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Christine Jennings I knew there would be surges. You have to pace yourself. I got out with the pack. Hong Kong and China put me in a pinch If anyone out there wants to [coach me] at Hong Kong, please…Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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After watching triathletes and amateur swimmers throughout the year enjoying the open water, it is always impressive to watch the athletes at the world open water swimming championships. While it is unfair to compare the aerobic capacity, strength and power of the young world-class athletes with older swimmers, it is often educational to identify different
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Chris Blakeslee [mailto:elsharko@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:52 AM To: headcoach@10kswim.com Subject: RE: Good luck! Steven…. It was too rough and dangerous to start the swim…but we are looking at a couple of other tides for another try (weather dependent like the English Channel)….the goal is to have enough tide (flood) to make it
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has nothing to do with the passing of Páraic Casey whose crew is one of the In light of the number of close calls in channel swimming, it is always helpful to remind coaches, family members, crew members and support staff what to look for in a channel swimmer. The fundamental
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As more and more swimmers participate in the sport of open water swimming, the rules of the sport remain. Because more people are swimming in more areas where there are more jellyfish, one issue that comes ups in warm waters around the world where jellyfish are proliferating. There are frankly very few places in the
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We will share some opinions tomorrow, but what is your guess of what should have been called – or not – at the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2012 in Antalya, Turkey? There are a few fundamental issues including, “Did Swimmer A veer into Swimmer B?, Does the swimmer in front have the right of
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Rolando Dal Lago is shown with Petar Stoychev and Ayelén Stepnik in Rosario, Argentina. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Swimmers know the dangers of swimming near the rocks while in the open bodies of water. Bruises, bumps and scraps can occur if swimmers are picked up by a wave or swept by the currents. But, swimming near these rocks is cool. El Arco de Cabo San Lucas in Mexico is a distinctive rock formation
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We hear a lot of open water swimmers, especially channel and marathon swimmers, talk about pain and injury – and fighting through it. Perhaps the argument should not pit high-yardage vs. low-yardage programs, but instead address the challenge of responsibly increasing an athlete’s training yardage from one week to the next and from year to
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