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Earlier this week, Anne Cleveland announced her Double-Double Channel Swim (i.e., two-way crossing of both the English Channel and Catalina Channel). But she is also selfless in always freeing up her busy schedule as a coach and motivational speaker to help other channel swimmers realize their dreams. Anne took great photographs of marine life during […]
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In what our opinion will most likely be the most amazing open water swim of 2010, and frankly one of the most amazing marathon swims in history, one of the world’s most experienced and powerful marathon swimmers Penny Palfrey will attempt to swim 63 nautical miles (72.4 miles) in the Kaieiewaho Channel from Oahu to
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This river of green seems like a river to or from the Emerald City, the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum’s in the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But this river is real. Where is it? Copyright © 2009 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Kate Alexander, the always gracious and accommodating Race Coordinator for the Flowers Sea Swim, one of the world’s must-do ocean swims, held annually in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands with an abundance of fantastic prizes randomly awarded, offered some interesting liguistic alternatives to describe the 3C’s and ABC’s of open water swimming: Colorful Cap
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The world’s best professional marathon swimmers will converge on Santos, Brazil for the the International Aquatic Marathon of Saints (Maratona Aquática Internacional de Santos in Portuguese) on January 31st for the first major 10K pro competition of the year. Additionally, Shelley Taylor-Smith will headline a FINA Open Water Swimming Clinic from January 28th – 31st.
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Pool Open Water (“POW“) is open water swimming in a pool. POW combines the joys, challenges and excitement of traditional open water swimming in oceans, lakes and bays with the convenience of a swimming pool. POW can be thought of like short-track open water swimming in a 25-yard or 50-meter pool. POW is extremely helpful
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The Midmar Mile, to be held on February 13th-14th, is the world’s largest competitive open water swim with all kinds of interesting facts: 1. Its small-town location, just north of Pietermaritzburg is located 76K from Durban and is called the last outpost of the British Empire. 2. It is named for its location, the Midmar
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The United States Navy Sea, Air and Land Forces, commonly known as the Navy SEALs, do special reconnaissance operations, unconventional warfare, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism – and are incredibly fit people who can withstand very cold water like the best of open water swimmers. While their experience and relationship in the water is different than competitive
The Manhattan Island Marathon Swim is the most popular marathon swim in world. Within 45 minute of opening up the entries, this 28.5-mile circumnavigation around Manhattan Island is sold out. The visionary of this great marathon swim is Drury Gallagher. From his hard-work and commitment to swimming, New York City is now an unlikely –
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The 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Randy Nutt has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to open water swimming. He organizes the Bermuda Round the Sound Swim in Bermuda and the Bonaire EcoSwim in the Netherlands Antilles that always attract hundreds of people from around the world to
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