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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
We fondly recall the lecture that Captain Tim Johnson gave at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference in New York City, called Swimming in the Stream. We learned a tremendous amount of basic and advanced information on how to best swim around a peninsula and other situations that open water swimmers find themselves in different […]
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In an imaginary fantasy world, what would happen if there were no H2O in open bodies of water? What if the liquid element in the aquatic world were something other than water? We have some ideas: If the open water world consisted of chocolate milk, it would be hard to see under the surface, but
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Will the Old Guard (swimmers over 30 years old like Thomas Lurz and Angela Maurer) be able to hold the Newcomers (like Richard Weinberger and Becca Mann) at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain? We will soon see if the hunger of youth can out-duel the wisdom of veterans. It will be especially
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Harvard University is renowned for its Nobel Prize winners, presidents, heads of state, titans of industry, innovators, and academics in various fields. Even its influence in Hollywood exist with actors from Jack Lemmon to Natalie Portman and studio executives like Jeff Zucker. But its athletes are much less accomplished and known. Alex Meyer is making
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When Captain Tim Johnson considers how best to advise an open water swimmer cross a channel, complete a circumnavigation, or compete in an open water swimming competition, he has a unique viewpoint on how best to plot a course. The life-long swimmer and Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston defines an open water
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There is arguably no open water swimmer who possesses a greater potential for positive change in America than Dr. Peter Attia, president and co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative. Dr Attia‘s recent TedMed talk in Washington D.C. was an outstanding success. Here is a little taste of what the remarkable doctor has to say. Dr
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Shark Caged In The Ocean Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susie Maroney used one nearly 200 km from Cuba to Florida across the Straits of Florida, but Chloë McCardel is going without during her upcoming attempt. Skip Storch used a shark cage in his Cuba-to-America attempt, but he found it less useful than a
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Eons ago, the ancestors of penguins could both fly through the air and swim. But evolution led to changes in the penguins mode of preferred transportation and penguin gave up flight. Why? Scientists believe penguins do not fly because the species would rather swim. The research looked at the amount of energy necessary to move
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FINIS announced the launch of its new Neptune MP3 Player. The Neptune, the next generation of the popular SwiMP3® player, uses Bone Conduction technology to transmit clear audio through the cheekbone and directly into your inner ear. The yellow-themed MP3 player allows swimmers and aquatic enthusiasts to listen to music, audio books, and podcasts while
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Sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in Central America, Panama has a unique choice of waterways. The Vuelta Acuática Internacional a Colón is an annual 5 km open water swim held in May. The 58th annual event takes place in the Colon Province on the Caribbean Sea. Back in 1954, workers of
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