Just Let Me Lie Down
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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To Wetsuit Or Not To Wetsuit: Yes, But Why?
The twain shall never meet. Triathletes clad in neoprene and marathon swimmers lathered in Vaseline or lanolin are like night and day, black and white, liberal and conservative. They are complete opposites enjoying their lifestyle in the same open bodies of water. Occasionally, they cross and look each other askew. That is, could a triathlete
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Maureen Montgomery Describes Her Career
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Daily News of Open Water Swimming: When and where did you start to swim? Maureen Mech Montgomery: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What was your first adventure in the open water? Maureen Mech Montgomery: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: What attracts you to channel crossings and marathon
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Masked – Clubhous Swims Of 2020
At the start of the first Clubhous Swim of 2020 Swimmer Scout Natalie Mooney and her husband Gordie Under Way in the NEK DERBY, VERMONT – A full season of small group, socially distanced open water swimming is now well under way in the legendary lakes of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. So far, Kingdom
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6 hours English Channel
The CS&PF rules state 60°C water temperature for 6 hours. That is unfortunately what it has to be for your ratified swim. Personally 60°C has always felt the same whether I’m in fresh or salt water. There are many differences between the two water types but temperature is not one of them. A word of
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Oldest Around Manhattan Island
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 74: Ashby Harper on August 10th 1991 in 9 hours 24 minutes (Manhattan Island Marathon Swim) 66: Pat Marzulli on July 28th 2016 in 8 hours 59 minutes (Manhattan Island Marathon Swim) 59: James Gray on August 13th 1995 in 9 hours 8 minutes (Manhattan Island Marathon Swim) 57:
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Swim 22
‘==Daily News of Open Water Swimming Recap== ”Four Southern California swimmers each took themselves to their limits in the Catalina Channel throughout their 52-hour unprecedented Swim 22 effort. Lead-off swimmer [[David Hartmire]] successfully completed the first leg of the 20-mile Catalina Channel in 11 hours and 52 minutes. David’s relay transition to the second swimmer
Neville Smith Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
Neville Smith Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Neville Smith was elected as an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. In addition to writing her widely circulated and highly popular Dover Solo about swimming across the English Channel,
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Bob McCormack Shares The Jim Doty Story On WOWSA Live
Bob McCormack discussed the life and swims of Jim Doty with Ned Denison on WOWSA Live
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Growth Of Goggles In The Open Water Swimming World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Goggles historically became the norm in open water swimming much earlier than goggles became widespread in the competitive pool swimming world. While channel swimmers and ocean swimmers had long used all different types of goggles, it was only in the mid-1950s that Adolph Kiefer invented the modern, soft-gasket swim
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