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Giant non-indigenous goldfish are plaguing Lake Tahoe and partly and indirectly impacting the clarity of the water according to the University of California, David Research Center. Some goldfish grow up to 45 cm and weigh 1.8 kg as they compete with the native species of fish. So many large goldfish eat copious amounts of manure […]
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SnowFest is the annual Mardi Gras celebration up in the high Sierra Nevada mountains, nestled in the fun-loving resort destination of Lake Tahoe. Part of the SnowFest is the Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim that always draws a colorful, eclectic crowd to its high-altitude, low-temperature swim. At an altitude of 6,229 feet (1,898 meters) in
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Anyone who has swum with dolphins including the members of the Open Water Swim Club know the friendly whistles of the dolphins. “As you swim parallel to shore in Huntington Beach and Bolsa Chica [in Southern California], and many other places, their unmistakable whistles and clicks can be heard much sooner than when you can
What’s In A Whistle? Name-calling In The Ocean Read More »
Renée Leslie is a pool and open water swimmer from the Indy Aquatic Masters swim team in Indianapolis, Indiana. The San Diego native recently got the open water swimming bug after completing the 10-mile Swim the Suck in Tennessee. “When I entered the Swim the Suck, it felt like [that distance] is so impossible. [Swimming
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The story how marathon swimming began in Croatia started a long time ago under unusual circumstances. It all began when the actors of the Zagreb theatre troupe Histrioni performed Domagojada, a play dedicated to the sea. Back on that warm summer day in July 1974 in the Škor square in Stari Grad, their performance inspired
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Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War circa the 6th century BC. Thinking out of the box…if Sun Tzu lived in contemporary times and applied his strategies to the athletic pursuit of competitive open water swimming, triathlon and other modern-day endurance sports, he may have been a legendary coach. These are a few quotes and
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Sebastian Crawford is an open water swimmer from South Africa who most definitely goes the extra mile to push himself and help others. Crawford won the physically disabled race at the 2013 Midmar Mile, but also swims for a greater cause. He swims to raise awareness for people with disabilities on behalf of The Extra
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Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Brazil. The 30m statute is located at a mountaintop overlooking Rio de Janeiro, standing 700m above the city and shoreline below. The fifth largest statute of Jesus in the world was constructed between 1926 and 1931 and remains one of the symbols of
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27-year-old Melissa Gorman is a professional marathon swimmer who knows she has to travel to earn a living. And she is on her way to New Zealand to earn the $20,000 cash prize as part of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series’s round 4: the State Le Grande Swim in Akaroa this Saturday. The defending
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Jaws + Great White Sharks = Fear + Dread. Usually. Unless you are someone like New Yorker David Blaine or 3-time free diving world record holder Pierre Frolla of Monaco who can calmly swim among the most feared apex predators on Earth. For more photos of Frolla together with denizens of the deep, visit here.
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