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As part of the Total Immersion 2010 Coaches Manual, founder and CEO Terry Laughlin advocates swimming to grow new brain cells rather than simply to grow new blood vessels. Instead of thinking about swimming from a physiological perspective, Total Immersion is advocating swimming for its neurological benefits. Terry, who has developed a global following in […]
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It is not a competition, but a celebration. The Maryland State Police host the Polar Bear Plunge, the largest polar bear swim in the US, held annually at Sandy Point State Park in the Chesapeake Bay. The event raises funds for the Special Olympics – an estimated 11,000 people participated in 2009 raising a cumulative
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Suijutsu (or Suiei-jutsu) (水術 in Japanese) is the Japanese martial art of combative swimming. Iwasaki Hisashi-sensei, Soke (Headmaster) of Kobori Ryu suiei-jutsu in Kyoto, teaches and preserves this rare form of ancient martial art. Swimming was often part of a samurai‘s training. In a country surrounded by the ocean and dotted with lakes and rivers
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From the Bristol Channel in south Wales to Brighton on the south English coast and many places throughout Great Britain, thousands of adventurous and merry swimmers took to the cold winter waters on Christmas day. Cold water and festively dressed swimmers were the overwhelming themes of the day. Nearly 900 hardy individuals took part in
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The annual Pupkewitz Jetty Mile in Namibia will be held this Sunday. Namibia is between South Africa and Angola on the southwestern coast of Africa. The event is in Swakopmund, a holiday resort town about halfway along the Namibian coast. An 800-meter swim and a 2-mile biathlon (1-mile ocean swim from the Tiger Reef Beach
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LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation), the governing body of 51 national European Swimming Federations, and sports reporters from across the European continent honored Thomas Lurz and Angela Maurer as its Open Water Athletes of the Year. The two German world champions swam extraordinarily well throughout the year, culminating in dramatic and toughly-fought victories at the
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Gary Duffield won the annual Peter Pan Cup Christmas Morning Handicap Swim in the Serpentine in London yesterday. The water, measured at 0°C (32°F), had just defrosted from the ice sheet that had melted overnight. Peter Pan Cup Christmas Morning Handicap Swim, first held in 1864, is open to members who have competed in three
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President Obama arrived in his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii today. During last year’s vacation, the President showed excellent form as he bodysurfed at Sandy Beach on Oahu (see photo on left and video below). We know he also plays basketball and has good aerobic fitness, so it is our guess that President Obama can do
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Tomás Haces of Cuba is the chairman of the Unión Americana de Natación (UANA) and a member of the influential FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. Tomás, whose formal name is Teodolo Tomás Haces Germán, was also one of the candidates for the 2009 International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Contributor for his long-term and
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Conrad Wennerberg, who wrote one of the most definitive books on marathon swimming (Wind, Waves and Sunburn – A Brief History of Marathon Swimming), has a treasure trove of first-hand insights into the world of open water swimming. Here is one such interesting historical tidbit: Olympic hero and movie star Johnny Weissmuller was selected by