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Thank you to all of you who purchased a copy of my biography Dangerous When Wet – The Shelley Taylor-Smith Story. Profits from the sales goes to the Esther Foundation – a women’s community leadership program in my hometown of Perth, Western Australia; that I am proudly Patron of (http://www.estherfoundation.org.au) I am now in NYC […]
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You’re not kidding. This could turn into a real donnybrook. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot to add, at least from the scientific side. Your points are so strong, with the differences in conditions, athlete capability and preparation, etc., that finding absolute collars that aren’t subject to caveats and adjustments all over the place will
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The Open Water Swimming Club is a registered club with U.S. Masters Swimming and Southern California Local Masters Swimming Committee. Its club abbreviation is OWSC; its club number is 332-192. The club contact is Steven Munatones (who can be reached at headcoach@openwatersource.com) or Lexie Kelley (lexie@openwaterswimm.wpengine.com). Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Buzzards Bay is home to some amazing animals, and I want to do everything I can to help preserve their home,” says Colleen Hamilton, a Commonwealth Corporate Member at Buzzards Bay Coalition. “Since my birthday is pretty close to the Swim, I am asking friends and family to donate
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Courtesy of WOWSA, La Jolla, California. Coach Sickie aka Ronald A. Marcikic started coaching in 1966 – and has never stopped. Director/Head Coach, University of California, San Diego Masters Sports Sickie is the founding Director and Head Coach of the University of California, San Diego Masters Sports program in La Jolla, California. This long standing
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A Major Transformation In Open Water Swimming Courtesy of WOWSA, Redondo Beach – Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. There are been major tipping points and transformations throughout the history of open water swimming: 1875: The crossing of the English Channel by Captain Matthew Webb that opened up the eyes of swimmers, the public and the media about a new
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Courtesy of LEN, 6 km LEN CUP Copenhagen 2019 31. august 2019 Plc. Startnr Sören Meissner (29, Germany) won the final leg of the LEN Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1:08:22, only 0.03 seconds ahead of Israel’s 26-year-old Yuval Safra and Russia’s 22-year-old Denis Addev. Official Men’s Results: 1. Sören Dellef Meissner (29, Germany) 1:08:22
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Samantha Whelpton is certainly adventurous. The South African ice swimmer, marathon swimmer, and Ironman triathlete had
Swim day is Sat, Dec. 21,and we start at 5am Israel time (for those of you in the States, that’s Fri, Dec. 20th at 10pm EST, 7pm PST). Follow our progress live on our SPOT Tracker page here! About the Sea of Galilee Located in the Northeast of Israel, the Sea of Galilee is the
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Pilar Geijo – Selma Haytek Alex Meyer – Matt Damon Andrew Smiley – Will Smith ? Codie Grimsey – Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley from Harry Potter) Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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