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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame General Meeting

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The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) is a global celebration of marathon swimming luminaries, heroes and heroines. Its website is now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, French and German. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame was established in 1961 and is an affiliate organization to the International Swimming Hall of […]

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Join The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame

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The annual International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Board of Directors and General Meeting will be held today at 5:00 pm in the Grand Salon (R Deck) on the Queen Mary before this year’s 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California. Everyone is welcome to and encouraged to listen in, participate and

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Where Did You Get That Open Water Swimming Shirt?

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Unique jewelry, dri-fit shirts, polos, bikinis, hats, bags, beach slippers and all kinds of cool things are coming for open water swimmers. Marine artwork, books, DVDs and videos for those immersed in the open water swimming world are available online and in retail stores. Digital water thermometers, GPS units, practice turn buoys, specialty swimming vacations,

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If Open Water Swims Had Character, What Would They Be?

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Strange thoughts that come and go…if open water swims were analogous to cartoon villians, what would they be? 1. The North Channel would be The Incredible Hulk. Just as the Incredible Hulk is a green, irradiated, mutated humanoid, the North Channel is a gigantic monster of a swim with jellyfish strewn about like grass on

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How Far Are You From Shore? Use Your Fingers To Guess

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Canadian open water swimmer Jen Alexander, a former mathematics teacher, realized something really cool while swimming last week. “It has to do with measuring distance to shore using building heights,” explained Alexander who was the first swimmer to complete a double crossing of the Northumberland Strait (19 hours 17 minutes). “It works out especially well

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When Generations And Genders Collide In The Open Water World

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On the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, there is going to be quite an intermingling of heroes and heroines from 19 different countries in the open water swimming world. From Olympic champions and world champions to channel record holders and professional marathon swimming champions, over 60 years of victories and success will be well-represented

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How Warm Is The Water? How Cold Is The Water?

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The Swim Across America Long Beach event in Long Beach, California uses four forms of measurement to determine the temperature of the water. The first form of measurement is the official temperature taken by city lifeguards. The second form of measurement is from the onboard water thermometer taken by the official lead boat. Officials on

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