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The only way to describe it is dark, scary and courageous. At the stroke of midnight on November 24th, Aaron Richardson is going to dive into the waters off of Rottnest Island and swim 20km through the night, among sharks, to Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia. His effort takes him the opposite route of the […]
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After his riveting speech at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference on the Queen Mary and his 5.1 km effort at the Swim Across America event in Long Beach, California, Craig Dietz spent some time in Hollywood. On November 6th, his personality shown through brightly as a guest on the Marie Show, a TV show
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Photos were taken of the young swimmers from the Mission Viejo Nadadores attired in their natural bioprene who were lining up at the start of the Swim Across America event in Long Beach. And their elders who were outfitted in their neoprene. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Ashley Twichell is a professional open water swimmer who won 2 USA Swimming national open water swimming championships (5km and 10km), a bronze medal in the 2011 World Swimming Championships 5km, and a gold medal in the Team Pursuit race at the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai. After winning the Pirates Week 5K in
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Commotion on the Ocean was the 82nd successful relay across the Catalina Channel. Under the auspices of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, the Commotion on the Ocean completed its 14 hour 11 minute crossing from the California mainland to Catalina Island in August. The team included Julian Rusinek (USA), Peter Hayden (USA), Ben Barham (UK),
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They are under you, but what do you call that group of things? It is a colony, pack, herd, school or pod? Here is a guideline of the proper English-language terms for those creatures that lie, swim, float, breed, eat, fly, cruise, and watch you from below and above the waters of the world: [Read
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On 3 separate swims next week (November 20th, 24th and 27th) in Tunisia, Nejib Belhedi will confront his the most arduous and dangerous stages of his 1400K Swim Across Tunisia. He will attempt the Big Bleu of Sfax that will take him from Ellouza to Mahres passing by Kekennah detroit (El kantra) where he will
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The Open Water Swim Club in Huntington Beach, California occasionally practices drafting and positioning when they train in the pool as well as in the ocean. One of their tougher sets includes two swimmers of similar ability. The two swimmers share a lane, each swimming on only one side (i.e., no circle pattern). The goal
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The Open Water Swim Club in Huntington Beach, California saw the urban runoff in the Pacific Ocean this morning and decided to do a pool workout due to the pollution in the coastal waterways. Thinking of a non-linear training sessions, the team did a longer main set than usual. Their choice was a challenging prime
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In the final accounting tally, Exercise Jersey Eagle raised £31160 for Holidays for Heroes – Jersey on their Round Jersey Relay competition. The Royal Air Force Swimming Association set a record in 9 hours 26 minutes. [Read more…] Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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