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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. According to Life at the Edge of Sight: A Photographic Exploration of the Microbial World by Scott Chimileski and Roberto Kolter, the White Cliffs of Dover are made from millions of years of buildup of exoskeletons of plated marine microbes called coccolithophores. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Canah along the Danube River, Germany. Romanian Avram Iancu continues on his stage swim of 2,860 km, forecasted to last 60 days, along the Danube River through Europe. The 41-year-old librarian from Petrosani, Transylvania started his stage swim from Donaueschingen in the Black Forest in Germany. He
The Disappearing Female Athlete commentary courtesy of Mallory Mead, Manhattan Beach, California. I recently won the women’s race at the Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim in Manhattan Beach, California. One of the largest and most competitive open water races in the US, there were almost 1,100 swimmers who stepped to the line that day.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Endurance Sport Practice as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter The typical clinical profile of sport-related AF or atrial flutter is a middle-aged man (in his forties or fifties) who has been involved in regular endurance sport practice since his youth (soccer, cycling, jogging, and swimming),
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Yellow Sea is one of four seas named in English after common color terms — the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the White Sea. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If you will be near Slovenia around 28th of June 2014 I invite you to my swim marathon in Slovenia. It will be unique one, because It will take place in river Krka. Place is named Kostanjevica na Krki (which means City Kostanjevica on river Krka). This is the
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Courtesy of Gregory S. Rotole, D.D.S. of Huntington Beach, California. In the pool, the body dolphin – also known as the fifth stroke – is used off the turns in pool swimming for maximum speed and efficiency. Analogously, adaptation of the body dolphin to open water and distance events permits the swimming of the other
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Buzzards Bay is home to some amazing animals, and I want to do everything I can to help preserve their home,” says Colleen Hamilton, a Commonwealth Corporate Member at Buzzards Bay Coalition. “Since my birthday is pretty close to the Swim, I am asking friends and family to donate
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There have been a total of 2289 Channel swims, 208 of which have been part of multiple-way swims. 1081 swimmers have completed a total of 1500 solo swims. Approximately 3961 swimmers have taken part in 651 relay swims and 138 special category swims. 64.4% of swimmers have been male (solo, relay and special category). 35.6%
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Lately I’ve been swimming more than ever before in my life or ever thought possible and I have some insights for you. This is the first time I’ve ever consistently held quality 60-65K per week for longer than one week at a time with a couple of easier weeks in between for recovery. Amazingly enough,