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With tens of thousands of swimmers heading to the aQuellé Midmar Mile this weekend in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, participants come in all shapes, sizes and ages. But no one is of the age as Lorna Cochran. Cochran is a late bloomer in the open water swimming to say the least. She first took part in […]
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It is going to be some battle in the elite divisions at the aQuellé Midmar Mile this weekend. On the men’s side, 2012 London Olympic 10K swimmer Troy Hercules Prinsloo will go up against 2008 Beijing Olympic 10K swimmer Chad Ho who has won the last 3 aQuellé Midmar Miles in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Other
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There is a casting call for swimmers who are 60 years or older. A local commercial casting director in Los Angeles is seeking male and female senior athletes 60 years and older. The spot will be directed by film/commercial director Tom Dey who is seeking athletes with a passion for their sport. Email seniorathletecasting@gmail.com or
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If you are an open water swimmer or triathlete, you might want to train in the endless wave pools to be developed by the Kelly Slater Wave Company. Slater is the 11-time world surfing champion and entrepreneurial visionary. The rendering on left shows a doughnut-shaped endless wave pool for surfing, but we can easily envision
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Back in July 1990, Steven Munatones did a two-way crossing of the Tsugaru Channel between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan, almost done entirely at night with squid fishermen as his escort boat pilots. “When the captain shown the light on the water surface, I saw so many squid. Squid everywhere, all underneath
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Craig Dietz has done more with less. Significantly less than other able-bodied athletes He’s an open water swimmer, a bowler, a skier, a drummer, an avid outdoorsman, and he drives his own van. He is also a licenced attorney, but he has a heart. A huge heart and a burning passion within especially he accomplishes
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Colin Hill completed a one mile ice swim today in water under 5ºC. He did it in Winderemere in 24 minutes 22 seconds with snow visible on the mountain tops. “I kept my stroke rate very high to keep body temperature up,” explains Hill who traveled one mile out from the Low Wood Bay Marina,
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The world has such great waterways available for exploration. While the English Channel is world renowned, it takes explorers like Lynne Cox to bring places like Little Diomede to the attention of the open water swimming community. David Yudovin did the same for Cape Verde as did Paul Lundgren in the Sea of Cortez and
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Esther Nuñez Morera of Spain and Tiago Sato of Brazil are enjoying their birthday swims this week in Argentina on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix. After Sunday’s 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda, they have another marathon swim coming up this week, the 88 km Maratón Hernandarias-Paraná. Sore, tired, hungry
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Medical study after study demonstrate that good ol’ TLC (Tender Loving Care) is an indispensable part of helping humans recover and rehabilitate from injuries and illnesses. Randomized tests, controlled tests and double-blind research trials have proven that the “care effect” is a vital part of helping sick and injured people to feel better. The healing
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