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Chloë McCardel is getting closer to game day. From Australia to Florida to the Bahamas, McCardel is undergoing her final preparations for her upcoming marathon swim attempt across the Florida Strait from Cuba to Florida. Without any stinger suits, cages, or protection of any kind other than sunscreen, she may go on the next break […]
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The issue came up in a local open water swimming competition that a swimmer wanted to use a swim snorkel during the race because of a neck injury. Instead of canceling his participation, the swimmer wanted to swim because he still could still the distance with a swim snorkel. He was ready, he was prepared;
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This Saturday see’s the return of the Utterly Buttermere Swim returns to the Lake District this Saturday. Tranquility and dramatic scenery welcome 300 early season open water swimmers. Organized by Head to the Hills and The Open Water Swimming Club, the field, all suited with long wetsuits, will choose between the shorter 1.5 km or
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Never heard of an aquaculturist at it relates to open water swimming? Neither had we. So we looked it up in Openwaterpedia, and sure enough, it was listed. An aquaculturist can refer to an individual who cultivates the lifestyle of open water swimming. They are passionate open water swimmers, marathon swimmers, extreme swimmers, ice swimmers,
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This Thursday, June 6th, the Reef and Run kicks off the 2013 ocean swim season in Santa Barbara, California. Over the years, Santa Barbara has had star power in its midst, from actors (Tim Allen, Charlie Chaplin, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Kirk Douglas, Robert Duvall, Brad Pitt), actresses (Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Bo Derek, Jane
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Back in 1985, people didn’t email, they simply mailed things. Back in 1985, a hydrid probably had something to do with flora, not vehicular transportation. Back in 1985, Microsoft launched its first version of Windows and compact disks and .com were first introduced. And back in 1985, Peter Jurzynski first visited Folkestone on the shores
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Anna Wardley is on her way to attempt a Round Jersey Solo, a 41-mile (65.9 km) circumnavigation of the Island of Jersey in the middle of the English Channel. The Round Jersey is her third stage in her 5 Islands Challenge charity swim. But in her quest to complete these circumnavigations, she has thrown herself
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Could Nobel Prize winner John Nash have been thinking about competitive open water racing when he came up with his Nash equilibrium concept? Most definitely not, but what if he did? In game theory, the Nash equilibrium is a solution concept of a non-cooperative game involving two or more players, in which each player is
Does The Nash Equilibrium Apply To Open Water Racing? Read More »
At the British Long Distance Swimming Association’s BLDSA Colwick Park Championships in Nottingham today, one of the most incredible open water swimmers of all time was honored. Tom Blower (1914-1955) from Nottingham was nicknamed Torpedo Tom for good reason. His career, which was interrupted by World War II where he became a decorated hero, spanned
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With so many new open water swimmers attempting different swims, crossing different channels, and going to new waterways around the world, the sport is growing exponentially. The sport is not only growing exponentially because of the absolute number of open water swimmers is increasing, but it is also increasing dramatically because of support teams, families,
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