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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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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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Steph Cox leads a number of hardy Serpentine swimming club members out of the Olympic water in Hyde Park, London, after the annual Pan Pan Cup Race on Christmas Day. Steph is a regular Serpentine swimmer who is preparing for the Winter Swimming World Championships in Latvia. When not immersed in sub-5°C or participating in
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Looking for a place to swim? Check out Wild Swim, a new worldwide wild swim map by the incomparable Kate Rew and the Outdoor Swimming Society. Find great open water swims from Mongolia to Miami. The renowned Wild Swim author and founder of the Outdoor Swimming Society describes swimming in the wild with unique talents
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In the world of professional marathon swimming, four women have stood out among their male counterparts. Greta Andersen went goggle-to-goggle with her male rivals in the 1950s and 1960s, often winning and proving herself the greatest of all. Judith van Berkel-de Njis was similar, winning over men and women at the 1964 31-mile Lake Ontario
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John Kinsella, arguably the most dominant swimmer on the professional marathon swimming circuit, knew who he could count on during his professional marathon swimming career. Coach Don Watson helped prepare him for an unprecedented career while his Hinsdale teammate, Sandra Bucha, helped him when cold became an issue. At the 1974 24 Heures La Tuque
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Keri-Anne Payne will face the weight of Great Britain’s gold medal hopes at the 2012 London Olympic Games. As the clear-cut gold medal favorite in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim, the South African native possesses the smarts, tenacity, endurance and speed to meet these expectations. Time and time again in international competitions between 2008 and
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In the throes of winter when lakes are either frozen over or the temperature of chilled drinks, some open water swimmers are pleasantly pre-occupied with extreme cold water swimming, challenging themselves in water colder than 15°C, 10°C and even 5°C. But there are many others who yearn for freshness of spring and the warmth of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The acronym IMSHOF refers to both the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honors swimmers, coaches, pilots, administrators and contributors who have excelled in open water swimming world while the International Masters Swimming Hall
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Exposure Scientific has developed innovative and patent-pending skincare products that are formulated to permit the body to synthesize vitamin D while blocking harmful, unwanted rays of light. The skincare products include sunscreens, daily-use moisturizers, lotions and other products with SPF factors. Vitamin D is made in large quantities by the human body when certain wavelengths
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