Sighting Lynne Cox’s Site
The new website of Lynne Cox is here at www.lynnecox.com
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Jim Dreyer To Attempt The Impossible
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim ‘The Shark’ Dreyer will attempt an unprecedented triple crossing of the Catalina Channel in 2017. But it will not be a typical or traditional attempt. He is going to swim a bit further than the normal course, between Santa Catalina Island and the California mainland. He is going
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Anticipating Two Olympic Races For Jordan Wilimovsky
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Rieder of Swimming World Magazine predicted that Jordan Wilimovsky would not make the US Olympic Swim Team in the 1500m freestyle, despite being seeded second at the US Olympic Team Trials [see here]. The 22-year-old from Team Santa Monica in Southern California has swum a 14:53.12 in the
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Tough, Tough Swim By Steve Walker
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steve Walker is very familiar with cold water. He did an ice mile back in 2.7°C (37°F) back in 1996 in Melbourne, Australia. With an attempt at the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland coming up in August, Walker attempted a swim across the Strait of Juan de
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When, Why To Cancel An Open Water Swimming Workout?
Open water swimming coach’s tools of the trade Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When we observe the vast number of coaches who train athletes in the open water, we see a great range of knowledge and know-how. Coaches range from excellent to ‘what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking?!?’ Some coaches stand onshore and tell their athletes to swim from
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Follow Meredith Novack Via New Mobile App
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Meredith Novack is the subject of a new mobile app via FanHero. The Honolulu-based Novack explains, “There are only a few professional athletes in the entire world that have their very own app – I am the first from Oahu. This app is a fan’s dream – it has
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Swimming In Atlantis
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Santorini Experience is open to registration. In addition to runs of 5 km, 10 km and 15 km, the swimming venue was Ancient Santorini (Thira), destroyed in 1,500 BC. The example of the Aegean civilization fits with what Plato said about the mythical land of the Atlases that
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Swimming To Skinner Island, Smuggler’s Cave Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charlotte Brynn and others will participate in the new Skinner Island/Smuggler’s Cave Swim, an 18-mile (28.9 km) marathon swim organized by the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association. The 28.9 km marathon swim will be held on July 9th in Vermont’s Lake Memphremagog. “Skinner’s Island is an 18-mile smuggler
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