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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Video shows mid-race at the men’s Big Chill Swim in Windermere in rough 6.4ºC (43.5ºF) between Christof Wandratsch (middle lane who finished in 12:42.27), Henri Kaarma (right lane finished in 13:50.48), and Paul Smith (left lane finished in 14:08.20). Results of the 1 km race at the 2016 Big […]
Big Three Race Head-to-Head In 6.4ºC Water Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After completing a 1 km winter swim at the 2016 Big Chill Swim in Windermere, England, 23-year-old Julian Taylor pondered the question in the post-race sauna if he will ever swim the 1 km again… …you better believe it [after his 15 minute 56 second effort in the 6.4ºC
To Swim Or Not To Swim, That Is The Question Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Put Ger Kennedy in 1 km at 0.5ºC (32.9ºF) water in -20ºC (-4ºF) air and he feels the painful sensations of hypothermia and the after drop. Refer to above photo by Shamil Tanna in the recovery room in March 2015 after a 1 km 0.5ºC swim. But put Kennedy
Head Down After 0.5ºC, Head Up After 6.4ºC Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We often see race volunteers of big open water swims wearing colorful t-shirts identifying themselves as staff or volunteers. They are the generously minded people who help swimmers at events. But at the Big Chill Swim in Windermere, we loved how the volunteers were easily identified by their bright
Orange Is The New Hat Read More »
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The raccoon eyes of open water swimmers are an example of an extreme goggle tan where the swimmer’s temple and skin around their eyes is of pronounced paleness relative to the rest of their face. Normally, the relative paleness is due to sunshine because the area outside the eye
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Photo courtesy of Nuala Moore in Windermere, England. Danil Brylin is a 17-year-old winter swimmer from Siberia, Russia who competed in the 450m race at the 2016 Big Chillswim Winter Swimming Gala in Windermere, England. He bears a striking resemblance to another Russian ice swimmer. And not without very good reason. Earlier, Danil had accepted
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The International Swimming Hall of Fame has its new headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The city of Santa Clara will postpone its International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies from June to either October or November due to an unexpected conflict with a major soccer tournament, Copa America Centenario.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 能ある鷹は爪を隠す in Japanese is a proverb that can be translated to English as ‘A skilled falcon hides its talons‘. That is currently the case for many of the world’s fastest women in the open water. 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swimming finalists including Aurélie Muller, Sharon van Rouwendaal, Ana Marcela
Rachele Bruni Kicks Off 2016 Where She Wants To Finish Read More »
