To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Snake Island is located 18 nautical miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is approximately 110 acres in area. There is a lot of beauty and diversity on the landmass with hills, and cliffs overlooking the open ocean. Since there are so many snakes on the island, […]
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Adventure: Into The Maelstrom (Part One), courtesy of Beth Harrison, Jack Hudson in the Moskstraumen and Saltstraumen in Norway. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Perfect preparation … ironman Ky Hurst is quietly confident of his chances of qualifying for the Open Water swim at the London Olympics. Source: Supplied SURF star Ky Hurst believes a new diet and a hectic schedule of surf lifesaving and ironman racing could see him ride a wave of success all the way to
Courtesy of Ali Meeks, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
As the summer draws to a close, I’m trying to balance the sheets. I have been to Dover beach this morning for a swim, and have felt and seen the agony of defeat in three channel swimmers. I am a two time Channel Swimmer, but I have also suffered the pain of being short of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This conversation has centered around drugs and substances introduced into the human body. But we are now entering the era where different manufactured parts are being introduced to the human body whether it is a pacemaker or hearing aid. I just came back from my lab at the Harvard
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George Brunstad, of Meredith, swims within 15 feet of a Laconia Fire/Rescue boat on Lake Winnipesaukee during the final mile of his 22-mile swim across the lake in Alton Bay on Thursday, August 26, 2010. Brunstad’s spirits were down in the last three miles of the swim and he began to slow down. But when
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Real swimmers just swim. And they want EVERYONE else to swim – in any way they can manage it. Lets’ get over discouraging anyone to just get in the water. Go ahead and strut. Be proud of being so awesome and studly that you can bear the cold water in a brief or a bikini.
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On August 7, swimmers will support Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley by participating in Swim a Mile for Hospice in Hannawa Falls, NY, just north of the Adirondack Park. This is a non competitive open water event. Please see www.swimamileforhospice.org for details. If you have any questions, you may call Brad Catling at Hospice, 315
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Ripley Davenport is planning a solo stage swim around the entire island of Ireland. As he writes in his charity page on Just Giving, “The Irish coastline is among the most exquisitely stunning coastlines but underneath its magic there is a dark side. The sea is a formidable, evocative reality.
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