Jean Craven Swimming On High
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Neoprene And Bioprene At The Eddie Skelly Memorial Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eddie Skelly, the long-time coach at Bangor Swimming Club in Northern Ireland, was a much revered leader who inspired his athletes to reach their potential both in the water and on dryland. In addition to coaching the Irish Olympic swim team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he was
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Girl And Buster Swim Around Manhattan Island
Girl And Buster Swim Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of The Sun, New York. The Sun newspaper edition of September 25th 1916 published the following article entitled Girl Swims Around Manhattan Island. We enjoyed reading the unique style and tone of the article, written nearly 100 years ago that was brought to our attention by members
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Are You A Better Runner Or A Better Swimmer?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Are you a better runner or a swimmer?“ That is a reasonable and frequently asked question to ponder about Darren Miller. Miller has not only completed the Oceans Seven, but he is also an accomplished ultra-marathon runner. Miller is a multi-talented athlete whose range goes from 50 yards as
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Triathlete Airplanes, Gliders, Helicopters In The Open Water
Courtesy of Gerry Rodrigues, Tower 26, Santa Monica. Tower 26‘s Be Race Ready 40-minute podcast episode #15 on triathlon swimming has been posted by Coach Gerry Rodrigues. “Jim Lubinski and I discuss more 2016 Rio Olympic swimming and host Coach Michael Collins of the Irvine Novas. We discuss the kick that some athletes use, such
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Age Analysis Of Olympic Open Water Swimmers
Courtesy of Rick Madge, Swimming World Magazine. Rick Madge produces a number of analyses from the 2016 Rio Olympics for Swimming World Magazine. It is interesting to see how the open water swimming finalists tend to be a little bit older than their pool swimming colleagues. The average age of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
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