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John Kinsella (first), Sandra Bucha (second) and Phil Dodson (third) are pictured with Coach Don Watson after the 10-mile Chicago Lake Swim in 1974. Professionally, the trio of teammates from Hinsdale Central High School performed well in the open water…and continued their careers on land. Kinsella went on to Harvard Business School and has enjoyed […]
Trio From Hinsdale Central Make It On Land And Water Read More »
Seiches and seiche-related phenomena have been observed on lakes, reservoirs, swimming pools, bays, harbors and seas. The term was promoted by the Swiss hydrologist François-Alphonse Forel in 1890, who was the first to make scientific observations of the effect in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The word originates from a Swiss French word meaning sway back and
Tsunami On A Lake – It Can Happen Read More »
With water and air temperatures soaring in some parts of the northern hemisphere, the issue of what water temperatures are too high is being discussed by some race directors again. It remains a difficult topic to come to a consensus. Some national swimming federations have instituted a maximum water temperature of 31°C (87.8°F). Other have
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The water is blue, but the future is gradually becoming greener in the open water swimming world. At the 8th annual Sheko Challenge in Hong Kong, the carbon footprint was minimized by use of reusable BAMBOA cups. Instead of the use of plastic bottles donated by a local sponsor, athletes, volunteers and spectators were offered
Plastic…Nooooo. BAMBOA…Yes! Read More »
Swimmers from 34 countries on 5 continents are entered in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympic Games. From small countries (Guam) to large ones (China), from land-locked countries (Hungary) to island nations (Great Britain), from tropical countries (Malaysia) to mountainous ones (Switzerland), from those on the Mediterranean (Tunisia) to those bordering
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In a shocking development over the euphoria over Stephen Redmond’s recent achievement of the Oceans Seven challenge, the Tsugaru Strait Swimming Association has called into question whether Redmond did actually complete the historic swim. As Stephen Redmond was flying back to Japan and receiving accolades for his 12 hour 45 minute conquest of the Tsugaru
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Ray Gandy, a two-time member of the 24-hour club nearly completed his 50-mile two-way crossing between Newport, Vermont in America and Magog, Quebec in Canada this weekend. An unexpected, violent, spot storm hit Gandy and his escort team without warning, with gale force winds and lightning less than 4 miles from Gandy’s unprecedented attempt to
At 50, Ray Gandy Tries For 50 Read More »
The 19th annual Swim Across America Boston Harbor Islands Swim is a 22-mile relay style open water swim that starts and finishes in downtown Boston. Each of the 100 participants swims in a 15-minute legs 4-6 times throughout the day. It can both tiring and enjoyable for the charity effort that raised over US$230,000 for
Jamie Mannion Drops To One Knee, Kay Foley Helps Him Up Read More »
On a gorgeous day, the pool and open water swimming husband and wife duo of Rob and Laura Jones set off on an unprecedented swim last week across the Vineyard Sound. They both completed the first certified crossing from Cape Cod to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Rob finished the 6.5 mile solo expedition from Menauhant
Husband And Wife Duo Set Records In Cape Cod Read More »
3 years in the quest for the Oceans Seven…8 countries, 11 channel attempts, 7 successes, and hundreds of thousands of air miles and arm strokes… Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
A Hero’s Welcome And How Stephen Redmond Got There Read More »