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How far should a swimmer, parent, coach, race director, pilot or crew member go in ensuring safety in the open water? How far do others go in ensuring safety in solo swims, relays, triathlons, open water swims and channel crossings? How far are swimmers willing to push themselves in solo swims, relays, triathlons, open water […]
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Forrest Nelson has had two very experiences in the Tsugaru Channel. Earlier this year in May, the multi-channel American swimmer (English, Catalina, Molokai Channel, Cook, Anacapa, Palilolo, San Clemente) faced brutally harsh conditions (winds and currents in 12°C water). Swimming together with Michelle Macy in the lumpy bumpy sea, neither of them finished. They returned
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Craig Lenning successfully crossed the Tsugaru Channel in 10 hours 44 minutes on his second try. The renowned Colorado marathon swimmer, in a land-locked state from any ocean, is now into serious play to achieve the Oceans Seven with 4 out of the 7 channels completed: North, English, Catalina and Tsugaru. With his ability to
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Dr. Tom Hackett called upon his life’s experiences in order to complete his swim across the English Channel. His crossing, under the guidance of Stuart Gleeson, was rough (read here). But the orthopaedic surgeon who has served as a team physician to the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, USA
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Mercedes Gleitze was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 1969. And rightly so for Gleitze was a remarkable individual. In 1927, the relentless Londoner became the first English woman to swim the English Channel…on her eighth attempt. She then tried to cross the North Channel several times
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Risk is a fundamental part of open water swimming. Uncertainty is also part of the equation as are the vagaries of the weather and water and marine life. The only reasonable assumption in an open water swim is to Expect The Unexpected. So in my opinion and observation, failure in the open water swimming world
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Fortunately, terrorism was averted at the highly successful and dramatic 2012 London Olympic Games. The prior planning of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games was brilliant especially for sports like the marathon swim which was open to the public in a very public venue. But terrorists were not the only individuals
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Shortly before 8 pm, after 14 hours in the water, Jamie Patrick‘s dream to swim around the edges of Lake Tahoe was dashed. Near Zephyr Cove, Nevada, he and the crew decided for safety reasons that it was best to stop after battered about by unusually rough conditions caused by strong winds. An adventurer at
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Swim Across America’s new event in Long Beach is a charity swim for the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. The money raised from this swim will help defray research costs and support the work done at the MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute. A new pavilion will provide the best care and latest
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