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We will share some opinions tomorrow, but what is your guess of what should have been called – or not – at the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2012 in Antalya, Turkey? There are a few fundamental issues including, “Did Swimmer A veer into Swimmer B?, Does the swimmer in front have the right of […]
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Rolando Dal Lago is shown with Petar Stoychev and Ayelén Stepnik in Rosario, Argentina. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Swimmers know the dangers of swimming near the rocks while in the open bodies of water. Bruises, bumps and scraps can occur if swimmers are picked up by a wave or swept by the currents. But, swimming near these rocks is cool. El Arco de Cabo San Lucas in Mexico is a distinctive rock formation
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We hear a lot of open water swimmers, especially channel and marathon swimmers, talk about pain and injury – and fighting through it. Perhaps the argument should not pit high-yardage vs. low-yardage programs, but instead address the challenge of responsibly increasing an athlete’s training yardage from one week to the next and from year to
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3 For 30 Across Adam’s Bridge In The Palk Strait Courtesy of Edie Hu, Adam’s Bridge, Palk Strait. British swimmers Adam Moss and Simon Holliday will join American-in-Hong Kong Edie Hu in their triple tandem crossing from Sri Lanka to India in early 2020. The 30 km stretch across the Palk Strait, otherwise known as
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Every year, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) honors its marathon swimming heroes and champions. The inductees of the IMSHOF Class of 2012 will be honored and celebrated in Long Beach, California at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies that is part of the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference
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As strictly controlled lockdowns are being replicated from city to city and country to country, swimmers around the world are finding their pools are being closed. While the average open water swimmer is not necessarily impacted with a closure of their local pool – because they can always use their favorite open body of water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year 2008 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year: Randy Nutt of the USA 2009 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year: Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year: Marcos Diaz of the Dominican