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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A giant California sea lion was swimming underneath and around Lexie Kelly and Pam Lazzarotto during their weekly 3-mile circumnavigation of Naples Island in Long Beach, California. Usually the pair have to watch out for kayakers, rowers, and sailors, but today was a day they were followed by a […]
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Michelle Evans-Chase is now a doctor. She just earned her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania this month. The dissertation of the life-long swimmer and daughter of pioneer swimmer Stewart Evans looked at a mindfulness meditation intervention program for incarcerated youth in the American juvenile justice system. She is focused on adolescent brain development, but
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As Dr. Sylvia Earle famously advocated for society to start thinking blue as well as green. That is quite easy for all open water swimmers to do at various levels. The open water community is led by numerous ocean advocates, individuals who work to represent and speak for the oceans. They encourage, enable and inspire
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Wallace J Nichols is currently hosting BlueMind3 on Block Island off Rhode Island this week. His focus is bringing together Ocean Advocates and neuroscientists as well as water, ocean, and outdoor professionals in the field of neuroscience and psychology. Nichols explains, “We are exploring the role of water in cognitive development, play, learning, and well-being,
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Lewis Pugh‘s new highly acclaimed book of inspirational stories, 21 Yaks and a Speedo, will be launched in Cape Town, South Africa between June 4th and 8th and followed in Johannesburg, Durban, and London. Described by the Financial Times as compelling, Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, says “21 Yaks and A Speedo will
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The London Evening Stadium reports on the illnesses that struck over 30% of the Human Race that was conducted in the Thames last year [read here]. Expect the unexpected when entering the open water. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Swimming
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“Oh s**t!” “Not bad; I can take those stings.” “It feels like a branding iron pressed into the flesh.” “They felt like little pin pricks.” “Never had I felt such pain in my life.” “It’s like a bee sting.” “The pain was unbearable; like my skin was on fire.” “They were a bit irritating, but
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Jennifer Figge wears a wetsuit on her stage swims in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. And it is a unique one. Her wetsuit has white stripes painted on it. “That is so I appear poisonous,” she explains. “Most poisonous sea snakes are striped. On my third Atlantic crossing, the diver onboard was uncomfortable with the
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Harvard alumna and broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien, formerly of CNN and now founder of the Starfish Media Group production company, delivers her speech at today’s Harvard University’s 362nd Commencement in Cambridge, Massachusetts. O’Brien talks about her mother’s advice that “most people are idiots”; a profound bit of wisdom that O’Brien explains during her speech. She
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Say Yes To Life is an American excursion swimming event management company founded by Guila Muir in the state of Washington. Say Yes To Life is the Northwest’s premiere source of open water swimming adventures. It offers 13 swim excursions to fit the schedules and ability levels of all open water swimmers and triathletes. Excursion
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