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Tiger sharks, whose usual diet consists of fish, seals, birds, smaller sharks, squid and turtles, do not eat lionfish. They certainly do not look tasty. Divers and fishermen are urged to be extremely cautious and avoid contact with the lionfish’s venomous spikes for their stings are very painful. Fortunately, lionfish are not aggressive toward humans […]
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An all-female team of swimmers from the Serpentine Swimming Club in London will swim 23 miles (37K) across the famous Loch Ness in Scotland this August. The charity relay is a means to raise funds for the Afghan Mother and Child Rescue. Anne MacAlpine-Leny, captain of the team of six swimmers explains, “My biggest reason
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This news is nothing new in the world of sports, but it is refreshing to read about an scientifically rigorous, peer-review study that was recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine about the very significant advantages that athletes have who illegally use drugs to improve their athletic performance. In a study that was funded
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FINA has launched a website with a new image and improved navigation tools for swimming, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming and open water swimming. The website will also have e-commerce capabilities, allowing the purchase of FINA articles online, and an E-Learning program, prepared by top FINA coaches. The E-Learning program will be created by the
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The always competitive, yet collegial, 2010 U.S. Masters Swimming 10K National Championships will be held this year in Morse Reservoir in Indiana on July 17th. The Championships will also include a 2 x 5K relay along the 5K-loop course marked by buoys. For more information, visit here. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Claire Singley and her brother Ted help the Carroll High School open water team capture the American Swimming Association Open Water Swimming Texas High School State Championships held this weekend as part of the 8th annual Money Box Cap 2K Open Water Race and Pledge Swim in Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. Claire won
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Ky Hurst was king of the SuperFish at the 2.2K Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim Classic in a classic Australian ocean swim. The Byron Bay Classic also offered a Mini Swim as an introductory fun event. Ky said, “It was anything but easy though because [Codie Grimsey and Brendan Capell] were on my back
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Photographer Don Le worked with makeup artist Jenny Luna, hair stylist Kristin Don and Jenny Luna, wardrobe stylist Roxy Flores and wardrobe designer Kristin Don to conduct a photo shoot with Olympic open water swimmer Chloe Sutton of the Mission Viejo Nadadores. As the best cross-over athlete in the open water and pool with her
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Project Kaisei, the brainchild of George Orbelian, Mary Crowley and Doug Woodring, was nominated by Pepsi for a US$250,000 award to remove tons of floating debris from our oceans. Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away US$1,300,000 each month to fund great ideas. Learn more here. Doug, who organizes the The Clean Half Extreme Marathon Relay
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The top Australian ocean swimmers have dominated the annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim in the recent past with absolutely dominating victories by Trent Grimsey and Luane Rowe in 2008 and 2009. What will 2010 bring in the swim that served as the inspiration of the Ironman triathlon? The race will definitely be excited, but the real
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