A Powerful Formula Draws People To Triathlons
Triathlon growth is skyrocketing.
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What Goes Around, Comes Around In The Cold, Rough Water
IRELAND. As Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward of Ireland are awaiting the sub-5°C water this coming Sundayin Port na Blath together with Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association. Ram will certify Nuala and Anne Marie’s New Year’s Eve ice swim where the water temperature must be lower than 5°C for the
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The Energy And Enthusiasm Of Sandra Bucha Continues
HINSDALE. One of the most influential luminaries in athletics in the United States, Dr. Donna Lopiano, former president of the Women’s Sports Foundation, wrote glowingly about Sandra Bucha, one of the stars of the world professional marathon swimming circuit in the 1970s. “Between 1973 and 1975, Sandra was the female winner in the nine professional
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WOWSA Award Voting Progress
HUNTINGTON BEACH. There are four more days of voting until the 2011 WOWSA Awards are announced. The top five vote-getters in each category (World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year and World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year) are below: 1. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) –
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Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It
SAN DIEGO. Catalina Channel swimmer Dr. Peter Attia is on to something and wants to make the world a healthier place tomorrow. He has started a war on insulin and he is calling others to go to battle with him against the great scourge of modern society: obesity. It is a good fight, but like
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BCT Gdynia Marathon, New Professional Race In Poland
POLAND. Tomasz Pąchalski, the organizer of BCT Gdynia Marathon (Morski Maraton Pływacki BCT Gdynia) in Poland, announced a new professional marathon swim from the Hel Peninsula to the city of Gdynia in Poland, offering a US$10,000 first prize for both men and women. The new 18.5K event will take place August 24-26 2012, soon after
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Seeing Red Among The Blues In The Open Water
UK and SPAIN. David Jenkins was the winner of the British Heart Foundation’s Red for Heart Digital Photography Competition. By abiding by the only rule – incorporating red – David beautifully shot a swimmer getting ready to swim in the Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham, UK. In keeping with the British Heart Foundation’s theme, David
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WOWSA Update
In the final week of voting for the 2011 WOWSA Awards, there are three interesting races. In the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year voting, Petar Stoychev has forged into a slim lead over Jamie Patrick. In the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year voting, it is another close race between
Details Of The Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km
Betony Garner, Press Officer of Communications & Public Affairs for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited provided a variety of fun facts about the Olympic marathon swim at the 2012 London Olympics. The proper term for the marathon swimming event is the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km in English. The
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Swimming Across The Middle East In The Spirit Of Ouma
If you are set about swimming across an entire country, how long would that take? In the case of Nejib Belhedi of Tunisia who is swimming 1,400K from the west to east of Tunisia, he started on June 22nd from Djerba Island and has swum over 700K to date as December ends. He is scheduled
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