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Sebastian Crawford is an open water swimmer from South Africa who most definitely goes the extra mile to 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 Mile. The Extra […]
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59-year-old Gregory Rotole of Sarasota, Florida learned how to swim at age of 46. 12 years later, he is swimming butterfly and will attempt to complete this year’s Swim Miami 5 km butterfly. The Florida Maverick Masters swimmer explains, “It’s better late to learn how to swim. You have to use what you got. 5
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Courtesy of Mark Johnston, Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers, Montanaa. 50 year old Freshman Suzanne Heim-Bowen, a feature documentary film by Deborah J. McDonald, is one of 120 independent films selected this week for the eighth Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) in Wisconsin on February 14-17th. Chosen from among more than 450 submissions, it is
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The number of shark attacks in the United States in 2012 was 53, the highest number since 2000. Florida (26) and Hawaii (10) were the top locations for these encounters. There were 80 attacks worldwide according to the University of Florida report. Copyright © 2013 by Open Water Source
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Active Network Inc. (Active.com) is the largest American provider of data management and online registration services for fitness events including open water swimming events. Its researchers came up with a variety of statistics based on its own proprietary data and data from other sources. Over the last 10 years, the number of participants in at
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The aQuellé Midmar Mile had over 15,000 swimmers separated in 8 heats over a 2-day period. The first heat had physically and mentally disabled swimmers while the last heat featured elite professional swimmers. The inner drive of the swimmers, from the first heat to the last heat, mirrored each other. Craig Dietz, the Limbless Waterman
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Like two people who just got married or two roommates who just moved in together, the patterns of daily existence are the melding to two different perspectives and personalities. One spouse may enjoy brewing coffee in the morning while the other drinks tea. One roommate may enjoy flopping on the couch to watch television while
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As the sport of open water swimming grows, the need for competent, experienced and objective rules also grows exponentially. At a recent 10 km competition, a competitor was disqualified and told to leave the field of play (i.e., water). Her goggles had snapped and she was disqualified for swimming without goggles. She was close to
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Social scientists estimate that most adults have a vocabulary of 60,000 words. In order to achieve that linguistic level, children learn up to 20 new words per day until they reach the age of 18. But only 4,000 words make up 98% of human conversations. And among every human activity, there are specialty words and
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The high seas will be the focus of a new independent Global Ocean Commission that was formed with the hopes of influencing United Nations efforts to preserve the high seas. High seas are the international waters outside of national jurisdictions. The Global Ocean Commission says the United Nation’s 1982 Convention on the Law of the
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