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Phil White and Beth Barnes are revving up for the inaugural World 10-Mile Championships in Vermont. “Our mighty fleet of volunteer patrol boats have all re-enlisted for another adventure,” explains White. “We have now matched swimmers with volunteer yackers with Prouty Beach’s Swimmer and Yacker Tent City is nearing capacity.” The deadline to enter the […]
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“It’s tough.” ”Give it your all.” “You can push it on this set.” When Coach Abe Rogers of the Cambridge Masters Swim Club gives instruction on a set, people listen. They know Rogers has always pushed himself and he expects just as much from himself as he does from the people he coaches in Boston.
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Her mind is set. Her mindset is geared towards long, arduous swims across countries. Chloë McCardel twice prepared herself to swim a triple crossing of the English Channel. Although she swam blazing fast on the first two legs, she never quite made the complete three-way crossing. But that preparation is optimal for her Straits of
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Tom Pąchalski, BCT head Coach and manager, and Andrzej Skorykow, head coach of the Warsaw Masters Team in Poland, conduct POW (Pool Open Water) sessions and seminars in Warsaw, Poland. Skorykow, a former member of the Polish national water polo team, has rough water experience that comes in handy to help instruct and assure newcomers
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> Every year there are close calls, emergencies, contingencies, accidents, heart-stopping escapes, near misses, unintended consequences, and deaths that occur in the open water community. These are illustrative opportunities for the open water swimming community to learn about and try to prevent at their own level and locale. Roger Finch tells of a scary happening
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Dr. Khwaja Muhammed Sultanul Aziz is a luminary in the global aquatics and marine sciences communities. The Bangladesh native is the Honorary Lifetime Secretary General of the Asia Swimming Federation and former member of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee. He is a renowned microbiologist who is a Fellow with the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences who
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There are various reasons why we love going to masters swimming workouts and practices, both in the pool and open water. Compared to the competitive expectations and team rules of an age-group swimmers, masters swimming is entirely geared to working adults and retirees. Flexibility and availability are the essence of the masters (adult) swimming community
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ESPN ran an outstanding article on the remarkable Lynne Cox and her unparalleled career. The long-time Seal Beach, California resident, renowned author, and adventurist has inspired and enabled millions of people around the world is think positively and perform extraordinarily outside the lines. The ESPN article is here. She is undoubtedly one of the most
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Australian swimming superstar Chloë McCardel invited the media to attend her swim practice in Key West, Florida this Sunday. McCardel‘s practice will be part of her final preparations as she prepares for her swim across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to the USA without a shark cage or protective swim gear (e.g., stinger suit)
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She’s Back. Éva Risztov Returns To The Open Water She’s back. But she has a big target on her back now – the mark of an Olympic champion. After laying low throughout nearly the entire 2013 season, Olympic 10K Marathon Swim gold medalist Éva Risztov of Hungary is returning to high-level open water today. Both
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