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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Besides getting stung by jellyfish and wiping off lanolin after a race, getting off the big black inky numbers from your shoulders, hands and wrists is always a hassle. Do you use rubbing alcohol or just lots of soap? Scrub, scrub, scrub? Just wait? Sportstiks® of Essex in the […]
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Jason Malick jumped off his escort boat right under the Golden Gate Bridge in the 49°F (9.4°C) water this morning and is now heading steadily to the Farallon Islands with the tides behind him. Malick can be followed on his 30-mile attempt to become the first person to swim from the mainland of California, starting
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In the open water, teamwork is the name of the game between swimmer and coach, swimmer and crew, swimmer and escort. But in Japan, teamwork, cooperation and coordination can take on an entirely different level. In this Japanese television commercial, the announcer starts off by saying Suzuki is in lane 1, then he explains that
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NBC’s coverage of the Ironman World Championship won its 16th Emmy Award at the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards. “These awards [for Outstanding Camera Work] reflect the hard work and dedication of a fantastic production team,” says 19-time Emmy Award winner Peter Henning, who produced the show as the Senior Vice President for the Ironman.
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From Malta To Gozo, Once Or Twice Courtesy of WOWSA, Malta-Gozo. The Malta-Gozo-Malta Open Water Swimming Competition is one of the world’s top open water swimming competitions. The Birkirkara St Josephs Sports Club-sponsored event is held in Malta, an archipelago situated in the Mediterranean Sea south of the coast of Sicily, Italy. The course is
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming previously explored the parent-child relationship in open water swimming (see here). “I learned many years ago that it was best to do something dangerous and then tell Mom through photos of the event,” described channel swimmer and retired firefighter Barbara Held of San Diego, California. “It saved her
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Ocean swimmers understand the inherent risk of venturing beyond the shoreline. There are currents, tides, waves, Portuguese man o war, cold water and rough conditions to deal with. In some cases, there are also the deadly box jellyfish, sea snakes, orcas and sharks. But there is also the red devil, otherwise known as the Humboldt
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The gold standard in the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming was established by Rendy Lynn Opdycke when she completed the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in 7:46:32 on July 5th, the English Channel in 10 hours 54 minutes on July 27th and the Catalina Channel in 8 hours 28 minutes on August 9th during a
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No way. It’s not right. Can’t be done. Shouldn’t be done. These are just a few of the comments overheard from coaches when the 3-person mixed-gender 5 km relay format was introduced on the international open water swimming circuit. It is not fair to the men and it’s not fair to the women. The 2-men
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Similar to hundreds of other channel aspirants around the world, Tom Fristoe, founder and CEO of TeamUnify, completed his mandatory 6-hour swim before his English Channel attempt later this year. Fristoe, who is attempting a 34-day completion of the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, did his practice swim in La Jolla Cove near San
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