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Whether you are in Mexico or interested in a major international competition, Christian Palma is a photographer whose work you probably have already seen. He took a number of outstanding photos at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix event in Cancún, Mexico including this one of Andreas Waschburger taking some hydration during the 15 […]
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Emerging from Duke University in her own quiet way, the statuesque Ashley Twichell has been impressing her coach at the Mission Viejo Nadadores on a daily basis for months now. “She doesn’t break down, no matter what kind of workouts we throw at her,” said Coach Bill Rose. “She just keeps it up and is
Olympic 10km Marathon Swim Dark Horse, Ashley Twichell Read More »
Another race in the Miromar Lakes proved another demonstration of the strength, high navigational IQ and the increasing confidence of Ashley Twichell. The recent Duke University graduate who moved to the Mission Viejo Nadadores in Southern California specifically to train for the Olympics won another USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Championship today in the 5
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The 4 km BloodScan Jeffreys Bay Swim Challenge was got to a cold start in its inaugural run as part of the BloodScan Surf Challenge. Jeffreys Bay, home of Supertubes, one of the best surf breaks in the world, is the venue for 20 swimmers who will attempt a 4 km swim from Kitchen Windows,
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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
Making The Cut Around Hall Head Island Read More »
…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
We Risk Some To Fully Live Read More »
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
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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
Close Camaraderie Of Competition Read More »