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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
At the 2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships, teammates, swimming fans and prognosticators were shocked when world and Olympic champion Grant Hackett did not qualify for the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hackett had everything you could imagine in an open water swimmer: proven sprinting speed (with a 1:46 200m freestyle), […]
Ous Mellouli vs. Grant Hackett In The Open Water Read More »
In an example of how international the global community of open water swimming is, American Catherine Vogt is the marathon swimming coach for Ous Mellouli, the Olympic gold medalist from Tunisia who also looking to qualify for the 10 km marathon swim in Setubal Bay, Portugal this weekend. The blonde hair, blue-eyed Vogt has enjoyed
Setubal Bay – Where North Carolina And Tunisia Meet Read More »
There are usually no more than 256 athletes who compete at the international level in the professional marathon swimming world. It is a small niche in the overall open water swimming. So naturally the athletes are close-knit, friendly and respectful of each others time and commitment to the sport. At international competitions, they greet each
When Friends Fight In The Open Water Read More »
…their classroom is the ocean … we look at the ocean differently when we use it … listen below how Bruckner Chase frames the discussion at the BLUEMiND conference in the Outer Banks, North Carolina about the incredible potential of Samoan tradition. Chase talks about merging this Fa’a Samoa with the ancestral knowledge of moving
What Can You Do To Keep Us Engaged? Read More »
Go with the flow and open water swimming is easier. Go against the flow (tides, currents) and open water swimming can be frustrating, tiring and an act of slow-motion progress. Purposefully going against the tides feels…well…satisfying to finish. Facing this ebb and flow is what 6 swimmers of the Chalkwell Redcaps will do in 6
The Ying And Yang Of The Ebb And Flow Read More »
The GADD (GaddinAbtGarnish 2012) is back. “It is a meandering swim with 1 km, 3 km and 5 km options, something for everybody. It is not a race. This year, we have loads of novices again. Some swimmers from last September’s event are moving up a step to 3 km,” says Oswald Schmidt, the race
They Are GADD To Be Back Read More »
There is a free 1-mile open water swim in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts on June 16th to honor International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Jim Doty. The bedrock of the New England open water swimming community, he dedicated his life to promoting swimming and a clean environment in New England waters. His legacy will be celebrated
Celebrating The Legacy Of Jim Doty Read More »
9,762 adult swimmers, from Olympians to newcomers to the world of aquatics, are heading their way to Riccione, Italy to participate in the 14th FINA World Masters Championships. The organizers in the seaside town found their most popular event was the 3 km open water swim. Among all the butterflyers, backstrokers, breaststrokers, freestylers, relay members
24% Combine Camaraderie, Challenge And Competition Read More »
Allen Collins, curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and Evan Orellana of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, reported that the dreaded and extraordinarily venomous box jellyfish has started to appear in Florida in much greater numbers. “We’re seeing this happening everywhere all over the planet. Species
Boxed In A Changing World Read More »
After holding its first few Olympiad swimming competitions in the open water (Aegean Sea at the 1896 Athens Olympics, Seine River in the 1900 Paris Olympics and a man-made lake in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics), the first marathon swim in Olympic history was held in 2008. The historic event took place in a 2+
First Beijing, Then London, Next Rio, Then…? Read More »