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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The Olympics is about athletic performance, drama and inspiration. But it is always about rooting for your favorite athlete and your own country’s heroes and heroines. Whether you are watching in a stadium, at home in front of your TV, at the office secretly online, or standing on a shoreline at the Olympic marathon swim, […]
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Esther Fujimoto passed away from injuries sustained in a collision with a boat at Pineview Reservoir in Utah in August 2011. Preliminary hearings on her death are underway in Utah. Witness Vaughn Anderson who rowed out to help Fujimoto immediately after the collision testified in court, “I heard what sounded like a woman screaming. Three
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. An estimated 110 million people visit the beaches of Southern California during the summer time. From star-laden Malibu to the hip Newport Beach, the Left Coast of America is renowned for its miles of shoreline, coastal cruising locations and people-watching and sports opportunities. Approximately 40% of the beach-goers get
Mega Touch – You Want These Lifeguards On Your Side Read More »
Is there an older formally organized open water swimming team in the world? It is hard to imagine. For nearly 150 years, the venerable Serpentine Swimming Club has been using the Serpentine in Hyde Park in the heart of London as its training grounds and famed Christmas Day competitions. It takes something spectacular, something magnificent,
If You Are In London, Join The Club Read More »
Fast, flat and furious. Tough, tactical and tricky. Easy-to-see, easy-to-get-to and easy-to-understand. That pretty much sums up the Olympic marathon swimming course for the athletes, coaches and spectators at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Why fast, flat and furious? The course is held on the home venue of the Serpentine Swimming Club in Hyde Park
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The difference at winning and losing is often incredibly close. At major international open water swimming championships and at the Olympics, the competition among the elite athletes is often so close that high-speed cameras are required to distinguish who wins and who loses. These cameras are focused on the vertical plane of the finish pads
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British waterways do not allow anyone to swim in the canals, but Alina Warren did it along the whole of the Great Glen Way. “All the natural features were used: all the lochs – Ness, Lochy, Oich, Dochfour and a few minor ones as well as all the rivers – Oich, Ness, Lochy,” explained her
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The BEST FEST is something to look forward to in 2013. Mark it on your calendars now. It is an unprecedented week-long open water swimming extravaganza in Mallorca, Spain. Sprints, marathons and relays for swimmers of all ages and abilities take place in the beautiful and protected waters between the Cap de Ses Salines, the
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Swimmers from 34 countries on 5 continents are entered in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympic Games. From small countries (Guam) to large ones (China), from land-locked countries (Hungary) to island nations (Great Britain), from tropical countries (Malaysia) to mountainous ones (Switzerland), from those on the Mediterranean (Tunisia) to those bordering
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The water is blue, but the future is gradually becoming greener in the open water swimming world. At the 8th annual Sheko Challenge in Hong Kong, the carbon footprint was minimized by use of reusable BAMBOA cups. Instead of the use of plastic bottles donated by a local sponsor, athletes, volunteers and spectators were offered
Plastic…Nooooo. BAMBOA…Yes! Read More »