To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
Michelle Jana Chan of the Telegraph and Hannah Bergeson of NYC Swim explain the cross-river challenge in Manhattan: The entire river is shut down by the 400 people swimming across the East River. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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We recall being hospitalized due to hypothermia in 1984. The water on a Friday was 67°F, but it dropped like a rock by Sunday to 54°F as a storm blew in. Admittedly unprepared, the last thing that I remember was swimming in dark, cold water. and was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dennis Miller of Fiji will be the head referee of the women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. Ronnie Wong Man Chui of Hong Kong will be the head referee for the men’s race. What does a head referee do and why is the job so critical in the sport of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Among the Best Organised Open Water Swims that were recognized at the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association ceremonies in Belfast, the Wild Atlantic Swim, Liffey Swim, and WOTS stood out. The fifth Wild Atlantic Big Swim was a sea swim from Arranmore Island to Burtonport in Ireland in August
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Name: Rondi Davies Age:40 Citizenship: Australian/ United States When I started swimming: I have been swimming since I was a toddler, but I started swimming competitively at age 7. I grew up in the tropics (Papua New Guinea). Swimming was a way of life. Major pool events: I moved to Australia when I was 11
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Glenn R. Hintze, the former public relations coordinator of Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and Manhattan Island Foundation between 1995-2002, together with his successor Faith Armonaitis, provided this historical overview of the first 25 years of the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim entitled Doing Swimmingly: “It all started as a tribute from a father to his son.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On the hunt. The RV Hesperides tows along a net designed to skim the ocean surface, catching floating plastic particles (inset). A recent study found that 99% of plastic in the ocean is unaccounted for. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “We can’t account for 99%
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I WOULD LIKE INFORM YOU THAT THIS YEAR AUGUST 1 ST WILL BE ORGANIZED 6 TH FINA OPEN WATER GRAND PRIX WORLD CUP 2010 SABAC SWIM MARATHON. ALL INFORMATIONS AND ALL FORMS WITH ENTRY FORM YOU CAN TO FIND IN OFFICIAL FINA WEB SITE ON THE OPEN WATER SWIMMING GRAND PRIX CALENDAR RACES 2010. PLEASE
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Varne Ridge Channel Swim Park, owned by Evelyn and David Frantzeskou, in Folkestone, England is one. So is the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach on Oahu. These are two examples of outstanding hotels for open water swimmers where good food and fun as well as proximity to
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Thank you very much for your hard work and planning. It is very clear that the MSF community does not recognize swims where the swimmers intentionally draft off the wake of a boat. It is most likely that any world record attempt or swim where there is intentional drafting will be heavily criticized and not
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