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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINIS Ambassador and Estonian open water swimmer Merle Liivand will take part in the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) World Championships is taking place in Sarasota, Florida this weekend. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Liivand learned about UIPM. This weekend, she will compete on Saturday’s race that will […]
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Courtesy of Karlyn Pipes, Aquatic Edge, Hawaii. Karlyn Pipes of Aquatic Edge gives her monthly one-minute tip: Use your core to help you swim faster. Imagine a zipper running through the middle of your body from your lower abs up to your chest. Swim at a moderate pace and think “lazy gut.” Then as a
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Out in the ocean, during a lake swim or sitting on an escort boat, the world’s open water swimming coaches and crew members – either knowingly or unknowingly – employ a Japanese concept of communication – ishin-denshin (or 以心伝心). Because the traditional dryland means of communication is significantly limited
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll publicly did a number of endurance events since 2010, but they are now starting their latest endurance feats on dryland: EverWalk. “We are so excited for the launch of EverWalk and EverWalk Nation,” wrote the pair. “Join us at the Opening Rally this Sunday
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Walker Bay Xtreme Open Water Swim is a 2.5 km ocean swim from the New Harbour to the historic Old Harbour in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A panoramic cliff path offers a great bird’s-eye view to witness the perseverance of the participants against the turbulent
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With American presidential debate #3 pitting Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton scheduled tonight in Las Vegas, many Americans will be riveted to their television sets, smart phones and computers being entertained, intrigued, upset and/or disappointed. Monica Akhtar from The Washington Post created this de-stress video [shown above] showcasing a
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim Pritchard*, grandson of Francis ‘Frank’ Pritchard, an American open water swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2009 as an Honour Swimmer, provided the cartoon above, published in 1937 entitled, Winning A Marathon Swim. Pritchard was active in marathon swimming between 1927
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Courtesy of Janez Maroević, Faros Maratón, Croatia. Croatia Open Water Swim Cruise is organized by Ivan Vranjes and Mateo Juric. The water polo players started a successful Water Polo Cruise program in Croatia. Swim Cruise is a 9-day, 8-night cruise that starts from the city of Split and goes around central Dalmatian islands and towns.
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Courtesy of Joe Noonan, DolphinWhisperer.org.
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