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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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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
Conrad Wennerberg is the Chairman Emeritus of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the widely respected author of Wind, Waves and Sunburn – A Brief History of Marathon Swimming, still considered to be one of the most authoritative books written on marathon swimming. Besides extensively documenting the history of marathon swimming, Conrad played
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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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Open water Olympian and professional swimmer Chloe Sutton is known for working out very hard. With her permission, we observed a few of her 50-meter pool workouts in Mission Viejo, California under the coaching of Bill Rose. where she was working on both her endurance and speed . Day One:400 warm-up on 6:004 x 100
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Vijaya Claxton from New York, one of the most respected, committed and cherished English Channel swimmers in recent history, passed away this week after losing her battle with cancer. In addition to her position as the Coordinator, Panel of Counsel at the United Nations headquarters in New York City where she worked relentlessly as a
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Channel Swimming In The Land Of The Rising Sun Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Ocean’s Seven includes seven of the toughest channel swims in the world: (1) the cold-water, jellyfish-strewn Irish Channel (between Ireland and Scotland), (2) the rough and treacherous Cook Strait (between the North and South Islands of New Zealand), (3)
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SwimTrek has limted spots available on its ‘swim of a lifetime‘, the Hellespont Swim which is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s crossing of Hellespont, from the European continent to Asia. The narrow channel, which has played different roles throughout man’s history, will be site of the 3-mile swim from the ancient town of
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