Snowy And Icy, But No Ice Swim
Imagine these cold conditions for the Coney Island Polar Bear Swim…they barely qualify for an Ice Swim… Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Great Whites Meet Great Irish – No Falsehood In The Bay
Ned Denison gave himself a Christmas present by flying to the shark’s den of False Bay in South Africa. Instead of merely sight-seeing and vacationing as others do, Denison decided to plunge in the treacherously dangerous waters and swim 20 miles across False Bay. His start time was early Sunday morning. His swim is being
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Taxonomic Hierarchy In The Open Water
The zoological name for the human species is Homo sapiens where Homo is the generic name and sapiens indicates the species. Students learn about Homo erectus (upright man) and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals) in school. For fun, we assigned imaginery taxonomic ranks to the humans who swim: Home frigidissimus – humans who specialize in ice
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100 x 100s In The Ocean Déjà Vu
The Oak Streeters are at it again. In the same holiday season where hundreds of pods of swimmers complete their annual 100 x 100s in pools across the world, the Oak Streeters, a pod of open water swimmers in Laguna Beach, California, will do another set of 100 x 100s open water style this Saturday.
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Key Advice At The Beach
So you are going open water swimming, either in your local training spot or on vacation and you park your own car or a rental car a block or two away. You leave your wallet and your valuables safely hidden in the car, but what do you do with your car keys? Do you take
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Sunrise At Sunset
The Open Water Swim Club members train at various beaches around the world, from Sunset Beach in Southern California to Ajigaura Beach in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The workouts are run parallel to the straight shoreline with Catalina Island off in the horizon. The Sunset Beach sessions are usually held around sunrise when the water
Drafting Above, On And Below The Open Water
During this morning’s ocean workout with the Open Water Swim Club, all kinds of drafting was going on. Pods of dolphins were skimming right below the surface of the water while birds above were flying in formation. And hoards of container ships from Asia and elsewhere were waiting outside of Long Beach Harbor, cooling their
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How Many Professional Open Water Swimmers Are There?
With the sport of open water swimming growing in all its various niches, the World Open Water Swimming Association conducted a comprehensive survey to estimate the size and demographic trends of the global community including ice swimmers, extreme swimmers, stage swimmers, fitness swimmers, marathon swimmers, competitive age-group swimmers, elite professional swimmers, relay swimmers, channel swimmers,
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Mariusz Wirga, Beating The Odds 10-Fold
Many open water swims are charity events for a cause. From Clean Half Extreme Marathon Swim to the Round Jersey Relays, swimmers are often raising money for non-profit groups or charity programs. The charity swims include open water swimming events, relays, or stage swims for military, environmental, ecological, medical or social causes. One innovative program
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Ana Marcela Cunha Delivers For Sedex
Energy. Passion. Desire. These are some of the traits that Ana Marcela Cunha is known for in the sport of open water swimming. The 25 km world champion and Brazilian Olympian is intense and competitive when in the water, and is personable and precious out. She is the focus on a new Sedex commercial entitled
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