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Sandy Neilson reported that swimmers traveled from as far as Alaska to enjoy the American Swimming Association‘s Dam 5K in Austin, Texas where the swimmers wore FC swim caps. “The Dam 5K swimmers wore the FC caps in honor of recently fallen open water great, Fran Crippen.” Charles Lorenz from Wisconsin won overall in 1:03:30 […]
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Video clips of Rebecca Lewis in the English Channel demonstrate reasons why she is so fast in the open water. Her rapid arm turnover, high recovery, bilateral breathing, high hip position during short feedings, strong consistent kick and a streamlined body position that indicates a strong core are all reasons why she did a fast
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The Immensity, The Courage Of Penny Palfrey Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We flew into Hawaii to cover Penny Palfrey‘s 72-mile (116 km) ocean marathon swim from the west coast of Oahu to Kauai. Scanning down upon the immense Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu and Kauai, we were awed by the size of the channel
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Entries for the South London Swimming Club-sponsored UK Cold Water Championships at Tooting bec Lido, England are now open. Click here for more information about the 30-yard race, the relays and the 500-yard endurance challenge. With water temperatures as low as 3°C (37°F), just jumping in takes courage for most. But by the looks of
Over the last several year, 2000 Olympic champion Misty Hyman has taken her interests and talents to include open water swimming – and specifically the St. Croix Coral Reef Swim in the Virgin Islands. “I love St. Croix. It is literally a second home to me. I lived there from 2005 to 2008 after I
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With the Southern Hemisphere open water swimming season starting up in numerous countries during their summer as Northern Hemisphere swimmers either head indoors or start thinking about travel plans southward or for next season, it is always good to start thinking about different aspects of your racing that may not be known or on the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. …and disregards the rest. So explains Maarten van der Weijden in his presentations that he gives on behalf of Unilever to audiences throughout Europe. Van der Weijden, one of open water swimming’s greatest ambassadors and the Dutch gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, gives a view
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey is no longer under the radar in Hawaii as she wowed the local media with her humble nature and quiet confidence. The lead-up to any unprecedented marathon swim is always a time for worry – and relaxation. “I’ve loved my training swims in front of the Waikiki
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2011 Pan American Games and the 2011 UANA (Unión Americana de Natación) Masters Championships will both include open water swims. The 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 13th – 30th in Guadalajara, Mexico where a 10 km race will be featured in beautiful Puerto Vallarta.
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While the annual banquet for the English Channel swimmers is elegant and black-tie, the annual Catalina Channel Swimming Federation is casual held with the Pacific Ocean looming just offshore. At this year’s banquet, as usual, there was laughter, tears and heartfelt acknowledgements by the swimmers that frequently touched upon family ties. David Hartmire (11:52) explained,
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