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With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games coming up, the Olympic torch is being carried to the home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was carried over ice-cold rivers and mountains on its way to Sochi with the help of famed Russian ice swimmers Alexander Brylin and Sergey Popov. They both served as the Russian […]
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Russian Vladimir Nefatov one of the bilingual swimmers of the Bering Strait Swim. He also served as the one of the starters in the 6-day, 121-person relay expedition that was nominated for the 2013 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. “He was one of the toughest guys out there,” recalls teammate Nuala Moore.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Of all the people in the open water swimming world, few have the rare grit and determination of Dr. Peter Attia. The co-founder and President of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) has succeeded in everything in his life through a combination of grit and deliberate practice (that he eloquently
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Photo shows swimmers preparing for the Lake Willoughby Swim, a 5 km point-to-point swim in Vermont. Their goal? Somewhere off in the distance…straight ahead, somewhere under the clouds. Lake Willoughby is site of one of the Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association events that are organized by Kingdom Games director Phil White. Copyright © 2013
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Colin Hill, the event organizer and visionary, with swimmers Anne Stafford, Helen Brindle and Ursula Richards-Cairns participated in yesterday’s press conference on the Big Chill Swim at Salford Quays. [Read more…] Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Diana Nyad is nominated as National Geographic Society’s Adventurer of the Year. Voting continues to January 31st with the results announced in February. Online voting can be done here. National Geographic Society nominated a diverse group of 13 individuals for their exploits in various fields from exploration and sports to conservation and humanitarianism: Adventure Educators
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The Waikiki Roughwater Swim is one of the worlds iconic open water swims. It starts at the base of Diamond Head, possibly the world’s most photographed volcano and ends at the other end of Waikiki Bay. Swimmers can see marine life as they swim in clear, warm royal blue waters of Hawaii. For years, Jim
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In the U.S. reporters can be drawn to an event in various ways: big stars, great press releases, gamification and free food and drinks. In the U.K., the Big Chill Swim Salford is putting a new twist on its launch and has designed its marketing efforts in a fantastic new way. Reporters are invited to
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Young Josh Dannhauser scored two victories at the Time Freight Heia Safari Swim Challenge that took place on Lake Heritage in Johannesburg on Sunday. The 15-year-old was content to stay with the more seasoned Abdul Malick Railoun during the opening 5 km event, swimming stroke for stroke until the final one kilometer lap. Dannhauser then
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With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games only 80 days away, snow, skiing and skating are starting to formulate in the minds of sports fans around the world. Cold and competition will come to a head in Sochi next February. As as the Olympic torch relay is carried on its way to Sochi, famed ice
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