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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back at the 2001 FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the American female swimmers were looking for a nearby location to get their nails done. “It is important that you find a nail salon to enable them to get a manicure and pedicure,” explained one of the team […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When we watched open water swimmers Megan Rankin and Lexie Kelly practice in an Endless Pool, we observed how flat they swam with their heads aligned with their backbone and their hips riding in the water, whether they were swimming fast, swimming at pace, or swimming backstroke while feeding.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Endless Pools are extremely useful, compact, free-standing pools with swim current generators that enable swimming in place. The pools can be used year-round and in locations (e.g., homes and training centers) where a normal size swimming pools may not be practical. The Endless Pools come in variable sizes
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Photo courtesy of Catherine Opie. Diana Nyad was the featured speaker tonight at the Boston Speaker Series at the Boston Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. Hundreds of people from all walks of life heard her relive her preparations and tribulations of swimming from Cuba to Florida. When asked her motivation, she replied, “Because I’d like
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Courtesy of Darren Miller, U.S. Winter Swimming Association Championships in New York City. What strikes us about ice swimming and winter swimming is how often and how widely these cold water swimmers smile after their competitions. Competitive FINA swimmers, stage swimmers, marathon swimmers, channel swimmers, ocean swimmers and other in the open water show their
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bruckner Chase will give his annual presentation to an overflowing crowd of runners, triathletes and adventure athletes at the Endurance Sports Expo at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center this weekend. Chase will speak on Balance – Power – Peace or lessons from the ocean to improve performance in the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Rose Pitonof Swim, a tidal-assisted 17-mile (27.3 km) swim from Manhattan Island to Coney Island in New York, will be held on August 13th. “This annual event commemorates the historic swim of Rose Pitonof, a world champion swimmer of the early 1900s,” explains race founder Deanne Draeger. “Rose
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Photo courtesy of Nuala Moore in Windermere, England. This year, in a surprising and unexpected move, the top decision-making board in FINA, the FINA Bureau, decided that wetsuits can be used when the water temperature is 20°C or less (note: FINA races cannot be held in venues where the water temperature is 16°C). This decision
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Courtesy of Bruce Wigo, Swimming World Magazine. Bruce Wigo was interviewed by Brent Rutemiller of Swimming World Magazine about the past, present and future of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Listen here to the CEO of the International Swimming Hall of Fame who is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the various aquatic
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2.2-mile Liberty To Freedom Swim from Statue of Liberty to the Freedom Tower in downtown Manhattan Island in New York will be held on September 3rd. “This swim is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of the American people, and to the memory of those that died and served
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