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The beauty is in the gorgeous tropical waters of Cozumel. The beast will be the hard-fought race among 129 professional marathon swimmers who have gathered in Cozumel, Mexico for this week’s high-pressure, gut-checking FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The world’s best – short of Keri-Anne Payne, Eva Ristzov and Ous Mellouli – will be […]
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Everything is available for open water swimmers and triathletes: free parking, café, music, lifeguards, swim coaching, ambiance, marked swim course, changing areas, wetsuits, marker buoys, showers, onsite store, club house, free wi-fi at Bray Lake Swimming and Bray Lake in Berkshire and Heron Lake in Middlesex. What more could you ask for in a training
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A long-time ocean swimmer once said, “I think my best ocean swims have occurred when I am able to empty my brain and find a place of peace in the water. I compare this to swimming in a pool where I am always counting laps and watching my splits and intervals. In the ocean, I
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Aquapreneur Doug Woodring is organizing the second Hong Kong – San Francisco Ocean Film Festival and The Ocean Art Walk in Hong Kong. He explains the new festival concept below. One of the hottest singers in Asia – G.E.M. is working with Woodring and the Ocean Recovery Alliance to help reduce the amount of plastics
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Skin Protection From Chafing To Coconuts Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chafing is a common ailment and complaint among open water swimmers and triathletes. There are three fundamental types of chafing: 1. Skin-on-skin chafing: improper stroke mechanics can cause chafing as can a crossover kick or breathing. 2. Fabric-on-skin chafing: a swimsuit, goggles, swim
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There is so much to do in the world of open water swimming. You can swim in the tropics or you can explore acclimatization in the cold water. You can race or do solo swims. You can participate in relays or do a stage swim. You can swim in wetsuits or just see how far
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Swimming around Naples Island yesterday, soon-to-be 51-year-old Pam Lazzarotto was seen swimming around the yachts and docks of Long Beach, California. It is always a pleasure to see balanced, streamlined, technically adept swimmers cruise through the open water, totally at peace with themselves and consistently smooth in the aquatic environment. Many of these swimmers do
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Far away from the tides of the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, removed from the ocean swells of the Molokai Channel and Catalina Channel, distant from the cold water of the Cook Strait and North Channel, different from Windermere and Zurich, the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim remains a challenge for intrepid marathon swimmers.
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Actor, multi-time Olympic commentator on volleyball, marathon swimming and triathlon, pro rodeo and mixed martial arts television announcer, Tour de France TV anchor, professional athlete, model, lifeguard, and collegiate swimmer who is as comfortable discussing body surfing as he is bull riding: Craig Hummer has touched all kinds of sports on 5 continents. His versatility
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FINIS Agility Paddles recently received a 2013 Red Dot Award for High-Quality Product Design. FINIS impressed a 37-member jury of international design experts with its new strapless Agility Paddles and was awarded a coveted recognition for high design quality. Out of 4,662 entries in 19 different categories, the jury awarded this seal of quality to
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