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During discussions with British Swimming, we learned that up to 250,000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the Serpentine in Hyde Park to watch the women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics – and another 250,000 spectators expected to watch the men race their 10K the day after. Half a […]
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming previously reported on brown fat, a very important physiological phenomena for all open water swimmers who enter cool (or cold) water. Reuters has now distributed the same information on the remarkable fact of brown fat which is now receiving global awareness. Reuters‘s article starts, “Scientists have found out
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Hosted by Swim Las Vegas, Slam the Dam is a great example of the growing global reach of open water swimming around the world. The scenic multi-event Slam the Dam will be held in Lake Mead in Nevada, a state of sweeping deserts dotted by casino-laden cities and oases like Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
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Navigating, Positioning, Navigating and Pacing Clinics Courtesy of WOWSA. Prior to the new Open Water Pursuit races after the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, there will be five pre-race clinics where swimmers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds can learn, see and practice key technical skills of open water swimming from former world
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The EPIC Lakes Swim Series is a new series of open water events at three different venues in England’s Lake District. The series includes at Coniston, Derwent Water and Ullswater from May to July. The Lake District, for decades the location of many great events or the training base for English Channel swimmers and British
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Mike Spalding, an inductee in the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame for his seven channel swims (out of eight) in the islands, explained why he does marathon swimming, specifically across the various channels of the Hawaiian Islands. “In the ocean, you’re totally enveloped by Mother Earth. She’s around you, she’s hugging you, she’s in every
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This week on the south coast of Ireland in one of the emerging global hot spots of marathon swimming, the organizers of The Edge Sports Sandycove Island Challenge Swim, together with Cork Lions Club President Teresa Dineen with members and friends of Cork Lions Club, presented a donation for €1000 towards the funding of the
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Lewis Pugh will begin his trek up Mount Everest today to the 17,000-foot glacial lake where he will do his unprecedented swim under English Channel rules (no wetsuit, no neoprene cap, all guts). His website explains the details of his journey, an adventure like the exploits of the great pioneers of the 15th, 16th, 17th,
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Penny Lee Dean, one of the most remarkable women in marathon swimming history, is set to speak at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California on June 5th about her remarkable day in July 1978 when she shattered the English Channel record. To give an idea of what Penny did, it is
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Colin Hill, head of the Great Swim and guest speaker at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference, took part in the Byron Swim Festival, a 5K swim from Asia to Europe. Colin placed first in 1 hour and 27 minutes. He had a great review of the event, “It was a tough swim. The tides
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