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In the latest issue of USA Swimming’s Splash Magazine, there was a quote that swimming is 90% mental. Since the magazine is aimed at pool swimmers, we wonder what percentage is the mental aspect of open water swimming? Is it 70%? 80%? 90%? Does it differ between a tropical swim and an ice swim? Is […]
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It is often said that the fastest swimmers also have the fastest kicks. It has been largely true since the days of Duke Kahanamoku and continues on to the era of Natalie Coughlin and Ryan Lochte. Greta Andersen and Penny Dean kicked hard during their marathon swims. There was no let-up with these women. Similarly,
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The U.S. Masters Swimming announced it 2014 schedule of open water swimming national championship events. The events take place all over the country from shore to shore including the West Coast (California and Oregon), South (Tennessee), Midwest (Minnesota) and East Coast (New York). From 1 mile to 10, the 2014 schedule has something for everyone:
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Jacques Tuset of France completed the first Ar-Men Raid crossing between two mythical lighthouses in western France: Ar-Men Lighthouse and Tévennec Lighthouse on August 2nd, 2013. The 50-year-old Tuset swam a rough 15 km from the start at Ar-Men and the finish at Tévennec as a charity swim. Performed on behalf of the Société Nationale
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When we see a tower or scaffolding or cranes on a beach sporting or supporting television cameras, we know that the sport of open water swimming is truly beginning to enter the realm of the sporting fan’s mind. The average sports fan may not know about or follow the sport of open water swimming, but
If the 2016 Rio Olympic Games were held within the next year, Poliana Okimoto would undoubtedly be one of the heavy Olympic gold medal favorites. The slender Brazilian swimmer had an outstanding 2013 where she won a gold medal (in the showcase 10 km marathon swim), a silver medal (in the 5 km) and a
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The Travel Channel interviewed American open water swimmer Ashley Twichell on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro after the King and Queen of the Sea competition. Since taking up open water swimming, Twichell has been to China, Portugal, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Cayman Islands and Mexico. And the TYR-sponsored athlete has a whole lotta
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After 7-time Olympic medalist Aaron Peirsol finished his first elite open water swimming competition on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, his fellow swimmers welcomed him to the world of open water swimming. A trio of swimmers found an ice bucket and dumped it on the unsuspecting American during his TV interviews. Good-natured about it,
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The 32nd edition of the Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim was this Sunday, December 15th. The event was typically enjoyable despite (or because of) the deteriorating weather that started 45 minutes after the start on Kaimana Beach at the foot of the Diamond Head volcano on Oahu. “The changing water conditions
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It was a unique competition on the shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today. Each swimmer did three 500m loops of today’s King and Queen of the Sea competition. The 3 splits of the first swimmers were as follows: 1. Poliana Okimoto 6:52.52 + 7:03.89 + 7:12.67 2. Keri-Anne Payne 6:53.81 +
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