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The Great Swim Series has launched its new website with all the information on its Great Swim Training Day on June 8th, the Great North Swim on June 14-16th, the Great East Swim on June 22nd, the Great Manchester Swim on July 20th, the Great Scottish Swim on August 24th, and the Great London Swim […]
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The Queensland Ocean Swim Series is organized by John Guise of the Weekend Warrior Events in Queensland, Australia. The events include The Cooly Classic (shown below), Kings of the Coast, Mooloolaba Mile, and Wrecked – Tangalooma Ocean Swim. For more information on the series, visit here. For results and photos, visit here. Copyright © 2013
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…they would probably be a pole vaulter. Just equating open water swimmers or triathletes to marathon runners or 10,000 meter specialists is too simplistic. Consider what a pole vaulter must do. Sprint while holding a giant pole, go from horizontal to vertical while hurling themselves upwards upside down, develop a tremendously strong core and possess
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“I was struggling without my goggles in the cold after being crushed by the waves…but I was in a zone where everything was going to that place,” explains Carina Bruwer. “It was like I was semi-unconscious…” It was brilliant. The swim had meaning. I was on a mission not for myself, but for the Little
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If you are traveling throughout the United States, what city was voted the best city over San Francisco (California), Chicago (Illinois), Santa Fe (New Mexico), New York, Honolulu (Hawaii), Napa (California), New Orleans (Louisiana), Seattle (Washington), Boston (Massachusetts), Carmel (California), and Savannah (Georgia)? It might be surprising – or not – to learn the decision:
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Bert Thomas was 17 years old during World War II when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After a tough boot camp typical of the Marines, he was sent to the Pacific theater and fought in the bloody battles in the Marshal Islands, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. Trained and experienced in amphibious assaults, Thomas quickly
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Back in the old days of open water swimming there was a significant degree of physical and emotional separation when a swimmer used to do a channel swim or enter in an open water swimming competition. Family, friends and teammates used to wait for days or weeks to receive news of the outcome of a
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“I realized there is so much more to life than a life with my wasband,” a divorcee was overheard talking to her travel partner on their way to Cozumel, Mexico. “Fortunately, I found a passion swimming in the ocean. I always loved the water, warm or cold. But I got away from swimming. Now, I
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Nejib Belhedi has been extremely busy and successful organizing a number of international swims over the last few months. Belhedi will swim with a number of successful channel swimmers including Adam Walker, Haydn Welch, Jackie Cobell, Dave Cobell, Nicola Fraser, Silke Fraser, Rebecca Jarre, Thomas Noblett, Claire Noblett, Keith Bartolo, Gabriele Galli, and Mauro Giaconia
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Athletes of every sport spend hours of time preparing for a race, match, game, or event. Preparation includes practice, workouts, drills, scrimmages, weight-training, dryland work, rehabilitation, and mental preparation. While majority of athletes accept that it is the work they put in beforehand that has the greatest impact on
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