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North, south, east and west,Open water swimming is the best. Cold, warm, smooth or rough,Open water swimming can be tough. Point-to-point or out-and-back,Mother Nature will give you no slack. In a lake, bay, river or ocean,Gotta keep up the forward motion. Winter, spring, summer or fall,In the open water, you can have a ball. As […]
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More than 200 swimmers have registered for the increasingly popular Three Days in Three Seas 2011 event. “With participants from Europe and America as well as throughout Israel, Three Days in Three Seas is bigger and better than ever with its international field,” said founder Gadi Katz. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Harry Huffaker remembers Keo Nakama: “For me, the news of Keo‘s passing was very sad news. 50 years ago in 1961 Keo became the first person to swim across the 26-mile Molokai Channel. When I moved to Hawaii in 1966, I was just getting my feet wet with channel
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In an address to the global aquatic family in FINA’s Aquatics World Magazine, FINA President Julio Maglione spoke favourably of the 14th FINA World Championships that were held in Shanghai, China in July. “…the competition in the FINA sports (Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming and Open Water Swimming) is more interesting than ever, with
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Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, described swimming in a unique and flattering way in a message to the aquatic community. “FINA is now one of the most important international federations with 202 affiliated federations across the world. There has been a great deal of development in the sport since FINA was
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Each of the elite athletes wears a special swim cap in the world famous RCP Tiburon Mile this coming Sunday. The caps are worn by a number of world champions (e.g., Ashley Twitchell, Melissa Gorman, Chip Peterson, Vladimir Dyatchin) and champion swimmers from around the world (Australia, USA, Russia, New Zealand, Brazil and Egypt) will
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Bodysurfing is an essential skill for competitive open water swimmers and triathletes who participate in swims and triathletes in locations were there are breaking waves close to shore. Experienced athletes can identify swells as they swim into shore and catch waves to move significantly faster through the water than simply swimming. This skill to catch
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Avaaz.org calls for the world that cares about the marine world to Move Into Action: “Our oceans are being systematically destroyed and we have 48 hours to raise the alarm. The seafood industry uses long chains of heavy metal disks to drag nets across the sea floor in search of fish, crushing everything in their
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Open water swim starts are as varied as the venues where they take place. From the classic run-in-the-water from the beach to the more unusual jump-off-a-boat, open water swimming has the four general start formats 1. In-the-water start: swimmers begin while treading water in deep water 2. Jump or dive start: swimmers leap (i.e., jump
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While raising US$26,000, 11 marathon swimmers traversed 25 miles across the Canada-USA international border in their quest to swim the length of Lake Memphremegog from Newport, Rhode Island, USA to Magog, Quebec, Canada. The 11 swimmers were supported by 21 kayakers and 12 boat pilots and crew. The expedition, known as In Search of Memphré,
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