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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Morrie Chiang, a Professor at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, is the race director of the Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival. Professor Chiang, a candidate for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, oversees nearly 30,000 people who are expected to take part in the 2013 mass participation […]
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FINIS announced the immediate availability of the Silicone Dome Cap. The ergonomically developed cap is made of 100% silicone to create a secure fit around the head. Different levels of thickness throughout the cap allow for zero wrinkles and reduced drag when racing. The Silicone Dome Cap also has molded gripping on the inside to
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They lose a night of sleep. They sometimes get seasick, hungry and cold. They stand at alert for hours on end. They sometimes make tough calls and are trained to provide an additional level of safety. And they do it willingly. They feel privileged and honored to do their part and help support a channel
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The Santa Barbara Channel Half Century Club, a group of open water swimmers over the age of 50 years who have successfully swum between one of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands or to the California mainland, is now revised and expanded. While it is still a relatively young organization with a brief history, of the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Socratic Open Water Method is named after the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates where individuals can learn and be taught based on asking and answering questions to stimulate rational thinking and to illuminate ideas. A similar form of education can be utilized by open water swimming coaches and athletes. An
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Suzie Dods of San Francisco (shown on left in San Francisco Bay) about her motto, “The world is 75% water, swimming is a unifier.” “I guess it just comes from my experience. Through swimming I have traveled to all sorts of different places in the world,” explained Dods in an understatement given her extensive travels
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Jiji Press, a Japanese news service, posted a number of photographs of beautiful swimmers here. While all of the swimmers are pool swimming stars, at least four of them have competed in the open water swimming world: the Princess of Monaco (Charlene Wittstock on left) in the Midmar Mile, Keri-Anne Payne at the 2008 and
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Santa Barbara Channel Half Century Club is a group of open water swimmers over the age of 50 years who have successfully swum between one of the California Channel Islands or between the California Channel Islands and the California coastline. While it is still a relatively young organization with a brief history, of the 53
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Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand identified for the first time an exceedingly rare mammal, the spade-toothed beaked whale. In the November issue of Current Biology, Rochelle Constantine, Kirsten Thompson, C. Scott Baker, Anton van Helden, Selina Patel1, and Craig Millar sighted for the first time the least known species of whale
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Olympic gold medalist Ous Mellouli, 2011 world championship gold and bronze medalist Ashley Twichell and Slam the Dam winner Lexie Kelly are among the many swimmers who are flying into the Cayman Islands this week for the 35th annual Pirates Week festival. The Cayman Islands’ 11-day festival includes an absolutely gorgeous 5 km Sea Swim.
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