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Fred Salzmann from Madison, Wisconsin knows something. The 80-year-old competed in a 2.1-mile point-to-point race in Lake Superior to Madeline Island, the Point to LaPointe Swim. Salzmann took 1 hour 58 minutes to finish, or 1 hour 14 minutes behind the winning Brian Kirkvold from Minnesota, but he finished the swim and keeps on swimming, […]
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When we observe open water swimmers apply sunscreen before they swim, we often notice they smear sunscreen on their face and perhaps on their arms and a bit on their shoulders. But their backs and legs? Usually not. Is this wise, especially for a sport where its athletes are fully exposed to the harmful elements
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Scenario: It is a close and competitive race where two athletes are racing into the feeding station. They are swimming side-by-side and their two feeders are also standing side-by-side on the feeding station. Situation: The outside swimmer veers the inside person against the feeding station. The inside swimmer puts out his hand out to protect
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At the upcoming International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Professor Dr. Joost Bierens, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the International Life Saving Association, will receive the very well-deserved Paragon Award for Aquatic Safety. Professor Bierens trained as an anesthesiologist in the Netherlands and as an emergency room physician in Belgium.
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Nial Funchion faces assumed challenges and unexpected confrontations during his marathon swims as he runs up against cold water, currents, tides, wind-generated surface chop, marine life, and boat exhaust in the dynamic environment of channels and lakes. His swims are neither easy task to prepare for nor to accomplish. But Funchion also faces significantly more
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Officiating in the sport of open water swimming is difficult. There are numerous examples of physicality* around turn buoys and feeding stations, and at the start, mid-section, and finish of races. The greater the number of swimmers, the greater the propensity for physicality. The greater the perceived or actual awards (cash, medals or otherwise), the
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Emre Seven, a marathon swimmer from Turkey, will attempt to be the first person to swim between Djibouti and Yemen. His window will extend from the end of April to the middle of May. Seven completed a 31 km swim from Kalamata to Koroni in Greece in 13 hours across the Messiniakos Gulf (Swimming Marathon
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Family and friends will be able to enjoy a spectacular view of the swimmers at the First National Kimberly Lake Argyle swim in western Australia. While the swimmers, skippers, paddlers, and escort crew will be on the water or onshore, others can spectate from above in helicopters. Slingair Heliworks WA will be part of the
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Elaine Howley Masters The Write Stuff Courtesy of WOWSA, Boston, Massachusetts. Elaine Howley has a global following with her numerous articles on a wide variety of topics ranging from profiles of swimmers and training to science and physiology, but she is arguably best known for her expertise in ice swimming, extreme swimming and marathon swimming.
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Marisa Frieder announced the 2013 Portland Bridge Swim. The third annual 10.7-mile event will be held July 21st in Portland, Oregon. The race is renowned as the downstream course passes under all 11 of Portland’s bridges. The swim starts in the scenic Sellwood and Ross Island sections of the river populated with herons, osprey and
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