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One of the longest ongoing ocean swims in the Pacific Ocean continued on its tradition for young open water swimmers this past weekend. The 34th annual Saipan Swim Club Ocean Swim was held in the warm waters off the Saipan World Resort where age-group swimmers from Saipan and Guam participated in four different distances. Victoria […]
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More and more swims are establishing a sister swim (or twin swim) relationship. Sister swims are two independently organized open water swimming events that have a formalized mutually beneficial cooperative relationship. Sister swims are different from swims that are part of an established domestic or international series or circuit. Each swim promotes the other via
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The average difference in buoyancy of the same object in salt water versus fresh water is 2.5%. While differences in buoyancy of certain objects in saltier marine waters can be precisely measured, 2.5% is the generally accepted average difference. If the average center body depth of a streamlined swimmer doing freestyle in calm seas is
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A new television show Open Water Swimmer (Enigma Man) premieres on National Geographic Channel on May 10th in the United States. The one-hour show features Martin Strel (Big River Man) and a group of Chattanooga open water swimmers who showcase the unique and different physiological and psychological traits of swimmers. Borut Strel, Martin’s son and
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Children are so adorable and incredibly precious. They always have an innocent view of the world. Their actions are sincere and come directly from their heart. They love parental support and adult approval, but they occasionally say or do things that cause adults to smile and shake their heads
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There are good reasons why rules and traditions used in one part of the world are not universally used in other parts of the open water swimming world. Marine life is one significant reason for differentiation. Specifically, waters have different levels of risk: open bodies of water can have the absence or presence of sharks
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Murray Rose was one of the shining lights of swimming. After his death from leukemia on Sunday, his star will forever burn bright among his countrymen, in the aquatic community and with everyone who had the good fortunate to cross his cheerful path. From his Olympic victories at the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey is also the only known open water swimmer to have swum near (over) two Great White Sharks and several oceanic white tips and other unnamed sharks both in broad daylight and at night during her marathon swims. So it is no wonder that she uses the Shark
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The new professional BCT Gdynia Marathon in Gdynia, Poland is organized by Tomasz Pąchalski. The BCT Gdynia Marathon is an additional event in the amateur Morski Maraton Pływacki BCT Gdynia competition held in Gdynia, Poland. The new professional 18.5 km (11.2-mile) event will take place on the sunniest and warmest day between August 24th –
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There is good reason why open water swimming used to be referred to roughwater swimming. When hard-core traditionalists think of open water swimming, they can imagine very rough, cold water in a turbulent ocean where aggressive sharks, numerous jellyfish, shifting tides, massive ocean swells and strong currents make for challenging conditions where there is possibility
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