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Britta Kamrau – Beauty, Brains and Brawn

Britta Kamrau – Beauty, Brains and Brawn Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Britta Kamrau of Germany has it all. The strikingly attractive inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame has not only posed for Maxim Germany, but she is also working towards being a judge in Germany, a career that requires intelligence, […]

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An Open Water Swimming Legend Honored Among The Greats

Paul Asmuth, one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time, was recently voted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. His induction ceremony will be in May 2010 with a host of other all-time aquatic greats. The International Swimming Hall of Fame honors swimmers, divers, water polo players, synchronized swimmers, coaches and contributors from

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El Niño Strengthens In The Pacific

El Niño, a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the Tropical Pacific Ocean with important consequences for weather and climate around the globe, is expected to continue strengthening and last through at least the Northern Hemisphere winter 2009-2010. El Niño is characterized by warm temperatures (red in chart). During October 2009, sea surface temperature anomalies

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The Tradition Continues In Cold Waters

According to Dr. Jolie Bookspan, cold acclimatization is a well-documented process of gradually increasing your resistance to cold through regular cold exposure. In Acclimatization to Diving in Cold Water, Dr. Bookspan noted examples of cold acclimatization: the native peoples of the African Kalahari, the Australian desert, and Tierra del Fuego in Chile. In Chile, the

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