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Is it just us – or would it not be totally cool to swim the Olympic canoe slalom course? We want to swim with a helmet and knee pads, but we’d like to give the white-water course a try. Thinking out loud, it would be exciting to swim through the gates and navigate the currents […]
Observations From London – Swimming The Canoe Slalom Read More »
As open water swimmers anxiously wait for the conditions in the English Channel, Cook Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Molokai Channel and Tsugaru Channel to become calm enough to make an attempt, we are reminded of many instances of the 4-year waits that many Olympic hopefuls undergo. Day after day, month after month, year after year,
Some Observations From The Olympics – The Wait Read More »
Expect the unexpected is the well-known mantra of open water swimmers. But the concept was also an issue in the women’s 100m breaststroke yesterday in London when an equipment malfunction surprised the field and officials. The audio beep of the starter was heard but only American Breeja Larson dove into the water. The audience gasped
Expect The Unexpected In The Chlorinated Water Too Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the eyes of the sporting world are on the athletes at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the eyes of former Olympians are also zeroed in on the nail-biting races in London. If you want to see Olympic heroes and heroines of the past, head to London where hundreds
Gary Hall Jr., An Olympian In More Ways Than One Read More »
According to Running USA: 467,000..that’s the number of estimated finishers and runners who completed a marathon last year. 10%…that’s the total annual increase of runners finishing a marathon from the previous year. Sold Out…that’s what happened at most big city marathons in 2009. The complete press release is below to see a very interesting break
Is It The Recession Or The Open Water? Read More »
South African poet Mbali Vilakazi penned this poem about fellow countrywoman Natalie du Toit, the famed 2008 Beijing Olympian and amputee. Although the 16th-place finisher in the Olympic marathon swim in 2008 just barely missed out qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics by the slimmest of margins, she will culminate her career at the Paralympic
Swim Your Own Race Natalie du Toit By Mbali Vilakazi Read More »
The 7th annual Bob Roper Golden Gate Bridge Swim will be held on October 14th. Swimmers jump off a boat at the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and swim 2 miles (3.2km) north, into the cove at Ft. Baker. There are both wetsuit and non-wetsuit divisions in the charity swim. Friends and family
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Officiating the sport of water polo and basketball is tough. Whistles are blown throughout the game. Many times, the athletes disagree with the calls and occasionally voice their displeasure of the athletes. Whistles are also often blown in the sport of open water swimming, but the marathon swimmers have a hard time voicing their displeasure
Warnings And Disqualifications At The Olympic Marathon Read More »
It might be a stretch, but 100m butterfly champion Dana Vollmer at the London Olympics may kick-started her Olympic victory and world record in Fiji. After a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Vollmer missed out at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As can be expected, the disappointment was crushing.
Road Between Golds Goes Through Fiji For Dana Vollmer Read More »
Most sports fans know that cyclists shave their legs while pool swimmers shave their entire bodies for competitions. But what do open water swimmers do? It depends. One size does not fit all in the open water swimming world. From training habits to feeding, open water swimmers follow an exceeding wide range of parameters. And
Shaving Down At The Olympics Marathon Swim Read More »