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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Open water swimmers come in all shapes, sizes and ages. They are from all walks of life, but commonalities reign among those living the open water swimming lifestyle: 1. Your bicycle only has one gear. 2. Your running shoes cost less than your cheapest swimsuit. 3. You own more goggles than the number of years […]
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Sean Jefferson is a professional triathlete who was previously a 3:56 miler and 6-time NCAA All-American runner. He has the aerobic base and talent on terra firma to be competitive on the bike and mow his rivals down on the run, but he needed to swim faster – much faster – before he became a
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In the latest Honda CR-V commercial, the large Japanese car manufacturer encourages open water swimming. Among a handful of unusual activities, the commercial suggests starting a Leap List that “is everything you wanna do before everything you oughta do” like (1) joining a Polar Bear Club or (2) swimming with sharks. The Leap List also
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If there is any group of individuals who are best suited for a shipwreck, it is open water swimmers. With their proven ability to swim in all conditions, along with their knowledge of the open water and, in the case of marathon swimmers, the ability to withstand pain and endure under mentally challenging conditions, open
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Mark Lambert of Hinsdale, coached by the legendary Don Watson, won the 6-mile Sea of Galilee swim back in 1970. The holder of national high school pool records became a Face In The Crowd in Sports Illustrated as a result. His story, as a young teenager flying around the world, is fascinating. After finishing behind
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Andrew Gemmell‘s victory at the 2012 USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships is shown below in its entirety. “I started the final sprint probably about 400 meters out after the last turn,” explained the Delaware native studying at the University of Georgia who is setting himself up for a good run at the USA
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The selection of the top two American women to compete in the final Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim in Portugal this June is shown in its entirety below. Ashley Twichell of the Mission Viejo Nadadores played her cards right and comfortably won the USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Championships in Fort Myers, Florida this bright
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In Western Australia, the First National Lake Argyle Swim saw 117 swimmers with a number of colorful team names competing on May 5th for glory and cash and prizes valued over $7,000. 34-year-old Keira Macfarlane from Scarborough, Western Australia won the 20 km solo race in 5 hours 16 minutes just slightly ahead of the
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Forty-two swimmers ranging of all ages and abilities participated in the 9th Annual Escape from Managaha sponsored by the Saipan Swim Club. With perfect conditions for the 2.4 km channel swim from Mañagaha to American Memorial Park, the swimmers were supported and monitored by 12 kayakers, the Sea Spray and Department of Public Safety Jet
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How many open water swimmers have met like-minded swimmers online? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? The concept of an open water swimming community on the late 19th century – men hanging around the L Street Bathhouse in Boston or the Brighton Swimming Club in England – has
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