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VENICE. Fabrizio Pescatori (on right) from Venice, Italy won the 25K marathon swim at the 1998 FINA World Swimming Championships and at the 1997 European Swimming Championships. He was the Italian national champion in 1995 10K and an Italian National Open Water Swimming Team member for ten years between 1989 and 1999. Like many generations […]
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“CUBA. Stings from Portuguese man o war tend to be erratic in shape,” explains marine expert Dr. Gail Grabowsky of Honolulu, Hawaii. “The man o war tentacles stick to the skin. Then, the swimmers touches them or gets further entangled and they end up with some really zig-zag scars.” The box jellyfish have very straight
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FRANCE. Erwan Le Corre from France is pushing his philosophy and way of life through MovNat. The catalyst behind MovNat’s clinics was his observation that many people have become the homo sapiens equivalent of cage, confined zoo animals. As a result of a lack of movement and exercise due to contemporary society’s reliance on escalators,
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LA JOLLA. Erwan Le Corre is the founder of MovNat, a physical education system and fitness method. Erwan teaches people to move naturally and efficiently in the manner of our nature-dwelling ancestors. Erwan’s natural and alternative approach to fitness and lifestyle leads him to believe that fitness is less about what the human body looks
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ISSUE: How to Prevent Chafing? PROBLEM: Chafing is irritation or lacerations due to repeated rubbing around the neck, underarms, shoulders, and along swimsuit lines and other friction points. There are fundamentally three types of chafing: 1. Skin-on-skin chafing: improper stroke mechanics and a cross-over kick or breathing can cause chafing. 2. Fabric-on-skin chafing: a swimsuit,
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Ram Barkai and Gavin Pike, took on the icy 2°C Loch Faskally, known as the gateway to the Scottish Highlands, yesterday. The founder of the International Ice Swimming Association and Gavin both lasted 35 minutes with the air temperature at -2°C. Ram, the International Ice Swimming Association founder, endured a 1-mile swim while his fellow
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Glenda Carroll announced that the Pacific Masters in northern Califoria is offering a 10K Open Water Workshop on January 8th that was immediately oversold. With more than four times the expected turnout, the 2.5-hour workshop filled a need for the open water swimmers of the San Francisco Bay area. The workshop includes how to approach
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DONEGAL, IRELAND. Ram Barkai visited Anne Marie Ward and Nuala Moore in Creeslough Village on the northwest coast of Ireland. “The sun is a just a concept here, no one claims to have ever seen it. The sky turns from pitch black to light grey for a couple of hours during, what the locals call
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OAHU. There are dozens and dozens of ocean swims, biathlons and triathlons on the island of Oahu throughout the year. Each of these events have well-trained lifeguards and experienced safety personnel overseeing the athletes who participate in the events on the north and south shore of the City & County of Honolulu. Many of the
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NEW YORK. Bea Hartigan was selected as the 2011 Times of Huntington Volunteer of the Year. The long-time open water swimming race director and coach was recognized as a open water swimming advocate and devoted fundraiser. She has spent decades organizing and officiating swimming competitions including the Fran Schnarr Memorial 5K in Huntington Bay (New
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