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How Many Strokes Should I Take When Sighting In Open Water Swimming?

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One of the most difficult questions to properly answer in the sport of open water swimming is, ‘How many strokes should you take before sighting in open water swimming?’ To answer this question, it is important to know what sighting is. Sighting is the act of seeing and navigating in an open body of water, generally towards landmarks, turn buoys, an escort […]

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Blue or Green? What Are The Colors Of The Sea?

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In the September 16th issue of Science, a fascinating article called Sunlight affects whether languages have a word for ‘blue’ called to mind how best to describe the color of the oceans, lakes, and seas. Depending on the time of day, amount of sunshine, and latitude, the color of the ocean can range from navy

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What Is A Swim Streamer?

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A swim streamer is used in various channel swims around the world.

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How To Train For Open Water Swimming?

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There are innumerable way to optimally train for an open water swim. Here is a brief how-to of the open water swimming world:

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Why Wetsuit Swims Are Different Than Non-wetsuit Swims

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What are the five primary advantages and differences of a wetsuit swim versus a non-wetsuit swim?

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What Is The Open Water Gate And Tent On The Olympic Marathon Swim Course?

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Open Water Gate and equipment capture the timing, placing and distance covered by the marathon swimmers at the Tokyo Olympics

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How Far Is A Lap In A Pool?

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Competitive swimmers and coaches count 20 laps for a 500-yard swim in a 25-yard pool and 30 laps for a 1500-meter freestyle in a 50m pool.

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How Do You Define Warm And Cold In The Open Water?

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These definitions and water temperature ranges seem like a good compromise among swimmers around the world

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The Many Meanings Of DNF

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. DNF usually means Did Not Finish. But DNF occasionally also means Did Not Fail or Did Not Freestyle. Compared to the significant number of successful swims in contemporary times relative to the 20th century, DNFs seem to be only occasionally publicly shared. “People can learn from swimmers who DNF’ed. Some

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