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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Before the professional marathon swims, the competitors usually eat together and, unsurprisingly, enjoy each other’s company. It is wonderful to see the swimmers before a race eating together, sharing stories, helping each other, SnapChatting, texting, photographing each other, encouraging each other, exchanging information and wishing each other good luck. Photo of the professional marathon swimmers […]
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Despite the outcome of Pat Gallant-Charette‘s attempt, she was more than optimistic. “Mother Nature has not dampened my spirit to continue with my open water swim adventures. If anything, she has energized my determination.” Philip Rush explained the situation, “Pat was being pulled toward the Pacific with no chance of reaching land.” But she certainly
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Some people are naturally shy. Others are extroverts. Some swimmers love to communicate via the social media. Others keep to themselves. In the previous century among a much smaller community, people attempted all kinds of open water swims and participated in all types of races around the world. Some were successful; others were not. But
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“What do I do now?” “How do I fill the hours that I used to be training?” “I am not quite sure what to do.” These are examples of comments from open water swimmers, endurance athletes and triathletes who have worked diligently for months or years to realize their goal. They have achieved their goal,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Covey describes the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People in his self-help book as follows: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win-Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood Habit
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Great swimmers are judged in the pool fundamentally and specifically by one parameter: speed. What are their best times? How fast are they? Did they set world and Olympic records? Did they win national, continental, world and Olympic races? Are they the best in their age-group, in history, or during their era? Speed or times
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In Theodore Yach‘s autobiography, In My Element, he describes his Swimming For The Rhinos when he failed on his first attempt in 2011 when the water temperature dropped to 7.3°C (45°F) and succeeded on his second attempt of 11.4 km from Robben Island to Three Anchor Bay in 3 hours 33 minutes. He ultimately raised
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Theodore Yach of Cape Town, South Africa writes in his brilliantly colorful and thoroughly entertaining autobiography, In My Element, “It was always my intention to aim for 50 Robben Island crossings before I turned 50 years old. It was also my intention to retire once I had reached this milestone.” 77 crossings after his first
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Wet and wild. Cold and challenging. Tough and terrifying. The world of ocean swimming in South Africa is not for the faint of heart or those who prefer the chlorine jungle. It requires guts, training and a sense of adventure. In My Element, an autobiography by marathon swimmer Theodore Yach of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Jason Zirganos was reportedly the first person to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (successful crossings of the English Channel and Catalina Channel and circumnavigation of Manhattan Island). But NYC Swim uncovered 1958 media reports that indicate Zirganos never completed his initial circumnavigation around Manhattan Island although this attempt was reported a success
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