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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Swimmers stand on shore and look out towards the horizon as they gaze on open bodies of water. They check out the conditions of the water, angle of the sun, waves, and movement of the water. Is the water rough or calm, warm or cool? Will surface chop increase or decrease during their swim? But […]
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Scott McQuade from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire effectively spends his time at work managing teams of virtual, remote and direct as a Global Programme Manager at Dell, but the Scottish swimmer had gotten out of touch with the water for 20 years. “A friend at work wanted to do the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond
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There are some high-pressure positions in the open water: referees in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, race directors of mass participation events, and escort pilots of record channel attempts. Given the surf lifesaving culture and Australia’s history of Olympic freestyler’s success, add one more high-pressure position: coaching Swimming Australia’s national open water team. But just
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Ned Denison came up with the concept of the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims and the Quatro Crown of Prison Island Swims. With more and more former prison islands opening up to the open water swimming community, the Triple Crown of Prison Island Swims and the Quatro Crown of Prison Island Swims is expanding.
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Jennifer Nobis Figge was the first to ski an area of fresh snow before anyone else, enjoying herself and the snowy wonderland in Aspen in her native state of Colorado. But one thing led to another and she crashed, fracturing her femur and hip in four places. “I thought it was just a muscle spasm
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We asked professional marathon swimmer, 25 km world champion, and Olympian Alex Meyer from Harvard University a series of “What if?” questions about his racing at the elite level from 5 km to 25 km. Here are his thoughtful and interesting answers: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What if you saw a shark underneath
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Jamie Patrick will attempt an ultra-marathon solo swim across Lake Michigan under the newly established MSF Rules. His goal will be the city of Chicago from far north in Lake Michigan. Chicago is recognized as the Windy City for a variety of reasons, but one is that the third largest city in America sits on
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We asked professional marathon swimmer, world championship bronze medalist, and world team pursuit champion Ashley Twichell from North Carolina a series of “What if?” questions. Here are her answers: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What if you saw a shark underneath you at an ocean swim? What would you do? Ashley Twichell: People are
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The Champion Mindset 2014 Rotto Channel Swim Squad did very well at this year’s Rottnest Channel Swim. Coach Shelley Taylor-Smith says proudly, “100% survived…98% success. 39 solos finished. 39 personal bests.” It was quite a challenge though for her team. “We had one heart attack at 12-15 km, but he still finished in 5 hours
We can appreciate how most swimmers want to keep alive the traditions of the sport of open water swimming. The sport has served its enthusiasts well over the last two millennia. But we like to imagine how the sport can continue to evolve and develop. When the sport evolves in various ways, the number of
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