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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The sport of open water swimming has entered its Age of Exploration when individuals are discovering how far they can swim and how tough they really are under arduous conditions in the open water. From extreme swims in very cold or very warm waters to swims with high degree of risks in water where sharks, […]
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Some of the most beautiful bays of the world are posted here. The bays include locations where many open water swims are held. The France-based global organization calls attention to the importance of identifying the most beautiful stretches of coastline of the planet with emphasis on bays that are a symbolic link between the ocean
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The world of formalized open water swimming competitions continues to expand. On December 31st, Cambodia will host its first open water swimming event over 5K as part of the inaugural Sea Festival in Sihanoukville’s Occheateal Beach. The event, organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, is in celebration of the beach resort’s recent induction into the
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The Hawaiian Channel Swim Association (HCSA) is a volunteer-run channel swimming governing body formed in 1984 by Carol Lee Heltzel. The HCSA was established to recognize individuals who have successfully swum across the 9 major inter-island channels of the Hawaiian Islands. Its membership includes everyone who has swum at least one channel in Hawaii. The
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Ana Marcela Cunha missed out on her second Olympics by 4 seconds at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. Disappointed beyond belief, Ana Marcela could have been excused if she wallowed in self-pity. But the dynamo from Brazil did not. She quickly picked herself up and finished 7th in the 5K race at the world
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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has re-opened its application to audition for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics. In particular, they need more men – “particularly if they have rhythm!” If any open water swimmer wants to get involved in the upcoming Olympics and having a
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Human Kinetics is pleased to offer a 20% holiday discount on any product purchased on its website. Enter E6836 into the promo code box at the online checkout in order to receive the 20% holiday discount. The offer expires December 22th, 2011. Place your order by December 15th to ensure shipments arrive by Christmas. Click
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The number of committed marathon swimmers heading to Hidden Valley Lake and Clearlake, California for Jamie Patrick‘s open water swim camps is growing. Jamie is hosting two camps (Jamie’s Swim Camp) in May and July for marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, adventure swimmers, triathletes and anyone else who enjoys the camaraderie of swimming with others. The
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Gretchen Bredeson shot this for National Geographic in August 2009 in a lake in northwest Montana, U.S.A. The shot was taken from a ladder at the end of the dock. Imagine an open water swim under such conditions. You could draft off of another swimmer by simply following their shadow. Copyright © 2009 by Gretchen
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Penny Palfrey swam like few others in history during 2011. The 49-year-old Australian from Queensland started off the year, swimming a trio of channels in Hawaii. A warm-up in the 7-mile Alalakeiki Channel led to a 17-mile Kaluakahi Channel (between Kauai and Niihau) and a record-setting Molokai Channel swim. In between she completed a unprecedented
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