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Sanele Nxumalo, race founder Olivia Taylor, Ayanda Maphumulo, and Thando Thusi, photo courtesy of Graham @Topfoto. Start of race above and Thando Thusi finishing on left, photos courtesy of Graham @Topfoto. The 3rd Four Elements Ocean Challenge will be held on June 11th in Durban, South Africa in an effort to create awareness about the […]
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Courtesy of Gerry Rodrigues, Tower 26, Santa Monica Beach, California. Tower 26’s 30-minute Be Race Ready podcast episode #9 is posted online. Coach Gerry Rodrigues discusses kicking and what kind of role it plays for triathletes. Coach Rodrigues explains its advantages and costs. The episodes are available free on iTunes and at TOWER26.com together with
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Courtesy of Bill Perry, Director, La Jolla Rough Water Swim, California. The first La Jolla Rough Water Swim was held in 1916 when it was Charles ‘Chubby’ Shields in 48 minutes. Swims over the years were cancelled due to sponsorship changes (1935), a polio scare (1948) and shark sightings (1959), but for the most part,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When we observe photographs of swimming doing an English Channel crossings, whether it is a solo attempt or a relay, there are generally two types of photos – either the swimmer in the middle of the Channel with a ferry or cargo ship in the distance or a swimmer
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “I can’t see the buoy.” “I couldn’t see anything when my goggles filled up [with water].” “The waves were so big and the sun was in my eyes, I couldn’t barely see a thing.” Those comments can be heard frequently among open water swimmers. Visually impaired, swimmers often talk
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nejib Belhedi keeps increasing his weight…pulled. On May 27th, he will attempt to pull two boats, weighing a collective 70 tons (40 tons + 30 tons), 550 meters through the Bizerta Channel as part of his World Iron Swim Series in Tunisia. This attempt will break his previous record
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Photos courtesy of Allen Walker. On June 4th at Scottburgh (Aliwal Shoal) and Shelly Beach (Protea Banks) on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast in South Africa, there will be a Paddle Out for Sharks conservation platform, held in conjunction with the international Silence of the Sharks underwater protest. The goal is for a thriving marine life
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