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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Stephen Redmond traversed not only the North Channel, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Tsugaru Channel, Molokai Channel, Cook Strait, and Strait of Gibraltar, but he also traversed the world to achieve the Oceans Seven. Throughout his travels, he collected not only memories and established friendships, but he also collected and generated an international portfolio of invaluable […]
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Jellyfish, currents, cold water, sea snakes, lightning, large waves…nothing strikes more fear in the hearts of open water swimmers than sharks. A fin in the water is a scene that open water swimmers dread. A dark body cruising stealthily under the water is even a worse nightmare come true. But a streamlined silhouette screaming up
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Lewis Pugh‘s new book 21 Yaks and a Speedo will soon be released. The plethora of gripping tales told in the African tradition contains a number of quotes from well-known luminaries including former American President Bill Clinton, Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, National Geographic, the Financial Times, British best-known natural
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In the Marathon Swimmers Forum, Evan Morrison of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association analyzed the opinions of 175 former, current or aspiring marathon swimmers from around the world. His comprehensive analyses are posted here. Those 175 opinions present a very interesting snapshot of the community that includes at least 710 channel swimmers and 6,500
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Randy Perkins, also known as Conquistador is an American open water swimmer who crossed of the Strait of Magellan on January 20th this year. The water temperature ranged from 36.5-41ºC (2.2-5ºF) where he faced currents ranging between 11-17 knots while being escorted by Pedro Ordenes of Water World Swim to Tierra del Fuego, Chile. This
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While we swim, we ponder a few issues about the sport of open water swimming… One current issue on the minds of marathon swimmers is the issue of standardization versus localization. We have listened to the push from individuals in the marathon swimming world about the need – or at least the desirability – to
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We have always respected triathletes since we first lived in Honolulu in the 1980’s. Training alongside some of the early triathletes from Ian Emberson and Klaus Barth, it was a joy, honor and inspiration to know these pioneers. From the first few Ironman competitions on the island of Oahu to its annual gripping production of
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For a good number of triathletes, the swim leg is the weakest and lowest priority of their race. There are various reasons why, but as teams like Tower 26 have demonstrated, it is well worth a triathlete’s time to spend more time training in the water. Since the swim portion of a triathlon is considerably
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Ram Barkai has a remarkable ability to control his shivering after swimming in water under 5ºC (41ºF), it was even more impressive to watch people from various walks of life at the Serpentine Swimming Club – up to the age of 74 – swimming in water temperatures around
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This morning, the Open Water Swim Club decided to do a whole lotta butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle. The main set was a total of 2,800 yards, but the intervals were set so there was no more than 5 seconds rest between swim. 8 x 50 with every other 50 stroke: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and
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