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Months into his Swim Across Tunisia with months left to go, English Channel swimmer Nejib Belhedi is the epitome of patience, steadfastness and commitment. In the beginning of his 1,400K stage swim from one end of Tunisia to the other, it was simply Nejib, a lone swimmer and his local crew. Alone with their dream, […]
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee Skip Storch knows his fish. Not only from the water’s surface as a marathon swimmer, but also deep below as the inventive entrepreneur of Shu-Fly Tackle & Fly Shop of Nanuet, New York. “There is a reason why bait fish have evolved to have white undersides,” explained Skip.
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Universal Sports knows an interesting niche for public consumption of the open water world: adventure swimming. Not only has Jamie Patrick’s swim in Lake Tahoe been documented by Universal Sports, but they are also working on another film called “Swimming California” about his Sacramento River adventure swim. The film is about the experience of Jamie’s
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What a year 2011 has been for women in the water. Whether from the South American continent (Pilar Geijo), Oceania (Penny Palfrey), North America (Diana Nyad) or Europe (Keri-Anne Payne), this year’s women in the water have been incredibly impressive and inspirational. Whether they were quiet or eloquent, young or old, single or married, professional
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After a storm of media reports about Flavio Bomio‘s alleged sexual abuse of minors and information received from the Swiss Swimming Federation, FINA’s Cornel Marculescu suspended Bomio from his position as the Honorary Secretary of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. In a statement issued today, FINA stated “FINA supports the Swiss Swimming Federation
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On his second day of his stage swim out in the Persian Gulf, 34-year-old Mohammad Hosein Bibi Kobadi swam for 3 hours and 10 minutes under the guidance of Captain Mahmood with crew members Amir Estaky, Mahdi Giviani, Ali Kobadi and Esmail Eskandari in support. Kobadi started at 2:45 pm between Hurmoz Island and Qeshm
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Chafing is nearly always an issue for open water swimmers. Skin-on-skin, fabric-on-skin and hair-on-skin all cause chafing. But there is a special situation that requires a unique approach: beard-on-skin. And there are few who are experts in this niche area like Rob Dumouchel. “I may have taken swim bearding to a bit of an extreme,
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Chafing is a common ailment and complaint among open water swimmers and triathletes. There are three fundamental types of chafing: 1. Skin-on-skin chafing: improper stroke mechanics can cause chafing as can a cross-over kick or breathing. 2. Fabric-on-skin chafing: a swimsuit, goggles, swim cap, protective suit or wetsuit can cause some mean chafing. 3. Hair-on-skin
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Bulgaria’s five-time world champion wrestler Stanka Zlateva just outpointed Peter Stoychev for Bulgaria’s best sports personality of the year. It was her second year in a row to be honored by the country’s sports journalists. Petar remains in a similar position in the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year voting that is open
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Bette Marston of Sports Illustrated knows a future star when she interviews one. With his Olympic spot guaranteed, Alex Meyer is getting some well-earned publicity in the United States. Plus, with the most powerful agent in aquatics at his side, Peter Carlisle, and NBC getting ready to make its pre-Olympic push, Alex will be positioned
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