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Photo of Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Evans‘ swim cap modeled by his son-in-law Bruckner Chase with his daughter Michelle Evans-Chase. The swim cap was used in the first crossing from the Farallon Islands to the California mainland in August 1967. Additionally, a comprehensive Observer Report by Evan Morrison on Craig Lenning‘s swim was posted on the […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Elena Nembrini is the open water swimming team manager for the Swiss Swimming Federation and a well-respected authority on the sport. From coaching to referring, from managing to administration, in a wide variety of languages (Italian, French, German, Swiss, Spanish and English), Elena Nembrini shares her passion and expertise
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With a full-time job as a police officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a 9-year-old son, and a track record of heroism, one wonders where and when officer Katie Benoit has time to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming and train even more for the Oceans Seven. Where
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Photos and article courtesy of Bruckner Chase of Ocean Positive Inc.. On April 8th 2014 Craig Lenning became the second person in history to enter the Pacific Ocean at the Farallone Islands and walk ashore on the California mainland after being in the water for 15 hours and 47 minutes. The first, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 40-year-old Andrew Chamberlain, a former high-ranking British competitive swimmer and world #1 ranked distance freestyle masters swimmer took up open water and may be headed to the English Channel this summer. His transition from a competitive pool swimmer to a sea swimmer is illustrative of many age group swimmers
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over the years, we have observed different phenomena when comparing swims done with a wetsuit versus a swim done without a wetsuit. Note that these are simply observations as opposed to a strictly monitored research test that objectively compares the speed of an individual swimming in an open body
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Italy’s Martina Grimaldi is as smooth in the water as she is physical. Her grace is matched by her toughness. She is tactical, observant, and intelligent in the water, competing like a Grand Master in a chess match against the world’s elite corps of marathon swimmers. Grimaldi’s combination of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vladimir Rajcok, a Slovakian swim coach from the Swimming Club Banska Stiavnica, and Tomas Fronek, the head coach of St. Peter’s Swimming Academy in New Zealand, created iSwimManager, an app for iPad designed for coaches and swimmers. It contains a comprehensive record of the entire training program and race
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The swimming world has long borrowed and adapted tactics, training, and technologies from other sports. Intervals, fartlets, video analysis, gel packs, racing chips are a few things borrowed from the sporting world. Ron Collins has now adapted a technology from the sailing world on behalf of the open water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As part of the annual Open Water Swimming Festival on April 12th in Miromar Lakes in Estero, Florida, USA Swimming is rolling out its finest open water swimming educators and motivators on the sport. An all-star line-up of youth and experience will team up to explain techniques, training and
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