Travis Relay. DAM won comfortably over the second-place Fighting Pancakes (J. Bynum, R. Esselstyn, K. Hoffman, B. Mayer, T. Robertson and D. Rogers)
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Visualizing Success In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Many open water swimmers cannot see much in competitions or their solo swims. Their direction depends on either the swimmers near them or their kayaker. They often cannot see the finish, let alone the next buoy, getting frustrated and wondering where they are.
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On Thursday, October 14th, Swim Free™ will distribute 1,200 free swimsuits donated by Dolfin swimwear to New York City children participating in the Asphalt Green Waterproofing Program. Through Waterproofing, over 30,000 New York City public school children have learned how to swim and be safe in the water – free of charge – since 1993.
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FINA rule OWS 5.5 that states the water temperature should be a minimum of 16°C (60.8°F). It goes further and states that the water temperature should be checked the day of the race, 2 hours before the start, in the middle of the course at a depth of 40 cm. This rule has been heatedly
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The sport of triathlon impresses us for two important facts: (1) it is a tough sport, and (2) it remains focused on the masses, even during its greatest spectacle. Open water swimmers occasionally snicker at triathletes who wear wetsuits in water under 20°C (68°F) or as they whiz by their multi-sport colleagues in a pool,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim Barber, an accomplished Triple Crown swimmer, and his training partner Bryan Boggs, have created an innovative and insightful Cold Water Perception Scale for marathon swimmers. Their Cold Water Perception Scale provides an excellent basis for understanding your own personal experiences while training and acclimating to cold water. The
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The year 2010 was and continues to be unbelievable in the world of open water swimming. There were inspirational people swimming everywhere from the Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina, the Kaieiewaho Channel between Kauai and Oahu, the English Channel, on Mount Everest, from Japan to Canada to Madiera Island. Outstanding efforts all. But everyone
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