In Proximity To The Ocean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2008-2017 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Why Wild Swimming is Britain’s New Craze
Courtesy of the Wild Swimming Brothers, UK.
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The Greatest Ice Swimming Race Ever
Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association in Murmansk, Russia. The video above shows a mind-boggling 1000m heat at the International Ice Swimming Association-sanctioned Ice Swimming World Championship in Lake Semenovskoe in Murmansk, Russia on March 20th. Christof Wandratsch (Germany), Albert Sobirov (Russia), Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Craig Lenning (USA), and Sergio Daniel Salomone (Argentina) among others
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Open Water Interval Training
Physiological data indicates that when you train at high intensity intervals you develop an increased endurance capacity and burn more calories. Interval training is standard in the pool, but what about intervals in open water? You could map landmarks on the shore and use these as your reference for intervals, but this can cause you
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New South Wales Results
Erin Killey winning the Laydees Dash for Cash at Caves Beach last sun It certainly was good to get wet again last weekend. In NSW, it was our first ocean swims in three weeks. Not since Malabar on February 17 had we had an ocean event. Indeed, the only swim over that period was Wollongong
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Butterfly Perspectives In The Open Water
The World Open Water Swimming Association published its rules for butterfly in the open water, backstroke in the open water, and breaststroke in the open water.,br/> For every 100 people who read the butterfly in the open water, only 37 read the article on backstroke rules in the open water, and only 59 read the
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Instabeat Looks To Show Real-time Heart Rate Data Available
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Start-up companies from the Bay Area and Silicon Valley are constantly coming up with cool ideas and product ideas. The San Francisco-based Instabeat is no different. Its engineers are working on a unique device that attaches to swimming goggles and captures real-time heart rate data as well as the
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RiverFest Swim For The Love Of The Sport
The RiverFest 2010 kicked off with an endurance event in the open water, a 11.7-mile swim down the Willamette River from Oregon City to Portland, the largest city in the state of Oregon. Nine solo swimmers and one relay team completed the RiverFest Swim that has opened up the waterways and mindset of other endurance
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Forrest On The Catalina Channel
One of the most experienced individuals regarding swimming across the Catalina Channel is the indomitable Forrest Nelson. A one-way crossing, a two-way crossing, summer time crossings, winter-time crossings, observing, escorting, feeding and supporting, Forrest has done it all. The most reasonable and recommended straightest tangent between Catalina Island and the Southern Californian mainland is between
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BBC
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. BBC BREAKFAST’S LOUISE TO DOUBLE UP AT SWIM SERPENTINE BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin is so excited to be taking part in the first ever Swim Serpentine she has decided to swim twice! Experienced swimmer Louise will take part in the one-mile mass-participation swim on Saturday 24 September and