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Jamie Patrick, the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, penned a heartfelt appreciation to the open water swimming community: As I sit down to write this, it is difficult to fully express how I feel. I am extremely grateful for the amazing support that has been shown to me during this year’s […]
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HUNTINGTON BEACH. There are three types of chafing: skin-on-skin, fabric-on-skin and hair-on-skin. Chafing can be caused by stroke technique, sighting, swimsuit types, salt concentration in the water, water temperature, facial hair, duration in the water, and body type. Most people use lubricants (Vaseline or other types of petroleum jelly, lanolin, TriSlide, Body Glide, Aquaphor) to
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Mohammad Kobadi continues on his 16th straight day in his stage swim along the Persian Gulf. 1000 kilometers clad in a wetsuits and assisted by fins, his stage swim from the Strait of Hormuz will take him ultimately to Arvand Kenar in southeastern Iran. The 15.8K stage of 5 hours 30 minutes in 23°C from
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Like Mount Everest among mountaineers, Tour de France among cyclists and the Olympics among runners, the shadow of the English Channel stretches far and wide over the elite echelons of the marathon swimming world. Of the 226 inductees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, over 45% have swum the English Channel. These Channel
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Claire Duncan, Mark Blewitt and Matt Cox, three swimmers who have lived with type 1 diabetes for more than ten years, were successful on their six-person relay across the English Channel in July 2011. The trio helped raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation while swimming with a waterproof insulin pump (Animas® Vibe) with
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STANFORD. Phil Cutti, an exercise physiologist at Stanford’s Human Performance Lab at Stanford University talked about the myriad logistical issues he and his teammates from the Night Train Swimmers face in their 331-mile (532K) charity relay swim along the coast of California. The Night Train Swimmers are training for this unprecedented 6-person relay from the
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. Santa Clara Swim Club has one of the richest traditions in the history of amateur athletics. Swimmers from the club won 51 Olympic gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. But it roots are partly in the open water. Starting with 13 swimmers, the team initially practiced at Santa Clara High School
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WASHINGTON D.C. Tim Shriver, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Special Olympics, is a visionary friend and great fan of open water swimming. In Athens at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Tim was extremely impressed with the 35 Special Olympics athletes who competed in the 1.5K race
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UTAH. How times are changing. Registration opened for the Great Salt Lake Open Water Marathon Swim opened up at precisely 12:00 midnight on New Year’s day 2012. Between the two events (1 mile and 8 miles), the longer marathon swim filled up in less than two days. The 8-mile race is capped at 12 swimmers,
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As is traditional, the 2012 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix starts up in Argentina with a trio of professional marathon swims in Rosario, Santa Fe-Coronda and Hernandarias-Parana. The pro circuit then shifts to Capri-Napoli in Italy, Lac St-Jean and Lac Memphremagog in Canada, Sabac in Serbia and Ohrid Lake in Macedonia. World Open Water
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