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Some reporters have colofully written how open water swimming combines the aerobic conditioning of running, the tactics of cycling and the toughness of water polo (or boxing). Little did we know that Manny Pacquiao, one of the world’s greatest boxers who is a seven-division world champion and the first boxer in history to win nine […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jayson Jackson of Diversity In Aquatics contributed information about a riveting story of heroic, selfless lifesavers who overcame the elements and the society in which they lived…and excelled. The film Rescue Men tells of the Pea Island Life Savers who accomplished the impossible during a hurricane-thrashed night in 1896.
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Vitor Cunha of aqualoja, an innovative leader in presenting and promoting open water swimming and a supplier of aquatic, has outdone himself yet again. aqualoja has produced three outstanding – truly compelling – videos in high definition. You will not be disappointed. Guaranteed. Check the videos out here. The videos were shot in Alqueva Lake
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In trying to research the formal name of the Catalina Channel, the waterway between Santa Catalina Island and the Southern California mainland, The Daily News of Open Water Swimming was reminded of the Island of the Blue Dolphins, a story about a remarkably courageous woman who lived alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island,
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The 5K American Swimming Association Open Water Swimming Collegiate National Championships are coming this weekend on October 2 in the Mansfield Dam Park in Lake Travis outsid of Austin, Texas. College students around the United States will take a shot at the existing 5K records held by Brittany Massengale of Rice University (55:09.3) and Matt
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A Daily News of Open Water Swimming poll asked “At what temperature do you think the water is getting cold?” The choices are as follows: Under 5ºC (41ºF) Under 10ºC (50ºF) Under 12.5°F (54.5°F) Under 15°F (59°C) Under 17.5°F (63.5°F) Under 20°F (68°C) Under 22.5°F (72.5°C) Several experienced open water swimmers commented with their written
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The 2013 FINA World Championships will be held in Barcelona, Spain, a city that has successfully staged previous world championships. Back in 2003, the World Championships were also held in Barcelona where the following medalists swam well: 5K MenGold: Evgeni Kochkarov (RUS) Silver: Christian Hein (GER)Bronze: Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 10K MenGold: Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) Silver:
Stefan Sharpe (shown on left) and Theana Hay won the inaugural Maracas Open Water Classic 5K swim in Trinidad & Tobago this past weekend – and may be making more impressions on the international circuit for years to come. The 17-year-old Stefan led from start to finish in the relatively calm waters of Maracas Bay,
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The venue for the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships has been set at Jin Shan Beach(金山城市沙滩). The China Daily calls Jin Shan Beach “a natural beach, a rare occurance in Shanghai where it is located in a Shanghai suburb (Jinshan District). Though it’s not as good as the famous beaches in Qingdao or Hainan, Shanghai
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Young Harry Stephenson from Florida won the 10K Little Red Lighthouse Swim in New York City in blazing fast time of 1:17:50, benefitting from a powerful current down the Hudson River. But Harry needed all the speed he could muster up with a much of experienced masters swimmers chasing after him, including the second-place finisher
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