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With temperatures that showcased the Lake District at its best, 300 swimmers took part in the 2nd Head to the Hills Utterly Buttermere Swim on June 8th. Considered by its enthusiasts as the best location to swim in England with the most stunning crystal clear water, the expectations of the field were met. Swimmers like […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We wrote about the ever-changing bliss point, mouthfeel, and flavor burst of foods and hydration in various types of conditions of open bodies of water here. That is, how foods and drinks taste on land is often different than what these same foods and drinks taste like while consuming
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The bliss point in the food industry refers to the optimal amount of salt, sugar, and fat in the foods we eat. Food industry scientists create new foods and modify existing packaged foods by adjusting the amount of salt, sugar, fat, and other ingredients. Additionally, they modify texture (crunchiness) to produce a satisfying mouthfeel. The
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chloë McCardel’s attempt to be the first person to complete a non-stop swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage has ended prematurely after 11 hours due to a severe debilitating jellyfish sting. She is now on one of the support vessels heading to Key West, Florida.
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There are over 91,500 high school students who apply to entrance to U.C.L.A. (University of California, Los Angeles). Nearly 35,000 valedictorians, teenage geniuses, and the ultimate student-athletes apply to Harvard University’s 2,100 places as freshmen. These teenagers struggle, study, and commit themselves to excellence so they can matriculate to the university of their choice. When
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Is it really possible for the passenger pigeon to make a comeback? Decades ago, before the advent of social media, mobile phones, GPS, texting and tweets, marathon swimmers used to tackle channels with the expectation that those back home would have to wait for days or weeks to hear of their ultimate success or failure.
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Open water swimmers come across jellyfish, turtles, whales, fish, coral reefs, sharks, rays, dolphins, kelp, and all kinds of other marine life. But what if swimmers also came across mermaids and mermen? Now that would be cool and would add another element to the sport. The Animal Planet has found evidence that they may exist.
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“I have a 15-year historical chart that my dad and I put together from July to mid September,” explains Jamie Patrick, co-founder of the Lake Tahoe Swimming Society. “The chart includes water temperature, air temperature, wind speed, and direction. Lake Tahoe is fairly predictable.” And is Patrick himself. As an escort pilot, the California dynamo
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On June 20th at 2pm, the incomparable Dr. Peter Attia will offer science and information regarding potential public policy regarding obesity, nutrition, and metabolic syndrome in a Live Facebook Chat. Dr. Attia has emerged from the Maui Channel and Catalina Channel swimming community to become one of the leading medical professionals looking essential public health
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They are called different things, but heats and waves are specific group of individuals who start at the same time in an open water swimming competition. Individuals in specific waves can be determined by gender, age, speed, ability or distance or course to be swum. Waves are usually started in different intervals that can generally
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