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Japan International Open Water Swimming Schedule

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Yutaka Shinozaki, founder of the Japan International Open Water Swimming Association (JIOWSA) announced the 2014 schedule. The 19-race open water swimming series in Japan is now attracting an international following with athletes coming from Australia, Germany, Sweden, Korea, China, Taiwan and the United States. Shinozaki-san has also added a number of aquathlons (swim-run biathlons) to […]

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Poise Is Power In Open Water Racing

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In a competitive open water race or triathlons with a mass start, sometimes athletes get totally boxed in swimming within a large pack, around a turn buoy or even along a straightaway. Veteran open water swimmer Eney Jones observes what the best tend to do, “Poise is power.” That is, she recommends that swimmers and

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Swimming A Two-fer Across Lake Pend Oreille

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Two-time Catalina Channel swimmers Cindy Walsh (13:56 in 2007 and 9:55 in 2008) and Jim Fitzpatrick (9:47 in 2001 and 14:59 in an unprecedented Catalina to Newport Beach crossing in 2008) completed a duo 15-mile swim across Lake Pend Oreille in 2009. Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced: pond-o-ray) is a 43-mile (69 km) long lake in

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Marine Modesty From Surf City’s Splashgear

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Huntington Beach, California is known as Surf City USA®. Numerous surf lifestyle and swimwear brands have come from this Southern California seaside community, from TYR and Katin to Quiksilver and Roxy. Cool, hip and fashionable, these swimwear and surfing brands have forged their way into the swimming, marine sports and beach-going communities over the decades.

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Open Water Swims To Ponder

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Isla Guadalupe sits 241 kilometers off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California. Filled with pinnipeds, it is one of the worlds best spots for sighting of Great White Sharks. A rugged volcanic island and designated biosphere reserve with a population of 150 people and a world-renowned location for shark diving, there is “nowhere else

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What Country Do You Represent?

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TYR Sport, a company in Huntington Beach, California, made it quite clear what country it prepared its newest goggles for. As founder Steve Furniss (shown below) explains, “Named for TYR, the Norse god of warriors, we are a company started by athletes and powered by athletes.” Its polarized Special Ops 2.0 goggles were provided to

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What If? Lexie Kelly

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We asked professional marathon swimmer Lexie Kelly from Long Beach, California 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? Lexie Kelly: I would get out immediately and probably have trouble getting

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Ned Denison Au Naturale In Hong Kong

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Check out photos of Ireland’s Ned Denison and over 50 competitors at the Cold Half marathon swim in Hong Kong here. While competitors wore jackets on land and wetsuits in the water, Denison stood comfortably tall in short sleeve shirts on land and swam controlled in his au naturale bioprene in the water. Copyright ©

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The Ties That Bind In A Small World

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There are several hot spots of open water swimming around the world. From Melbourne and the Serpentine to Cape Town and Honolulu, these are wonderful oases where open water swimmers can find like-minded athletes and plenty of events. Two hot spots: Faros, Croatia and Rosario, Argentina have surprising ties. Faros, site of the long-running 16

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Green Is To Go, Melissa Gorman Is Back

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Like her Australian national teammate Rhys Mainstone, Queensland’s Melissa Gorman won the State La Grande Swim in Akaroa at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. But unlike Mainstone and his tight race with Kane Radford, Gorman clearly dominated the women’s race. The former 5 km world champion and double Commonwealth Games medalist started off slowly

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Japan International Open Water Swimming Schedule

Poise Is Power In Open Water Racing

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Open Water Swims To Ponder

What Country Do You Represent?

What If? Lexie Kelly

Ned Denison Au Naturale In Hong Kong

The Ties That Bind In A Small World

Green Is To Go, Melissa Gorman Is Back