When Injuries Happen In The Open Water
When injuries happen in the open water.
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Educational Articles|Open Water Swimming
The Greatest Watermen In Open Water Swimming History
A waterman is an individual who is considered by his peers and the marine sports community to be well-adept, experienced and highly skilled in various marine sports. Watermen performed safely and courageously in myriad conditions, such as ocean swimming, paddling, kayaking, surfing, body surfing, boating, diving, surf lifesaving, lifeguarding, rowing, yachting, fishing, stand-up paddling, kite
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Absolutely Painful Open Water Swims Of The 21st Century
Ten Incredibly Painful Open Water Swims of the early 21st Century: The following ten incidents were off the charts in terms of pain, discomfort and inherent risk
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World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims In History
The list includes audacious, unprecedented, extreme, geographically-dispersed swims across and in various open bodies of water around the world dating from 1810 to the present.
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Swimming Around Manhattan Over The Past 100 Years
History courtesy of navigator and Captain Tim Johnson, author of the History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming. The 100th anniversary of the first circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island will be on September 5th this year. At the age of 18, Robert Dowling jumped into the rivers around Manhattan Island (Hudson River + East River + Harlem
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Do Open Water Swimmers Have Big Hearts?
Figuratively, the answer is most definitely a yes. But what about literally? Physiologically, do open water swimmers and marathon swimmers in particular have physiologic eccentric hypertrophy as has been well-documented in endurance athletes? There has been no specific research on this topic as has been documented by cyclists, rowers and cross country skiers with the
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Myths In The Open Water: Sharks vs. Dolphins
One issue that is commonly reported in the press is that “Dolphins protect swimmers from sharks.”
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What Is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
A marathon run is defined as 26.2 miles or 42.195K, but what is the definition of a marathon swim? The global open water swimming world has numerous definitions and interpretations of a marathon swim, largely dependent upon the race course in question. But as the sport continues to evolve and establish different measures and kinds
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How Do You Measure Open Water Swims?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Some people claim and many media reports state certain distances across the English Channel and other marathon swims around the world. Often, these reported distances are longer than the accepted straight-line distance accepted by the global open water swimming community. Sometimes much longer. No one can swim perfectly straight
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Hydration And Fueling Drills For The Open Water
Whether you are hydrating before a 2K swim or re-fueling during an English Channel attempt, the importance of feeding during open water swims cannot be underestimated.
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