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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
While FINA professional marathon races are usually limited to 80 or fewer athletes, a large majority of amateur swims are flooded with much greater numbers of participants. While FINA-sanctioned races have sufficient boats and safety personnel for each swimmer throughout the course in the post-2010 era, this is not the case with almost every other […]
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer and member of the 24-hour club Skip Storch described open water swimming as “a seductive sport in a hostile environment controlled by the unforeseen.” And he profoundly understands the inherent risks of the sport and why daring and patience are needed in equal amounts. “It takes a
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Beautiful photography, insights from insiders, commentary on new products and new events. SWIM Channel by publisher Patrick Winkler is among the 20 nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year . The new award is meant to identify products and services that (1) best support and assist open water swimmers achieve
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With the unfortunate rash of deaths in triathlon swim legs over the last few years, safety has become a major goal in the triathlon world. Policies, procedures and protocols have been developed, as have a number of innovative products. SwimIT, developed by Rick Senn, is among the nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming
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No one wants to wait. Like pool events, open water swimmers want to know their time and place immediately after their race. SwimPhone, developed by Club Assistant, eliminates that wait and is among the nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year. The new award is meant to identify products and
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Swim in a faraway place, an exotic place, or a place you have never been. Swim with people who you have only read about or people who don’t speak your native tongue. Swim with strangers who have as more common ties with you than you can ever imagine. This is what SwimTrek provides through their
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With the English Channel and Catalina Channel seasons nearly over, hundreds of marathon swimmers around the world are looking forward to 2013. While every swim is a victory, the world record progression for the fastest times in the English Channel is below (irrespective of direction or gender). With the exception of 4 swims, all record
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Leading from the water Owen O’Keefe has been swimming around Sandycove Island in Cork Ireland, summer and winter, since he was 11 years old. He caught the channel bug from his colleagues and progressively got faster and went further. In 2009,O’Keefe and his crew were at the berth in Dover harbor to met Lisa Cummins
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It was an unusual year in the Hawaiian islands. There were 17 channel attempts and 17 successes. It is an unusual year with a 100% success rate. The success probably had several factors working in its favor: 1. The quality of the athletes. Most of the athletes have spent significant time in the oceans and
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“What in the world?!? Why is the swim over,” asked the Red Bull Media House film crew. “He was still going strong, they wondered as they questioned the pilot’s decision. But within minutes, the stiff breeze has blown into a gale. Rhythmic waves transformed into irregularly swells smashing over the gunwales. Grabbing anything they could
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