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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
The sport of open water swimming is conducted in oceans, rivers, lakes, bays, canals, channels, fjords, lagoons, estuaries and rowing basins. The optimal open water swimming competition would have at least 50 positive aspects to it, including the following: 1. Smooth and convenient pre-race registration options.2. Pre-race or online open water swimming clinics that offer […]
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The Ventura Deep Six Relay is currently 18 miles off the coast of California and still have to swim back in to shore – and they are now also in the record books. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website has logged their distance at a round number of 100 mile (162K) as the
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Rick Walker of Southern Illinois University won the Adolph Kiefer Safety Commendation award at the annual United States Aquatic Sports convention in Dallas, Texas. The award is presented to the individual or organization that demonstrates outstanding commitment to aquatic safety and has included luminaries from a variety of fields who have demonstrated ongoing or instantaneous
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Shannon Gillespy, 2010 Glen S. Hummer Award Winner Courtesy of WOWSA, Dallas, Texas. Personable Shannon Gillespy, a member of the USA Swimming Board of Directors from Texas, was awarded with the prestigious Glen S. Hummer Award at the annual United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas, Texas tonight. The accolades from the audience were very
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Chris Palfrey followed his wife, Penny Palfrey, into the Pacific Ocean last week in a Catalina Channel attempt. After training in Australia in one of the warmest winters on record, the Palfreys took to the Catalina Channel in the coldest ocean temperatures in recent and distant memories. Cold, rough, warm, calm, they accept what Mother
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An inquiry was received asking about the maximum water temperature allowable for a safe open water swimming competition. Good question. The Daily News of Ope Water Swimming could not find any specific recommendations or general guidelines for a maximum allowable temperature for open water swimming competitions. Comfort is one thing, but safety is entirely different.
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As of 11:45 pm Pacific time on September 17th, after almost 42 hours of swimming, the Deep Six Ocean Relay team broke the existing world record with Jim Neitz in the water. After pausing for a cheer from the deck of the Mother Ship (Pacific Monarch), Jim forged ahead once again, stating “I’ve got work
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Eva Fabian, the dynamo 16-year-old from Keene, New Hampshire, was awarded the Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas, Texas tonight. 2010 was truly a breakout year for the go-for-it-from-the-start open water star who moves constantly at a 95 strokes-per-minute pace. She began the year
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Fran Crippen of Germantown Academy was awarded with his third Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award at the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dallas last night. Seen as the face of the emerging American open water swimming community with his educational GoSwim DVD, heartfelt speeches, leadership among his USA Swimming teammates and
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Janet Wilson, Swim Secretary of the British Long Distance Swimming Association, reported on the biennial 21.6-mile Loch Lomond Championship in Scotland held in the largest loch in Great Britain. Leslie DuCane (3:20 pm), Michelle Sharples (5:00 pm), Gerrard (Gez) Lyon (7:00 pm), Vanessa Hammond (8:00 pm) and later Darron Corden and Paul Higgins-Drysdale all started
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