In Proximity To The Ocean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Why Wild Swimming is Britain’s New Craze
Courtesy of the Wild Swimming Brothers, UK.
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The Greatest Ice Swimming Race Ever
Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association in Murmansk, Russia. The video above shows a mind-boggling 1000m heat at the International Ice Swimming Association-sanctioned Ice Swimming World Championship in Lake Semenovskoe in Murmansk, Russia on March 20th. Christof Wandratsch (Germany), Albert Sobirov (Russia), Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Craig Lenning (USA), and Sergio Daniel Salomone (Argentina) among others
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Open Water Interval Training
Physiological data indicates that when you train at high intensity intervals you develop an increased endurance capacity and burn more calories. Interval training is standard in the pool, but what about intervals in open water? You could map landmarks on the shore and use these as your reference for intervals, but this can cause you
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New South Wales Results
Erin Killey winning the Laydees Dash for Cash at Caves Beach last sun It certainly was good to get wet again last weekend. In NSW, it was our first ocean swims in three weeks. Not since Malabar on February 17 had we had an ocean event. Indeed, the only swim over that period was Wollongong
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Butterfly Perspectives In The Open Water
The World Open Water Swimming Association published its rules for butterfly in the open water, backstroke in the open water, and breaststroke in the open water.,br/> For every 100 people who read the butterfly in the open water, only 37 read the article on backstroke rules in the open water, and only 59 read the
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One Stroke At A Time
Michael Holtz announced the Swim for Equality, a 1.7-mile swim in Malibu to raise critical awareness and funds for LGBT rights in California. On September 25, swimmers will swim 1.7 miles along the coast of Malibu to raise critical awareness and funds for LGBT rights in California. Do you have what it takes? Equality California
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RCP Tiburon Mile – Elite Heat
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Evgeny Bezruchenko: You have done this race since the very beginning. Has the race become easier? How the race become faster? What was the hardest year? Why? Keri-Anne Payne: How was your overall experience in Rio? Can you describe the Olympic 10K race? Are you planning to compete in
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A Brief History Of How Open Water Got Into The Olympics
A Brief History of Open Water Activities Within the United States and FINA Introduction When I learned that USA Swimming is in the process of forming a task force to study and recommend possible reorganization of their Open Water structure and organization, I realized that I am one of the few people who could provide
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Endurance Sport Practice as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Endurance Sport Practice as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter The typical clinical profile of sport-related AF or atrial flutter is a middle-aged man (in his forties or fifties) who has been involved in regular endurance sport practice since his youth (soccer, cycling, jogging, and swimming),
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