To educate, entertain, and enthuse all those who venture beyond the shoreline
World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
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 […]
The Language of Open Water Swimming Read More »
When we have discussed difficult open water swims with swimmers and triathletes, the number of different mental approaches is always interesting to hear. One type of individual looks at their swims from the perspective of a hard-working, well-prepared athlete. Because they have trained hard and prepared well, they view the probability of success as somewhere
Thinking Survival In The Open Water Read More »
Andrew Martens and Jaco Tredoux of RC Helicam prepared outstanding aerial highlights of the 2013 aQuellé Midmar Mile that was recently held at Midmar Dam in the Kwa Zulu Natal Midlands, South Africa. All aerial footage shown below was captured using a quadcopter fitted with a GoPro 3 Black Edition camera. The quadcopter was launched
Outstanding Aerial Views Of Open Water Swimming Read More »
Photo courtesy of Christi Barli in the Florida Straits with Diana Nyad. In the Marathon Swimmers Forum, there was criticism of Diana Nyad for use of a swim streamer during her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida. The criticism ranged from a discussion that it aided her in propulsion to swim streamers are not
Streaming Straight In The Open Water Read More »
In David Brooks’ book called The Social Animal, he writes, “…for some reason, today’s high-prestige men do a lot of running and biking and only work on the muscles in the lower half of their bodies. High-status women, on the other hand, pay ferocious attention to their torsos, biceps, and forearms so they can wear
The Upper And Lower Bodies Of The Social Animal Read More »
United States Masters Swimming (USMS) is recruiting talented and experienced individuals to to serve as its USMS Open Water Compliance Coordinator. The job posting for the independent contractor position is here. The position requires an estimated 4-8 hours for each event, but no relocation is required. The Compliance Coordinator will be compensated US$50 for each
USMS Recruitment Of Open Water Compliance Coordinator Read More »
Larisa Ilchenko, the Russian Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion was renowned for her signature move, The Ilchenko. The Ilchenko is a tactical move where the swimmer drafts expertly throughout the race and then darts ahead near the end. On paper, The Ilchenko seems easy, but in reality it is a skill that is
Luciano Sales Rubio Does The Ilchenko To Win 88K Grand Prix Read More »
After experiencing illness at the 15 km Rosario stop on the opening leg of the 2013 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Pilar Geijo was not herself in Rosario or at last week’s 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda race. But all was righted for Geijo at the world’s longest competitive race
Pilar Geijo’s Victory Is A Long Time Coming Read More »
One of the coolest phenomena at the world’s largest open water swimming competition at the Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is the use of the RC Helicam Quadcopter. The battery-powered, remote-controlled Quadcopter can be launched from anywhere at the venue. At the 2013 Midmar Mile, owner-inventor Andrew Martens took the Quadcopter on the media
A Game Changer – Aerial Footage Of Open Water Swimming Read More »
With over 15,000 finishers this year, the last thing that race director Wayne Riddin and his staff need at the aQuelle Midmar Mile is a timing mishap. So the Midmar Mile uses 2 independent timing systems that run off the same frequency of the timing chips and a quadruple redundancy back-up system. When the athletes
Quadruple Redundancy At The Midmar Mile Read More »