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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the Oceans Seven is a goal of channel swimmers, the Ice Sevens is another massively difficult swimming concept. Ice swimming‘s equivalent of the Oceans Seven requires that a swimmer must complete seven different Ice Miles in seven different locations under standard ice swimming rules (i.e., no wetsuit and […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “My stomach is swollen.” “My face looks fat.” “I look pudgy, don’t take a picture!“ These are examples of comments made by open water swimmers after long training or solo swims. Why? It could be because of third spacing, a temporary condition where an open water swimmer’s body appears
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the highlights of the annual Malaysia Water Festival is the Labuan International Sea Challenge, a 5.4 km island-to-island International Cross-Channel Swim in Malaysia. Sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia, the event is held at the Labuan International Sea Sport Complex and established the Largest Participation in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Images produced by Chris Lundie of Take It Live Productions. Officiating in open water swimming is crucial to who ultimately stands on the podium. FINA selects the referees who officiate at its World Championships and at the Olympic Games. Unlike pool swimming and similar to water polo, physicality is
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Courtesy of Ned Denison, Kinsale Distance Swimmers, Ireland. Serving as the cultural guardian of marathon swimming in the area, social gatherings among the Kinsale Distance Swimmers are held occasionally. “These range from hosting individual visitors like Kevin Murphy, the King of the English Channel with 34 crossings, to a hosted dinner for fifty to induct
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Years ago – and among some pool swimming coaches even nowadays – competitive pool swimming coaches in America and elsewhere believed that if a competitive pool swimmer focused on open water swimming, or even participated in open water swims, then their speed would decrease and their pool swimming times
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Courtesy of Toni Enderli on the Oceans Seven. South African ice swimmer Toni Enderli talks about his next five-year journey as he takes on the global challenge of the Oceans Seven. “I began open water swimming in 2009. The freedom, connection with nature and pure challenge associated with it had me right from the start.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruckner Chase gave a rousing appeal and explanation of the increasingly accessible world of open water swimming at the annual Accessible World Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yesterday. “We work to enable new and old marine athletes to connect with their water-born feelings of independence, power and excitement through the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. USA Swimming is in a major period of transition from its most recent illustrative past to an even more competitive future. The current crop is led by world champions Jordan Wilimovsky and Haley Anderson, both in their early 20s. But there are many others coming up through the ranks.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 1. Develop a Sense of Adventure – further develop a deeper sense of adventure by swimming with marine life, waves and currents. 2. Give Yourself a Physical Challenge – test yourself to see how far or how fast or how straight you can swim in turbulent open water conditions.
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