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Especially if there are box jellyfish. Their stings are excruciatingly painful and potentially life-threatening. The data and forecasts used in 808jellyfish are the estimated dates of arrivals based on historical data. However, box jellyfish can also arrive on “off-cycle” days. Check out their nightly schedule, if you are in Hawaii, here at 808jellyfish.com Why 808? […]
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The annual Swim With Mike event focuses on raising valuable funds from the swimming community for physically challenged athletes. Inspired by world-class swimmer Mike Nyeholt whose promising career was cut short by a motorcycle accident, the program has thrived and allowed many to led successful, independent lives in spite of paralysis, amputation and blindness. Going
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Aerial video footage of the 2012 aQuellé Midmar Mile was taken by RC Helicam‘s quadcopter outfitted with a GoPro and specialty lens to reduce fisheye distortion. The footage of the start and finish of the world’s large competitive open water swim was taken by the helicam pilot. Owner-operator Andrew Martens stood onshore with video glasses
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The Southern Pacific Masters runs a summer season open water series. The overall male and female high point winners were Bryan Buck and Tanya MacLean. The series included the Seal Beach Rough Water Swim (1 and 3 miles), Semana Nautica (6 miles), Balboa to Newport Pier-to-Pier (2 miles), Naples Island Swim (1 and miles), Don
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50 local swimmers set the world non-stop open water swimming relay record in Lake Cane in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. only a few years ago. Then it was two relay teams of international marathon swimming superstars, including Penny Palfrey, Michelle Macy and Julie Bradshaw, that upped the ante in Lake Taupo in New Zealand (shown on
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In March 1965 during the eighth season of a popular Perry Mason television series, episode #234 saw the fictional detective starred in an episode called The Case of the Murderous Mermaid. In this episode, former swimming champion Victoria Dawn is overweight, out of shape, and the owner of a chain of failing health spas. Desperate
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The Federação Gaúcha de Desportos Aquáticos presents its 5-race series, the Circuito Gaúcho de Maratonas Aquáticas, in Brazil with its finale in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazi, coming up at the end of this month. The races include the 1ª etapa – Travessia de Osório, held on December 19th in Osório,
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Ralph Goto, Administrator of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division of the city of Honolulu, was selected as the 2012 Paragon Award recipient in the category of Water Safety. The prestigious award, given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame, is presented annually to an individual for outstanding service and contributions in aquatic disciplines
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Kimberley Chambers, a relatively newcomer to marathon swimming with two Farallon Islands relay swims to her name, received a good education en route to her successful 8 hour 26 minute crossing of the Cook Strait today. Taking off quickly from South Island, the native from New Zealand now working in San Francisco for Adobe, reached
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The 68ª Travessia de l’estany de Banyoles got off to a great runnng start… And the younger ones at the 84th Travessia al Port de Barcelona are learning how to just dive into the sport… Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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