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If you were to attempt a trans-Atlantic Ocean solo swim, or serve as a pace swimmer, what might an open water swimmer face out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Ron Adley of Ocean Care Solutions hazards (pun intended) an educated guess based on the assumption that a swimmer begins in New York or […]
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Alexandra Panayides who represents Cyprus on the international marathon swimming circuit had a blazing day at this past weekend’s Great London Swim at London’s Victoria Dock. The rapidly emerging Panayides, wearing neoprene, won the event in 20:06 coming in third overall. Olympic marathon swimming gold medal favorite Keri-Ann Payne, who swam in a different heat
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Landmarks are frequently something swimmers sight off of while in the open water. Piers, buildings, lights, towers, jetties, homes, trees and peninsulas provide the navigational points to help guide swimmers from point to point. What are some of the most iconic landmarks for open water swimmers? Here are a few around the world: Diamond Head
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Elemental Herbs sponsors Activist Athletes, a program reserved for the creme of the crop who excel in outdoor sports, while dedicating themselves to fight non-violently for environmental and social causes. “As leaders in their fields, our sponsored activist athletes are examples of what people can do for the world. They are our voices for change
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Way back in August 1978, John Kinsella left Niagara-on-the-Lake, west of Niagara Falls, on an overnight swim to Toronto across Lake Ontario during the US$50,000 Pepsi Challenge Marathon Swim. From the United States to Canada through a stormy Lake Ontario, the 31.55-mile (50.7 km) pro race was not an easy one. Nine elite swimmers left
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Gwen Stefani is a popular American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt whose has sold more than forty million albums worldwide. She was the World’s Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005, but she had other goals in mind when she
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Bruckner and Michelle Chase finished up the first Toa o le Tai Ocean Lifeguard Festival in Amerika Samoa. Their theme and driving force was “Passion to Care, Strength to Act, Vision to Inspire.” Below are some scenes from their activities from the Toa o le Tai Ocean Festival that the Governor Togiola Tulafono attended. “The
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Open water swimmers and triathletes can use all kinds of goggles nowadays. From the compact, size-them-yourself Swedish goggles to the larger panoramic-vision Aqua Sphere Vista Goggles with UV coating, swimmers literally have hundreds of models to choose from. With faces of humanity that comes in all shapes and sizes, the market has responded by offering
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Dan Martin is waiting in an undisclosed location completing his final preparations for his audacious, awe-inspiring, beyond-imagination, Herculean Global Triathlon. Martin will start and finish on the East Coast of America, occasionally battling ocean swells up to 20 meters. 20 meters! But he will do one length across the Atlantic Ocean under English Channel rules
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In the Brandon Mountains just below Conor Pass in Ireland, Nuala Moore trains in the high-altitude sub-5°C (41°F) water of Pedlar’s Lake. Viewed from high above, Moore’s wake is impressive in the traquility of Pedlar’s Lake (Loch an Pheidlar). Renowned for its rugged beauty and waterfall, Moore swims in the lake throughout the winter as
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