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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SeaSnax Grab and Go Roasted Seaweed Snack seem highly appropriate snack for ocean and sea swimmers. Tim Ferris, the famed American self-help expert and self-experimentation guru described the snack, “I buy these by the box. During ketogenic periods or moderate fasting, I’ll treat myself to 1-2 sheets at night, […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach. John Batchelder, a 36-year-old American mathematician is having a season to remember. The butterfly swimmer from Colorado is prepping for his second Catalina Channel crossing attempt, all butterfly, this week. This season, he swam the 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, the 15.2 km crossing of Saguaro Lake, 14.8 km
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Courtesy of Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer, Lake Cane, Florida. 80-year-old George Mann celebrated becoming a swimming octogenarian by completing a 1 km all-butterfly non-stop swim across Lake Cane in Orlando, Florida. “In honor of this event, we have established the ButterflyMann award bumper sticker,” explained Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer. “It’s easy, swim 1 km butterfly, legally, with
Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services. Pádraig Mallon of the Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services uses three separate stopwatches and three separate water thermometers to measure the time and water temperature on solo and relay crossings of the North Channel and the Dál Riata Channel. The average time is taken
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jason Snell is a 51-year-old British mountaineer and open water swimmer who became a member of the Peak and Pond in September. The Peak and Pond Challenge is an exclusive achievement by endurance athletes who have climbed Mount Everest and swam across the English Channel. Snell summited Mount Everest
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Courtesy of Pablo Argüelles Cattori and Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, North Channel. At his 35th reunion at Stanford University, Antonio Argüelles had the opportunity to share with his classmates his journey to attempt and accomplish the Ocean Seven. His discussion of his crossing of the North Channel is above.
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Courtesy of Mohammed Sofian Ismail, Pulau Perhentian Besar, Malaysia. Mohammed Sofian Ismail from Malaysia summarized, “Open water swimming is a very new sport in Malaysia, but we are proud of a recent inaugural event that we believe will be much loved by the world’s open water swimming community in the future.” His passion knows no
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Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services, Carlingford, Ireland. Pádraig Mallon of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services announced the registration opening for the annual HITtheWALL, a 3-day open water swimming clinic between May 25th-28th 2018 that offers preparation for swimmers on their physical and mental limits, safety issues, hydration, nutrition, learning,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Karen Mason MISCP is an Irish open water swimmer, a physiotherapist, and the founder of Wild Atlantic Physiotherapist who runs Swim Out of Pain workshops. Mason explains, “The Swim Out of Pain workshops focus on helping the injured swimmer, complete beginners, or swimmers undergoing an injury-preventive exercise program. Areas
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