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A birthday swim is a special swim or workout set performed on one’s birthday by swimmers, either in a pool or an open body of water. The birthday swims are typically difficult, long and/or unique, and often based on the same number as the age of the swimmer celebrating his or her birthday. For example […]
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The Oak Streakers, an open water swimming pod based out of Laguna Beach, California, have a tradition of doing special or tough ocean workouts when one of their members has a birthday. Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association board member Lynn Kubasek issued a Wilson Workout for this weekend where the ocean swimmers have to swim
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Craig Lenning, swimming with his American buddy Darren Miller, finished his fifth channel in the Oceans Seven challenge. With a circuitous course across the Cook Strait in 16ºC (62ºF) water in 10 hours 42 minute, the duo was helped with an all-star crew with Philip Rush and Shelley Taylor-Smith both in their escort and guide
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Dave Cornthwaite‘s short film on Swim 1000. Copyright © 2008 – 2013 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Team Hall featuring former Olympic medalists Gary Hall Sr., Gary Hall Jr., Richard, Amy, Bebe, and Mary of The Race Club began shooting their webisode series in Venice Beach, California this week. The videos will help promote safety in the sport of open water. Swimmers and Triathletes took on the balmy 57ºF water temps Wednesday morning
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Darren Miller is one swim away from being the second person in history to complete the Oceans Seven. With a circuitous course across the Cook Strait in 16ºC (62ºF) water in 10 hours 42 minute with Craig Lenning, Miller completed his sixth channel swim. Miller had an all-star crew helping him across with Philip Rush
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“As my mom stood on the beach at 2010 USA Swimming National Open Water Championships in Long Beach, California, she became increasingly worried. Her mouth became increasingly dry and her head pounded. Her initial maternal concerns were turning into real fears.” Almost all competitors had finished the race, yet Ashley Twichell was nowhere in sight.
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The controversy, debate and issue of incorporating women in the American infantry seems to be effectively put to rest by the experiences of mixing genders at the United States Army’s sapper school. Sapper is a military term that refers to small teams of combat engineers who are responsible for supporting the front-line infantry troops by
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Volunteers who share their time, passion and talents to help support an open water swim are literally the lifeblood of the sport. They do everything from help provide a safety net to picking up trash after the event. They help with registration, website updates, anchoring the turn buoys, setting up the start and finish, making
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Early in the morning, the genuine smile and gentle voice of Kitty Tetreault urges swimmers of all ages and abilities to improve and keep progressing. Gentle but firm. Smiling and passionate. Summer, winter, spring and fall, Coach Tetreault is pushing her athletes along the pool deck and along the shores. Tetreault is not only an
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