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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Rachel Golub, an extreme open water swimmer with the Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers and a world record holder for the two-way crossing of the Beagle Channel between Argentina to Chile together with Patricia Sener and Cristian Vergara, is a talented multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. She not only is the Concertmaster for Fiddler […]
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The Bakersfield Swim Club hosted its first Pool Open Water event on the weekend in its 50-meter pool. “It was small, but a good learning experience for all that competed in it. We had a participant there who had never swam a mile before and it was really exciting to see her finish it. Our
Dr. Angel Yanagihara of the Pacific Cnidaria Research Lab and the Békésy Laboratory of Neurobiology in the Pacific Biosciences Research Center in Honolulu, Hawaii shared her extensive knowledge of some of the most venomous creatures in the world: There are over 40 species of box jellyfish or cubozoans. These are divided into the Carybdeidae and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Athletes and coaches often discuss what foods and drinks are optimal for sports, especially endurance sports. Sometimes, athletes and coaches refer to formal research studies conducted and published in peer-review articles. But we wonder if these optimal sustenance and hydration account for the totality of the endurance athlete’s experience?
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Chris Derks from Irving, Texas is a world record holder at the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim with a 7 hour 41 minutes and a former American professional marathon swimmer. Always active in the water as a swimmer and helpful trainer to others, he also won the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in 1999 (8 hours 23
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It is rare, exceedingly rare, for an open water swimmer to be featured on the box of a packaged product. Famous football players, yes. Well-known basketball players, yup. Olympic champions, certainly. Cartoon characters, all the time. Beautiful celebrities, for sure. But open water swimmers? Once about every 30-50 years. But Tammy van Wisse is showcased
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SwimSpray is a new product that is being used by both pool swimmers and open water swimmers. Invented by swimmer Andrew Chadeayne, Ph.D., JD., SwimSpray is an all-natural, fragrance-free formula whose active ingredient is Vitamin C. It is used to prevent chlorine from bonding to the hair and skin of pool swimmers and to remove
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In the middle of London, in the midst of Hyde Park, in a lake built in 1730 by Queen Caroline, the world’s fastest open water swimmers will battle for Olympic gold. The 2012 London Olympic Games will showcase the sport of marathon swimming like never before. Fans and television audiences will be able to zoom
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If you are trouble having or preparing balanced, healthful meals, here is a suggestion that most typically leads to improved healthful lifestyle and food. Take photos of your meals and send them to your friends. Your friends not only might comment on your food, providing helpful comments or suggested recipes, but you might also feel
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Don MacDonald pointed out statistics to English Channel swimmers that indicate endurance athletes who exercise for 3 hours or more have an increased chance of dying from cardiac arrest. According to the article in Peak Performance, “…any athlete who participates in a strenuous test of endurance lasting about three hours or more has an increased
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