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Courtesy of UPY and 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year Thomas Heckmann, Curaçao. What is so fascinating to the dryland world is not a surprise to many open water swimmers. Thomas Heckmann took photo of a shipwreck offshore of Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea that he calls ‘A Family Affair’ because he was swimming with […]
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Courtesy of Jitendra Khasnis, Huntington Beach, California. Young Indian swimmer Sampanna Shelar, coached by Jitendra Khasnis, enjoyed a quick 30 km unprecedented swim down the river in 4 hours 47 minutes. Less than 24 hours after finishing fourth in a local 5 km sea swim at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, he hopped into
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The Long Swim – Jamie Patrick from Jamie Patrick from Adventure Swim Productions. The Long Swim crew included father Jim Patrick, wife Teresa Patrick, Matt Richardson, Jen Schumacher, Janet Manning, Breanne Melconian, Lynn Kubasek, Asha Allen, Brian Patterson, Keith Metzger, and Morgan Christian who guided him for nearly 18 hours.
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Courtesy of UPY and 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year Davide Lopresti, Bergeggi, Italy. Davide Lopresti was one of the winners of the 2016 Underwater Photographer of the Year with his wide angle shot at the Swim The Island event in Bergeggi, Italy. His underwater photo called ‘Swim’ was highly commended by the UPY judges.
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Courtesy of Kane Kossew, Cape Town, South Africa. Theodore Yach swam his 99th Robben Island crossing on February 13th from Robben Island to Blouberg in 2 hours 40 minutes in 15ºC. “There were hectic currents,” explains Yach. “My 100th crossing [Century Swim] will be the Robben Island to Three Anchor Bay route. As Peter Bales
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Photo at the 2016 Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships in Skellefteå, Sweden in 0.1ºC water and -5ºC air, courtesy of Olaf Schneider. Stage 3 of the International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup circuit was the 5th Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships held on February 13-14th in Skellefteå, Sweden. The 200m results were as follows: 200m
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Photos at the 2016 Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships in Skellefteå, Sweden in 0.1ºC water and -5ºC air, courtesy of Olaf Schneider. Stage 3 of the International Winter Swimming Association Winter Swimming World Cup circuit was the 5th Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships held on February 13-14th in Skellefteå, Sweden. The 25m one-lap course results were as
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Today is the Chelsea Sugar Swim, a 2.4 km open water swim that is the third race in the 4-part Harbour Swim Series: * Orca Herne Bay to Watchman’s Island Swim: 2.2 km on November 15th 2015 * Bays Swim: 3.6 km on December 13th 2015 * Chelsea Sugar
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We mentioned practicing feeding and drafting in an Endless Pool in previous articles (posted here as well as kicking workouts (posted here), stroke technique (posted here), and strength-training exercises (posted here). But you can also practice sighting and the Endless Pool version of the Body Brain Confusion Swim made
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Besides swimming, kicking, pulling, aqua-walking and aqua-jogging in an Endless Pool, there are numerous other exercises one can do including strength training. Blast the Endless Pool to its highest speed and outstretch your arms as you press your palms together under the water. Push your hands together against the
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