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After hearing about the epic rescue by Florida lifeguard Daniel Lund this month when he ignored all reasonable concern for his own personal safety and paddled out 400 meters in the ocean to attempt to save a local kite surfer who had been attacked by sharks, we asked open water swimmers around the world about
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Dan Projansky a lot of calories…swimming butterfly. The 5′-6″, 160-lb mid-mannered banker from the northwest side of Chicago, Dan typically swims 6 or 7 miles of butterfly in a typical week in order to train for races between 5K – 10K. We asked him about his chosen swimming stroke in the open water. Q1. How
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Chad Ho is on a tear – at professional invitational races around the world, at FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup events and, in front of the largest audience ever, the 37th Halfway Toyota Midmar Mile at the KwaZulu-Natal Resort in South Africa this Sunday, but it was not without a serious challenge that he
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What is the difference between the racing tactics and mindset used at the highest levels (Olympic and professional swimmers) and every other open water competitor? Nothing, in our opinion. In pool swimming competitions, an age-group or masters swimmer or a triathlete cannot necessarily replicate the strength, power, flexibility, grace or stroke technique of Olympic gold
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As can be expected, Craig Lord of Swim News delved deftly and profoundly into the world of elite swimming through his entertaining In The Arena series. In an outstanding article with over 20 questions, Craig‘s interview of Olympic 10K medalists David Davies and Thomas Lurz resulted in a number of great answers. The In the
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The Endurance Sports Expo will be held on March 13th – 14th at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. While most of the presentations and exhibitors are focused on terrestrial activities, well-established Bill Hauser, founder and head coach of Mid-Atlantic Multisport and American representative at the 2002 Long Course World Championship, will give
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Ryszard Majewski reported about a 2K ocean swim within the breakwater of Las Teresitas Beach on Tenerife, Canary Islands. In the heart of winter, the smooth family-friendly waters was 18ºC as they celebrated the wonders of swimming in the Canary Islands on the golden sands under swaying palm trees. Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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Millions of fans watched American Apolo Anton Ohno win his sixth Olympic medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics last night in the sport of short-track speed skating. As we sat engaged in the speed and bravado of world-class skaters, we saw numerous commonalities between short-track skating and open water swimming. We watched the charismatic
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Mid-winter Open Water Swimming In Israel Courtesy of WOWSA. While much of the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing a cold, snowy winter and the Southern Hemisphere is baking in the heat, open water swimmers in Israel are somewhere right in the middle. Gabi Katz, marathon swimming pro Daniel Katzir and friends usually go for a mid-winter
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