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The Farallon Islands Swimming Association was established to govern, promote, escort and sanction swims between the Golden Gate Bridge and the Farallon Islands off the coast of California. The organization is nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year for its year-round efforts to advise and support solo swimmers and relays. […]
Far from the coastlines of the West Coast, inland-located Bakersfield is still getting into open water swimming. Like their counterparts in pools from Portugal to Canada, Pool Open Water is their answer. All of the lanes were taken out of their college pool last week in preparation for Bakersfield’s first Pool Open Water event. The
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Who says humans can’t swim like fish? At an aquarium in Seoul, Korean synchronized swimmers perform in the open water. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Stephen Redmond talks about his exploits during 2011 in a special LoneSwimmer article here. Stephen is a nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A strong kick is an important part of open water swimming technique. Powerful bursts of speed are needed at various points during a race and the legs are strong contributors. In this piece we demonstrate kicking with fins and a snorkel for proper body alignment and we
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The Swim was a 35 hour 18 minute 56-mile marathon swim across by Liane Llewellyn, Olly White, Nikki Fraser, Becky Lewis, Colm O’Neill, Jonathan Openshaw, Ronan Keating, Jenny Frost, Pamela Stephenson, Jason Bradbury and Steve Parry. Their charity swim on behalf of Cancer Research UK and nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance
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30 years ago, Paul Asmuth ruled the professional marathon swimming world and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim was a year away from starting in its modern-day format. Shelley Taylor-Smith had yet to enter the open water and Penny Dean still held both the English Channel (7:40) and Catalina Channel (7:15) records. The King of the
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Vegetarian and Olympic 10K Marathon Swim chief Colin Hill appeared on a popular cooking program in the UK called River Cottage. Colin did some wild swimming with British celebrity chef‘s Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall after benefiting from some carbo-loading dishes. View here where available. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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Selina Moreno Pasagali is a breast cancer survivor who has nursed herself back to health by becoming an accomplished marathon swimmer. She is a nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. Learn more and vote HERE for the WOWSA Awards for 2011 Man of the Year, 2011 Woman of the
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The first-ever GET AMPED! South Florida 1.5-mile open water swim was held today helping GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) amplify the voice of the LGBT community supporting equal rights. The event was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where 35 swimmers raised money for the cause bringing together athletes, advocates residents, visitors and local
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