When Jellyfish Do Not Sting
When a large jellyfish does not sting, it may have an alternative purpose. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Swimming
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The Who’s Who Of Extremists Gather At Top Of World
The Who’s Who of extreme swimming is gathering near the Arctic Circle to attempt a 53-mile (86 km) extreme relay across the Bering Strait. Names familiar within the ice swimming world and well beyond will attempt the Bering Strait Swim. The relay of international swimmers was formerly known as the International Relay Swim Across The
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Disappointed But Undaunted, Trials Of Pat Gallant-Charette
Pat Gallant-Charette flew to Wellington, New Zealand from her home in the state of Maine and was itching for her shot at the Cook Strait. For nearly two weeks, she remained holed up, waiting and waiting for her time to cross the Cook Strait. And it never came. She was never able to get in
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10 Things Swimmers Hate In Open Water Swimming
There are many things to enjoy about open water swimming, but a few things can really irritate swimmers: 1. Turn buoys that come unleashed from their position/anchor. 2. Swimmers who draft off you and continuously tap on your feet nearly every stroke. 3. Forgetting your goggles. 4. Getting stung by jellyfish. 5. Being told the
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Saipan Swim Club’s Decade Of Escaping From Mañagaha
Over the weekend, the Saipan Swim Club enjoyed a record number of swimmers participating in its 2.4 km Escape from Mañagaha to American Memorial Park. On the island of Saipan, part of the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the North Pacific, 69 out of 72 swimmers finished the Escape, compared with 34
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John Dussliere Stays In Combat
John Dussliere, the former USA Olympic Open Water Swimming Team coach from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, had taken an atypical career move. From the confines of a pool to the marathon distances of the open water, Dussliere has coached Olympians and advised numerous swimmers on how to swim more streamlined in the pool and more
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The Essence And Importance Of A Swim Mom
The maternal love of a swim mom knows no bounds. A swim mom is a mother of a swimmer who is understood to be a hands-on, full-time mother of a pool swimmer under the age of 18. But it can also refer to a mother of an open water swimmer of any age. Swim moms
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Swimming The Five Lakes Of Mount Fuji
Back in 1985, Lynne Cox found her way to Japan during her unprecedented ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ event. She swam in 12 extremely challenging waterways around the world and in the course of her adventure became the first person to swim across the Five Lakes of Mount Fuji. Those five famous lakes in
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Cold Water Specialist Cliff Lumsdon To Be Honored
This week in Florida, Clifford Douglas “Cliff” Lumsdon Jr. will be entered into the International Swimming Hall of Fame for his illustrious career as a cold water specialists and professional marathon swimmer. The five-time world champion between 1949 and 1954 was famous for his ability to swim in cold water, once going 51.5 km (32
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S.C.A.R.’ed But Still Standing Tall At The Hall Of Fame
Gary Hall, Jr., Pieter Van Hoogenband, Yana Klochkova, Dagmar Hase, Chi Lieh Yung, Mu Chengkuan, Mu Xiangxiong, Alberto Castagnetti, Hu Jia, Milivoj Bebic, Cliff Lumsdon, Peter Montgomery, Nathalie Schneyder will be honored at the 49th annual induction ceremony at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Among those giants in the aquatics world who will be
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