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It is highly unusual to see a swimmer in the Dawesville Cut. In fact permission is required to use this waterway, so the afternoon fishermen were surprised to see this occurrence. Little did they know what they were witnessing. But one fisherman called out across the water, “Hey what’s going on?” He almost dropped his […]
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…My heart is pumping furiously, adrenalin surging through my body, as I stand on the edge of the boat. I grab onto the handrail as the boat rocks side to side… …from the very moment I jump in the ocean, or witness the person I love jump in the ocean, I surrender. I surrender to
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With open bodies of water ubiquitous in the lives of swimmers and mobile communications a modern-day convenience bordering on a necessity, the convergence of those two elements is never a good thing. “OH NO!” is the first reaction once your phone falls in the water. Well now that shocked reaction can change to a smile.
Don’t Get Wet. Is Your Phone Waterproof? Read More »
Live like you love the ocean is easy for open water swimmers to do. Open water swimmers love the smell of the ocean air, the sound of the sea breeze and the feel of the sand between their toes. They live for that feeling of stretching out as they head out beyond the shore and
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Like thousands of new swims around the world that attract pioneering open water swimmers, a handful of hardy open water swimmers are heading to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa for the first time. Jeffreys Bay, home of Supertubes, one of the best surf breaks in the world, is the venue for 20 swimmers who will
Bloodscan Jeffreys Bay Swim Challenge Along Perfect Wave Read More »
Andrew Gemmell has a kick. A tremendous kick. His kick propelled him from the rear of the pack to a silver medal finish in the 10 km at the 2009 World Swimming Championships. He swims straight. He swims streamlined. And he swims smart. Those attributes enabled him to fly past leading Arthur Frayler on the
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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 sunny morning. After hugging the first place position with Eva Fabian and others on the first half of the race, the Duke University graduate laid down a ripping
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As more and more high-level swimmers compete in the open water, physicality continues to be the name of the game. Experienced open water swimming referees understand how incidental contact frequently occurs. Objectively and properly officiating the physicality between two intensely focused competitors in the open water is extremely difficult. But calls and non-calls must be
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At the finish of the 3 hour 13 minute 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix (Maratón Cancún in Cancun, Czech Olympian Jana Pechanová won in a close battle over two-time Olympian Angela Maurer 3:13:14.21 to 3:13:14.54. Athletes in elite open water swimming competitions must touch the vertical plane of the finish. It is
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How close was Thomas Lurz‘s victory over Brian Ryckeman in the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix (Maratón Cancún in Cancun? It was this close. Lurz finished in 2:59:55.51, closely followed by Ryckeman in 2:59:55.83. Photo courtesy of Christian Palma. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Maratón Cancún Was This Close…Lurz Over Ryckeman Read More »