Is Tipping Common Among Marathon and Channel Swimmers?
Tipping is a custom often used on dryland. How often and how much is tipping offered for marathon swims?
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Mayra Santos Set to Pioneer a Swim around Porto Santo
Mayra Santos will attempt to pioneer a 32 km circumnavigation swim around Port Santo in the Madeira Islands of Portugal
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Charlie and His Teammates of the Catalina Island Swim Club
The Catalina Island Swim Club has human and canine members and hosts a number of ocean swims around Catalina Island in Southern California
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Seven Stages of Enlightenment in the Open Water
André Wiersig has achieved the seven stages of enlightenment in the open water on his way to achieve the Oceans Seven and serving as an ambassador for the German Ocean Foundation
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Swimming Into Sandy Beach On Oahu
There are few channel crossings around the world where the shorebreak can get as big and risky for a channel swimmer to navigate a finish onto shore as Sandy’s on the east side of Oahu.
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Texting Information To Open Water Swimmers
A list of abbreviations and acronyms that can be used to communicate with, to, and among open water swimmers.
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100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know is a list of concept, actions, and knowledge comes with years of open water swimming experience in all kinds of waters, conditions, and situations.
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Triathlons versus Marathon Swims, How Technology Integration Differs
The sport of triathlon and open water swimming views very differently the use of smart goggles in competition.
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The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei – 1,000 Days of Discipline
The kaihogyo ritual is a 1,000-day test of physical endurance and mental discipline that is conducted by the monks of Mount Hiei in Japan.
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Déjà vu In Fukuoka
Ana Marcela Cunha and Sharon van Rouwendaal are the favored athletes to top the podium in the World Aquatics World Championships 10 km marathon swim held in Momochihama Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan.
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