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The major seas of the world include the South China sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arabian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, Hudson Bay, East China, Andaman, the Black Sea and the Red Sea. The Seven Seas is a figurative term referring […]
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Known by a handful of global traveling swimmers, La Paz Bay in Baja California is one of the best places in the world to do open water swimming. With wonderfully clear and aqua-blue waters filled with marine life, the location is cold in winter and warm in swimmer and beautiful year-round. With 244 islands and
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Four-time USA Swimming national open water swimmer John Flanagan who just missed out on a medal at the 2001 World Swimming Championships 10K continues to make news in his new sport – triathlon where he is known as the King of Swim. John joins a bevy of pool swimming and triathlon stars as well as
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If any open water swimmers find themselves in San Francisco in early February, we strongly suggest they stop and enjoy North America’s leading cinemaquatic movie festival in the heart of the city. The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is now in its seventh year. The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival showcases 50 inspirational films that
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Shelley Taylor-Smith is on a hectic global tour spending the good news about open water swimming. Fresh off of her successful series of open water swimming clinics in Brazil where she shared her experiences and advice with the brain trust of the Brazilian Swimming Federation, Shelley is now headed back to Australia where she will
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The results of the Santos FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup (Maratona Aquatica Internacional de Santos) were announced. Also in Santos, FINA Sports Medicine Commission’s Dr. Jim Miller initiated a potentially invaluable study where each athlete provides detailed medical information about their swimming experiences in different bodies of water around the world. Men’s Results 1.
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Nearly 600 swimmers lined up on Hobie Beach in Nelson Mandela Bay on the Eastern Cape of South Africa for the 8th round of the Axxess DSL Ocean Racing Series last week. 14-year-old Wayne Jones outsprinted Michael Marais (shown on left) to win the Crocs 3K Ocean Swim. Chris van de Sande (shown finishing below)and
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Swimming World TV interviewed South African open water swimmer Chad Ho discussed training with the world’s best and his gradual rise to the highest echelon of open water swimming. Watch the full show here. Copyright © 2010 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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One of Hawaii’s most accomplished marathon swimmers and member of the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame, 58-year-old Linda Kaiser, notched another channel under her belt last year – her longest and most difficult channel swim to date. Like Penny Palfrey in March 2009 and Harry Huffacker back in 1970, Kaiser crossed the 30-mile (48K) Alenuihaha
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Julian Critchlow’s database of successful English Channel swimmers showed an interesting statistic: there have been dozens of individuals over the age of 50 who have completed the English Channel. These adventurers prove that some things do get better with age. The oldest of the group is the venerable George Brunstad, the youthful-minded 70-year-old who crossed
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