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In addition to the prizes given to the younger athletes in the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Open Water Challenge and the winners in the 17 years and under division in the 500m, 1.25 km, 2.5 km, 5 km, and 10 km races, there were a number of cash winners in the richest masters open […]
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On the planet Aquarius, there lived a harmonious race of ocean-swimming people. War, famine, and disease never descended upon the astronomical anomaly. The celestial body was blessed with a magnificently varied environment with many different micro-ecosystems. The like-minded race of people were constantly attired in swimwear as they rarely strayed far from water. Their lifestyles
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CNN reported on what is arguably the most dangerous lake in the world: Lake Victoria in Africa. Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake, spans across Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, and is site of about 5,000 deaths per year according to local authorities. Changeable weather and equatorial storms were the causes of these deaths. Copyright
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Professor Jessica Tracy of the University of British Columbia specializes in emotion, nonverbal expression, self-conscious emotions (e.g., pride, shame), the self, self-esteem, narcissism, and trends in psychological science. The Associate Editor at the journal Emotion uncovered an interesting trait when people succeed in athletics, whether or not they have been blind from birth. So whether
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Ryan Napoleon won the 1.25km BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Open Water Challenge in a relatively comfortable margin over Ayrton Sweeney and Christopher Reid. The 21-year-old from Brisbane, swims for St Peters Western in Queensland under coach Michael Bohl. His trajectory to the higher echelons of open water swimming in Australia is due to his
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Due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011 in Japan, oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama was wiped out. Tons of mud and rubble destroyed his oyster farms, his home and everything that he and his previous generations had developed in Japan. He also lost his mother. It was a disaster on all levels for Hatakeyama,
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I read daily about the exploits and euphoria of people who swim in cold water. From Cape Town to Prague, from Sandycove to San Francisco, from Moscow to Melbourne, cold water swimmers have always earned my highest respect. Occasionally, they come out shivering, but inevitably they are smiling. They espouse the health benefits and psychological
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The first SPAR Redhouse River Mile (now called the SPAR River Festival) was held in South Africa in 1924. The visionary of the event, AE Murrell presented a handsome cup with the idea that the race should be for open water swimmers and emphasis should be on the team concept and not on individuals. But
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The traditional gift for a 60th anniversary is a diamond. Diamond comes from the Greek word adamas which means unconquerable and enduring. Which is exactly what the incredible Mally Richards is. Richards will take part in his 60th SPAR River Mile this coming February as he extends his world longevity record for participation in a
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