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In Europe, there is an old church tradition on January 19th of each year according to the Orthodox Christian calendar. In some southern and eastern European countries people dive for a cross at the bottom of the lake or river to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ. In Šabac, Vojislav Mijić organizes this manifestation of […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Vojislav Mijić is one of the world’s most passionate open water swimming race directors and swimmers. Born in 1953 in Šabac, Serbia, Mijic worked for three decades as a chemical engineer in his home town before turning his talents to organizing the 19 km Jarak-Šabac Marathon Swim, known as
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Mohamed Marouf is a former professional marathon swimmer who was born in Cairo, Egypt. Through this swimming skills, he was able to compete in the pro circuit for several years, competing in Europe, Canada and Argentina. He now finds himself building a great pool and open water swimming program in La Salle, Quebec, just south
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Nejib Belhedi completed a two-way 6 km swim from the Eastern side of the dam to Dream Island in 5°C water on March 6th. True to his spirit, he finished with a flourish. This led Jonathan Joyce to Belhedi a Dam Slapper for he zealously and emphatically ended his final arm stroke with a loud
Craig Taylor and Scott Zornig are turning back the clock to 2001. The pair did a stage swim along the entire 40-mile coast of Orange County in Southern California. The pair are now gathering dozens of others to take upon the 11-day OC Coast To Coast Boast this summer. “[The first stage swim] took us
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. The start horn goes off and hundreds of swimmers and triathletes enter the water. Like schools of fish, the humans swarm all over the course in close proximity to one another. The athletes are so close to one another that they frequently bump, hit, crawl, pull, bang into, bounce off
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We have seen open water swimmers fighting valiantly through huge seas with rolling swells larger than two-story buildings. Channel swimmers in the Kaiwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu in Hawaii, or swimmers heading through the Potato Patch as they swim to or from the Farallon Islands near San Francisco also occasionally face arduous conditions rarely
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USC vs. UCLA. Cosmonauts vs. astronauts. Vegan vs. carnivores. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Football vs. fútbol. There are all kinds of various opposites and contrasts in the world. The same is true if you are a triathlete or an open water swimmer. You know you are a triathlete if… 1. A sprint takes you at
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Who said this and what was being referred to? “…is the most challenging facet of the sport. It is the greatest feeling in the world, being in the ocean when it is at its wildest states. You are removing yourself from your comfort level, into a place where you are no longer entirely in control
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Frank Flowers will host the always magnificent 21st Annual Flowers One Mile Sea Swim on June 15th with a slew of Olympians participating as well as over $100,000 in gifts and prizes to give away to random winners. But the 2013 version will add races this year with the new Flowers International 5K and 10K
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