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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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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Lewis Pugh talks about the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and the concept of hope for open water swimmers. He pens, “There are a lot of things that make the Cape of Good Hope my favourite place in Africa. I love its unparalleled beauty – I never, ever get bored of it. I
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The Farallon Islands got the better of Joseph Locke again last night. In his third courageous attempt, he made it further than he has ever gone before, nearly 25 miles, but came up short at tackling the mighty Farallones and its demons. Despite an effort that made his crew proud in the 11ºC (53ºF) water,
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Gordon Gridley and Josh Green hosted the 1- and 8-mile Great Salt Lake Open Water Marathon Swim this past Saturday. 66-year-old Will Reeves swam confidently and buoyantly in the 8-miler when he set a record in 3 hours 10 minute. “We had another great event at the Great Salt Lake this year,” said Green. “12
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It was quite an adventure during this year’s Manhattan Island Marathon Swim where a majority of the swimmers had to be boat assisted. Ellery McGowan, the oldest person in the 28.5-mile circumnavigation of Manhattan Island tells her story against the elements: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: How did your preparation help you compete in
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Come hell or high water. Back in the 19th century, this phrase was first used to describe when cattle crossed rivers even when the rivers are flooding and the summer sun made the prairies unbearably hot. That is, the trail of the cattle went from Texas to Kansas through hell and high water. As Joseph
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Joseph Locke has started off well and has been swimming very smoothly for more than 4 hours from the Farallon Islands. You can follow his progress here. The first person to swim from the Farallon Island to California was Stewart Evans, way back in 1967… Evans-Farallones-Vintage-1967 from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo. Copyright © 2013 by
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…running without shoes, …skiing without poles, …playing ice hockey without pads, …cycling against the wind uphill, …orienteering without a map or compass, …studying at the library instead of Googling, …playing football in rugby gear, …daring jellyfish to give it their best shot, …flying stand-by on commercial airlines, …cooking without modern appliances, …being totally immersed in
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Sunday was a very busy day for Joseph Locke, Chloë McCardel, and Grace van der Byl. Tonight, Joseph Locke is putting his final finishing touches on his 30-mile adventure from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. His swim is expected to start before lunchtime today. Meanwhile McCardel is doing the same for her
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