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We Have Won Courtesy of WOWSA. One extremely liberal view in the open water swimming world is to define marathon swimming as a swim which pushes the swimmer further than what they initially thought possible. That is, while a marathon swim is defined differently by many different organizations, a marathon swim can also be self-defined […]
Sgt. Jim Cowhig, a Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association swimmer Newburyport, Massachusetts wrote a haiku about kayakers. A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry that in English consists of 5, 7, and 5 syllables in three lines: smooth molded plastican oasis of safetyalways at my side Jim’s haiki is simple, classic and creative.
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Olympian Andreina Pinto of Venezuela and Olympian Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil had two hard, exciting battles in the 5K and 10K races at the IX South American Games (Juegos Sudamericanos in Spanish and Jogos Sul-Americanos in Portuguese) held in a reservoir next to Guatapé, west of Medellin, Colombia in March. Andreina and Ana were
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Penny and Chris Palfrey have established a special sort of marital bliss with bonds that go deep. Deep as in real deep. Channel deep. “We both know what the deal is,” said Chris in an Australian television interview. “We know what we’re doing it for and the reasons that we’re getting up at ridiculous hours
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Contemporary civilian Global Positioning System (GPS) devices can be off by 5 meters or more. Reportedly in May, the United States Air Force will beging launching the 11F generation of GPS satellites that will each transmit three civilian GPS signals that will enable GPS signals to be accurate within 1 meter. Great news for open
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Sir Karl Raimund Popper was a professor at the London School of Economics and is considered one of the greatest philosophers of science of the 20th century. We believe he precisely and inadvertently described the difference between pool swimming and open water swimming when he described a world that can be divided into two categories:
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MEXICO. Petar Stoychev won the 15K FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Sumidero Canyon’s meandering river in 3:19:52. Spain’s Diego Nogueira was second (3:20:16) and Francisco Hervas third (3:20:27). Pilar Geijo of Argentina won the women’s title in 3:35:27 with teammate Antonnela Bogarin second (3:35:35) and Marta Recio of Spain third (3:35:39). Canadian coach
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Swimmers enjoyed near-perfect conditions at the 13th Annual Whiskey Joe’s Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida yesterday. Craig Lenning of Denver, Colorado came down to sea level from his normal altitude training and finished first in 10 hours and 17 minutes. The (University of North Carolina) Tar Heel Alumni relay team of Patrick Woodruff, Greg
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Jim Moriarty, Chief Executive Officer of the Surfrider Foundation explains the mission of the Surfrider Foundation here. While organizations like the volunteer-driven Surfrider Foundation help protect and preserve our shorelines and beach access, the open water swimming community benefits through their much appreciated efforts. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Federacion Mexicana de Natacion is hosting the majestically beautiful Sumidero Canyon FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in southern Mexico today. The world’s fastest marathon swimmers compete down a river surrounded by towering walls. It is something to behold, whether you are a swimmer, a coach, a race official or a fan. Photo of Sumidero
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