New Ways To Fight Box Jellyfish To Be Announced
Chloë McCardel will announce a new way to fight box jellyfish
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BCT Gdynia Marathon Recalls The 1960’s And 1970’s
Mikołaj Nałęcz- Nieniewski and Tomasz Pąchalski announced the 19.5 km BCT Gdynia Marathon which will be held in Gdynia (Poland) on August 23-25, 2013. The contestants will swim 19.5 km from the Hel Peninsula to a beach of the City of Gdynia and compete for a total cash prize of US$ 28,000, including two checks
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Swim The Bridge In Iowa
Nestled 1,200 miles (1,931 km) away from the Atlantic Ocean and 1,800 miles (2,896 km) away from the Pacific Ocean, the participants in the Swim The Bridge event continue to enjoy the sport year after year in Saylorville Lake along the Mile Long Bridge. The Swim The Bridge is a multi-race event that is the
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Team Clifford, A Father-Daughter Dynamic Duo
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Finding an escort in a marathon swim is a key ingredient for a successful finish. It is important for your team to know you well when it comes to your preferences, pacing, and habits. An experienced escort, trainer, coach or kayaker can sense what you are capable of and
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Training und Wettkampf für Schwimmer und Triathleten
Training und Wettkampf für Schwimmer und Triathleten is a book about open water swimming published in German by spomedis. Das Freiwasserschwimmen erfreut sich einer immer größeren Beliebtheit. Auch in Deutschland gibt es an den Küsten, in Flüssen und Seen eine Vielzahl von Veranstaltungen. Deutschlands Freiwasserschwimmer sind Weltspitze, die Abenteuer der Schwimmer im Ärmelkanal oder in
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How Often Should You Sight In The Open Water
Sighting is the act of seeing or navigating in the open water, generally towards landmarks, turn buoys, escort boats or the finish. It is a crucial aspect of open water swimming. If you sight incorrectly – or too much or not at all – during a race, you will utilize too much energy for the
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A Window Of Opportunity In The Open Water World
What is a window of opportunity? It a brief time period in which an opportunity exists – or will be missed. With all the various dynamic elements in any open body of water, a swimmer’s window is also a critical time frame that opens and shuts as fate – and winds – would have it.
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Relaying In The Open Water – Funky Freestyling
The traditional channel relay rules are strict and rightly so. Individual relay members must continue to swim in the same rotation and must swim for the same specific period of time (1 hour) throughout the swim from shore to shore. For example, even if a relay member in the Catalina Channel swimming under the rules
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Darren Miller’s Rock Solid Six Pack
With his crossing of the Cook Strait last week, Darren Miller has accomplished six of the seven channels of the Oceans Seven challenge. His 10 hour 42 minute crossing was done stroke for stroke – with a few loops thrown in for warmth – together with Craig Lenning who is also climbing the charts of
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When Leaders Go To Retreat And Do Open Water
In a secret undisclosed location in the Southern Hemisphere, a number of the most successful and innovative entrepreneurs and Chief Executive Officers on the planet are on a networking retreat where they discuss global issues, talk business, and push each other in various physical challenges. One of the mano-a-mano competitions that pits these Type A
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