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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Graham Coleman from Ireland was a swimmer as a child and then didn’t swim for decades. Several years ago, Coleman got back into the water and starting doing marathon swimming to complement his work at a local software company. He took back to the sport with a vengence. Besides successfully crossing the English Channel while […]
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Elizabeth Fry gave an in-depth interview to Laura Pappano of Fair Games News. When Fry was asked what she thinks about when she swims, she said, “I don’t think about anything. It’s a complete blank. The only way I can describe it is as a dynamic meditation.”
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When we saw Julian Crabtree finish third in the 456m endurance swim at this past weekend’s Big Chill Swim Salford, we recalled another one of his great swims way back in 2009 where he and Colin Hill’s paths previously crossed. While this weekend swim was performed in his raw bioprene in 7ºC (44.6ºF) in an
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brian Suddeth, an American butterflyer, updated the global open water swimming butterfly list. His calculations below list many of the speediest and hardiest distance butterflyers in the world. The list shows how fast they are in miles per hour (mph) in various swims around the globe, regardless if they
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Olga Kozydub enjoyed a spectacular sophomore year on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit. She went from a young 19-year-old newcomer on the world’s longest professional marathon swimming circuit last year to the world champion in her second year. Her transformation from a newbie to world champion was multi-faceted. Seen initially as a
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On and off the shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, a made-for-television relay race will be held this weekend on December 15th. The King and Queen of the Sea concept is unusual and unique. In the elite race, a male
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Andrew Allum broke 6 minutes in the 456m endurance event at the inaugural Big Chill Swim Salford on a chilly morning in the heart of the Salford Quays, England this weekend. Showcasing over 170 ice swimmers in a pool purposefully set amidst the bustling Quays, the event organized by Colin Hill was the highlight of
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Sian Williams was working doubly hard at the inaugural Big Chill Swim Salford on a chilly morning in the heart of the Salford Quays, England this weekend. Showcasing over 170 ice swimmers in a pool purposefully set amidst the bustling Quays, the event hosted by Colin Hill was the highlight of the city council’s weekend
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After listening to swimmers of all ages, abilities and backgrounds reminisce about their open water swims, it seems they most vividly remember and can discuss most colorfully the toughest, roughest, coldest and worse parts of their swim (e.g., the coldest part of the lake, the roughest part of the ocean). After years pass by, when
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Your legs go up and down and sometimes cross over. Your arms go round and round, half the time below your prone body and half the time above. Your neck goes side to side, and sometimes to the left and sometimes to the right, but occasionally straining upwards. You point your toes, but the plane
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