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The Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics is going to be one very, very special race. Like the inaugural Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which were watched live by fans in 72 countries, the race will showcase the talents and tactics of the world’s best open water swimmers. […]
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Bruce Stratton, Chairman of the USA Swimming Rules & Regulations Committee, issued a statement regarding open water swimsuits to USA Swimming members yesterday. His statement reads as follows: “At the FINA Bureau meeting held in Bangkok on January 14-15, 2010, revised rules were adopted for swimsuits used in open water competition. Effective June 1, 2010,
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In a visit to the American College of Sports Medicine in Indianapolis, we used the word ‘pain’ when describing athletes who push themselves 100% during competition. The assembled group of academic researchers collectively recoiled, shaking their heads at our inappropriate choice of words. “Athletes do not feel pain. They feel discomfort,” was the consensus. “When
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In the afterglow of the Vancouver Olympics, we still smile at the similarities between the winter sports and open water swimming. It was cool to see how the team pursuit speed skaters are similar to open water relays. It was cool to see how the physicality and mishaps of short-track speed skaters are similar to
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The independent voice in swimming, Swimming World Magazine reported yesterday that Judge James Selna decided to make his ruling a month early on the court case brought by TYR against SPEEDO, USA Swimming and Mark Schubert. According to the Swimming World Magazine scoop, Judge Selna will rule in favor of Speedo, USA Swimming and Schubert,
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The founder and inspirational leader of the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, Emilio Casanueva, has resigned and the reins of the Association have now been handed to Scott Zornig with an expanded board. “Emilio has recently moved [back] to Chile [his homeland]. We are forever grateful to Emilio for starting our organization and tuning it
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We previously wrote about geese flying in formation, one example in nature of organizational biomimetics. But, it is always good to review useful principles when discussing drafting in open water swimming. When geese migrate, they fly in a V formation…for various reasons: By flying in a V formation, the entire flock increases flight efficiency by
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Ram Barkai of Cape Town, South Africa is one of the world’s foremost adventure swimmers. He will share his training secrets and preparation tips for extreme swims and will present an engaging and enlightening keynote speech at the 2010 Global Open Water Swimming Symposium and Conference at the Long Beach Marriott in California on June
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Is the sun setting – or is the day breaking – for open water swimming in the USA? USA Swimming is looking for a bunch of Big Ideas for its membership to help it continue its success in the 21st century. The sports needs your support and seeks your input. As Executive Director Chuck Wielgus
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The sport of open water swimming is changing at various levels: the increasing number of events, the increasing number of swimmers, the use of GPS, the types of hydration used, the number of sponsors and television exposure. But on other levels, it also appears that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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