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According to Dr. Jolie Bookspan, cold acclimatization is a well-documented process of gradually increasing your resistance to cold through regular cold exposure. In Acclimatization to Diving in Cold Water, Dr. Bookspan noted examples of cold acclimatization: the native peoples of the African Kalahari, the Australian desert, and Tierra del Fuego in Chile. In Chile, the […]
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The inaugural Epic Swim Festival in New Zealand will kick-off its first year in the majestic Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand, in January 2010. The Epic Swim Festival showcase New Zealand best with the New Zealand 5K and 10K Open Water Championships and the New Zealand Masters 2.5K Open Water Championships. Additionally,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2017 12 Aug 2017 Lac Mégantic, Canada Rank Family name First name Country Time 1 CUNHA Ana Marcela Brazil BRA 2:06:12.86 2 BRUNI Rachele Italy ITA 2:06:14.52 3 BRIDI Arianna Italy ITA 2:06:14.87 4 WUNRAM Finnia Germany GER 2:06:16.68 5 JUNGBLUT Viviane Brazil
NEKOWSA – 2013 Swims Northeast Kingdom Open Water Swimming Association Sanctioned by the World Open Water Swimming Association www.kingdomswim.org NEKOWSA was established in January of 2010 with the purpose to organize and promote open water swimming in the legendary lakes of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. In 2012 NEKOWSA hosted seven swims, with over 375
This St. Patrick’s Day weekend will host swims all colors of the rainbow. The South West Rocks Swim (Sat) will be up on the mid-North Coast, and for Balmoral,a harbour swim on Sydney’s north side, and Sandon Point, on Wollongong’s northern beaches (both Sun). Online entries close at noon the day prior to each. South West Rocks is one of the prettiest
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If you are reading this, you have probably already heard open water swimming’s siren call. For me, it started at an early age while growing up in Hawaii: swimming at the beach and surfing and body surfing with friends after school. As I progressed from surf grom to swim club kid, the ever changing conditions
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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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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 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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