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Doug Woodring announced the Oceanic Big Five to celebrate World Oceans Day. “Open water swimmers, surfers, sailors, divers and paddlers have an IOU for the ocean and now it’s time to give back. Get your friends, teams or communities together, and create an ocean clean-up in places that normal beach cleanups might not take you. […]
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In a recent interview about his future in the sport of swimming, Michael Phelps told Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated, “I’m so sick of the water. Even when I go to the beach with my friends. They’re like, ‘Why won’t you get in?’ And I’m like, ‘Do you have any IDEA how much of my
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The U.S. Coast Guard seeks public input on how best to prevent recreational boating casualties caused by propeller strikes. The Coast Guard, in particular, seeks comments on specific measures to protect recreational boaters in the water near the stern of a recreational vessel. The Coast Guard also seeks additional ideas, specific data, and other facts
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35 women from 21 countries will be fighting it out to be among the top 15 swimmers at the upcoming Olympic marathon swim qualifier in Setubal Bay in Portugal. The following women are entered and ready to battle for the final 15 positions in the Olympic marathon swim in London. No lanes, no lines, no
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Other than the Olympics themselves, it is said (in America) that the USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials and the NCAA Swimming Championships are the most competitive swim meets in the world. Without a doubt, these events are some of the most exciting and breathtaking swimming competitions in the world, always with more than a few
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Sunday, May 20th Pensacola Bridge Swim – 5K Travessia de Ubatua 5 etaoa di Circuito Paulista Travessia de Ubatuba 5a etapa do Circuito Paulista de Maratona Aquatica Travessua de Ubatyba Open Water Experience Maho Bay Maratona Nacional de Vitoria Co-ed Open Water Experience Cruce Alcatraz – 1.5~ K from Alcatraz Island to Bahia Kino Lake
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During the 2008 Olympic quadrennial, Russian gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko was unbeatable. The Russian superstar, who will be inducted in the 2012 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this September 22nd on the Queen Mary, was open water swimming royalty. Ilchenko always won her races dramatically. In anything from 5 km to 10 km in
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The naturally produced hormone irisin helps enable weight loss by converting normal white fat into calorie-burning brown fat in a process called thermogenesis (see research here). Named after the svelte Greek goddess Iris, it is naturally produced during a workout. Jonathan Keats of Wired Magazine writes, “A purified form of irisin could soon become the
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After reading today’s article on protective swimwear (see here about the dangers of swimming in waters with box jellyfish), marathon swimmer Bob Needham asked the following profound questions: What amount of risk to a swimmer is acceptable in the sport? When does exposing yourself to a certain level of risk considered “foolish”? These are questions
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Experienced open water swimming coaches are observant. In order to understand precisely what is going on in order to make reasonable decisions, good coaches listen carefully to their athletes, constantly observe their stroke count and stroke technique, and monitor their facial expressions. They understand what they mean when they use specific words, phrases and body
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