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The Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) is going to have to swim and run – very, very fast – for 5 laps of 850 meters in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on December 16th. The competitors will swim around the 800m loop course and then run 50m up and […]
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…Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning…is the old saying. And now for swimmers there may be added a new one: Red water anywhere, swimmers take care… Red water anytime, swimmers think slime… Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Open water swimmers dislike all kinds of jellyfish and they rightly fear sharks and sea snakes, and some even whales if they get too close. And in others areas in the open water swimming world, open water swimmers have to be aware of orcas, leopard seals and crocodiles. When an open water swimmer looks closely
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…rocky road ice cream is to vanilla… …tow-in surfing on Maui is to a wave pool in Ohio… …NASCAR is to a passenger vehicle… …a rainbow is to a clear sky… …high heels are to sneakers… …a 10-meter platform dive is to a jump from a pool deck… …haute couture is to school uniforms… …mixed
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Palk Strait (Tamil:பாக் சலசந்தி) is a relatively shallow strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the island nation of Sri Lanka. The Palk Strait connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay. Swimmers generally attempt to swim between the two closest points between these two
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There are very few beaches to leave from or finish in when swimming across the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Philip Rush explains, “Where we start from are sheer rocky cliffs straight up. So it is very hard and dangerous to completely clear the
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If you could swim in something other than water, what would it be? If a raisin is a grape with a sunburn, what is a swimmer with a sunburn called? The chances a pair of goggles will break is proportional to the importance of the swim and inversely proportional to the amount of time until
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The richest Australian, Gina Rinehart, is donating A$10 million to help provide funding to help support elite and up-and-coming pool swimmers, disabled swimmers and open water competitors. Known to be on track to become the first person to be worth $100 billion, the mining and media mogul explained her generosity, “Historically, Australian swimmers have performed
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In light of the heart-wrenching disasters that have wiped out homes, buildings, utilities, power plants, piers and the infrastructure of society along coastal areas of Japan, the Japanese Coast Guard has set up mobile phone base stations on boats in collaboration with domestic telephone companies. Envisioned to be utilized during coastal disasters when communication systems
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Filmmaker Ben Pitterle and the initial 88 funders from the open water swimming world are looking for others to join them in crowd sourcing the movie DRIVEN. With 10 days to go in their crowd funding effort, the producers are looking for an additional US$11,500 to reach their goal. DRIVEN documents the experiences of three
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