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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimming in a technical skill that requires focus, dedication, and teachers. And there were few who were an innovative, creative, and thoughtful as coach Bob Mattson. Matson of the Wilmington Aquatic Club in Delaware was a motivator and educator ahead of his time. A multi-talented individual, his team mascot […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Daniel Start of Wild Things Publishing announced his the latest book in his European wild swimming guides: Wild Swimming Italy by Michele Tameni. “We have a very special half price launch offer (£11.99), plus we are also looking for people to help research new books in Europe. To celebrate
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The bane of every swimmer is foggy goggles. Squint a bit to let the water seep in and the fog goes away. For a time. Then the goggles fog up a bit. Foggy goggles has been our problem all our aquatic lives. We use two pairs of goggles, alternating
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Conrad Wennerberg, who wrote one of the most definitive books on marathon swimming (Wind, Waves and Sunburn – A Brief History of Marathon Swimming), has a treasure trove of first-hand insights into marathon swimming and the world of open water swimming. Here is one such interesting historical tidbit: Olympic
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Using Legs In The Open Water Courtesy of Pam Lazzarotto. It is true that most open water swimmers don’t use their legs much. It makes sense because not using your legs burns less energy. When it comes down to shorter open water races or just training in the open water, you’ll be happy if you
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. National Geographic reported that University of Utah researchers found that the average temperature of a women’s hands is 2.8°F (1.6°C) colder than the average temperature of a man’s hand (87.2°F versus 90°F or 30.6°C vs. 32.2°C). This difference is surprising because a women’s core body temperature can run 0.4°F
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming relays are a great bonding experience. Duos (2), trios (3), quads (4), quintets (5), sextets, and many more gather on an escort boat and each member swims their part (leg). From swims in Lake Cane in Florida to Camlough Lake in Ireland to the backside of
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Prior to 1964, there were only two relay teams that successfully crossed the English Channel: the Rotherham Neptunus Swim Club that went from England to France in 11 hours 20 minutes in 1950 and the Folkestone Swim Club that went from France to England in 14 hours 57 minutes in 1954. Then, beginning in 1964,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Captain Tim Johnson, author of the History of Open-Water Marathon Swimming, explains why it feel warmer in the shallow water, “Because of the shallow depth, the sun’s rays penetrate the water and heat up the sand below so you have the surface water being heated by reflection and by
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 61-year-old Kerry Gruson and 41-year-old Cristina Ramirez along with coach Liliana Montes, make up quite a team. At the Swim Miami event, Ramirez took her traditional position in front as she swam in pulling Gruson who was sitting in a kayak with Montes swim behind, helping as necessary. The
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