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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The United States Navy SEALs have established a partnership with USA Swimming and USA Water Polo, both organizations that have been the natural breeding ground of a number of SEALs over time. In its notoriously difficult training, the swimmers and water polo players have demonstrated the highest passing percentage than athletes from other sports or […]
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Acronyms in the open water swimming world continue to grow: CSA, CS&PF, CCSF, BLDSA, ILDSA, HCSA, ACNEG, WOWSA, FINA, JIOWSA, NEKOWSA, VOWSA, GLOWS and AKOWS. AKOWS is the Association of Korea Open Water Swimming (사단법인 한국바다수영협회) that organizes three open water swimming competitions in Busan and Seoul in South Korea every year under the leadership
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The Faces Of Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers and triathletes come in all different sizes, shapes and ages. Their abilities range from novices to pros. And their outlook, fears and perspectives, especially before a race, are usually quite evident, clearly written all over their faces. Where do you
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Besides the hard-working, passionate, selfless race directors of the estimated 6,500 open water swimming events around the world, the other critical people in the open water swimming world include the safety personnel and volunteers on the water. The lifeguards on paddle boards, stand-up paddle boards, kayaks, safety boats and onshore are essential elements of the
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Outside Kyoto, there is a 46,000-kilometer undertaking where selected Japanese monks must walk, meditation and pray in the Kaihōgyō ritual for 1,000 days. Their road to enlightenment and process of self-denial requires requires incredible stamina and discipline over a seven-year period. The ritual is mind-bogglingly difficult with extraordinary expectations of endurance. In Year 1, they
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Model, triathlete, patent holder, nationally ranked pool and open water swimmer, and owner of the Mountain Mermaids, Eney Jones is one versatile woman. Creative in the pool as a coach, she is also creative in the kitchen. Her latest meal was a deliciously healthy post-race meal of chicken, cilantro and pasta. Copyright © 2012 by
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Today, February 29th is the leap day in the Gregorian calendar. 29 is such a nice prime number that the Open Water Swim Club thought an explanation of the benefits of prime number sets is appropriate on this leap day. Open water swimmers are athletes well-suited to deep thought – or just zoning out. The
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Was Odysseus A True Marathon Swimmer? Courtesy of WOWSA. Was Odysseus among the first mythical character to be a marathon swimmer? According to Homer’s famous epic story Odyssey, Odysseus was sailing from Thrinacia to Ogygia when his ship was struck by a thunderbolt and all his men were killed except him. He survived by swimming
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Nearly 100 swimmers took to the magical waters of Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef last year. At the invitation of online open water swimming pioneer Oceanswims, the Heron Island Ocean Swim was a spectacular splash for the inaugural event in the warm coral cay paradise. The 1K and 3K swims were preceded by
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Nejib Belhedi continues on his swim along the border of Tunisia. As he nears the Libyan border, the social unrest in the area presents a different kind of risk on the swim than open water swimmers usually face. However, the local community of Ben Guerdane (Arabic: بن ڤردان Bin Qirdan) is helping Nejib. This coastal
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