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Orukayak has done it. The innovative company and designer Anton Willis just solved a huge issue for open water swimmers who wish to swim with an escort in far-away places…or even waters near their home. Willis created the Oru Kayak, a watertight 12-foot long kayak that folds in a carrying case. The Oru Kayak website […]
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With jellyfish-shaped lamps to light up your dining room, timeless tog artwork to spice up your hallways, and jellyfish aquariums to put in the living room, an open water swimmer can decorate their home interior with all kinds of ocean themes. And they can do a masterful paint job on their bathrooms, too. Copyright ©
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For open water swimmers with sufficient means, there may not be more interesting hotel rooms than the underwater suite rooms at the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai called Neptune and Poseidon. Upon your arrival, you descend to an ocean-themed paradise with spectacular views from the bedroom and bathroom that would engage every swimmer. The floor-to-ceiling
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The Medusae Collection is a series of jellyfish-inspired lamps created by Roxy Russell Design. Roxy Russell designed the Ophelia Pendant Lamp, Medusa Pendant Lamp, Polyp Pendant Lamp, and Hydra Pendant Lamp that range from US$325 to US$425 and are 13 inches in diameter and 36 inches high. They are made by gloss white powder coated
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When astronaut Buzz Aldrin hopped onto the moon’s surface to join his fellow Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, he said, “Beautiful, beautiful, magnificent desolation” as he looked back at the blue planet. When open water swimmers are out in the dynamic oceans of Planet Earth, prying themselves from the safe confirms of shore, they could
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Like Toes In The Water, pool swimming can be a timely matter. When a coach says, “Go on this top” while pointing to a pace clock, it has a completely different meaning than “go on the next top” – especially to a swimmer doing tough, lung-busting, heart-pounding interval training in a pool. “Go on this
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Team America – consisting of Floridian Joey Pedraza and Californian Lexie Kelly – arrived in Salvador, Brazil today and will face the powerful Team Brazil, led by Olympians Allan do Carmo and Ana Marcela Cunha, at the 50th annual Travessia Powerade Mar Grande-Salvador. The 15 km Travessia Mar Grande Salvador in Brazil will enjoy its
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Swim past the surf line, over reefs and into the deep, and a sense of freedom engulfs you. Floating above the marine world, open water swimmers relish movement in the aquatic environment. Swim left, swim right. Swim fast, swim slow. Swim for a bit, swim for a distance. Swimming in the open water, even more
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To answer that question, we first must understand what is a waterman, a term used frequently in the surfing world? Watermen – or its feminine equivalent, waterwomen – are individuals who are considered by their peers and the marine sports community to be well-adept, experienced and highly skilled in various marine sports and aquatic activities,
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Por La Libre Cancún to Isla Mujeres is one of the World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims for good reason. It’s outstanding beauty is matched by the genuine hospitality of its organizers and ambiance of excitement. Por La Libre is a gorgeous two-race event from Cancún to Isla Mujeres in Quintana Roo in southern Mexico.
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