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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
BJ Bedford earned an Olympic gold…so did Gary Hall Jr….as did Ian Crocker…and Scott Goldblatt…and Gary Hall Sr….and Kaitlan Sandeno… They all will be at the 20th annual Flowers Sea Swim. As Crocker says, “This is the only open water swim that I do. It is wonderful event.” Over 25% of the 860 entrants are […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offer tips to help swimmers stay safe in the sometimes hazardous waters of the ocean. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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As the northern hemisphere summer heats up and open water swims start to dot the weekend calendars, the number of swimmers who take to the oceans, lakes and bays in neoprene wetsuits increases. The sleek look of black skimming along the surface along shorelines and coastal waterways is a sure sign of the popularity of
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…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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Some swimmers use butterfly the last few meters of their open water swims. Many swimmers roll over on their backs and do backstroke during their swims to relieve their shoulders and necks. Others switch over to breaststroke for a change of pace or to get a better view of what lies ahead. While all open
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