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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ben Hooper plans to start his Swim The Big Blue across the Atlantic Ocean, starting from Dakar, Sénégal on February 10th. He will come across all kinds of currents, eddies, and possibly even the doldrums during his transoceanic swim. A chart of the possible currents is above. Hooper will […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Drafting in a pool workout means usually takes the form of leaving only a few seconds behind the swimmer in front of you or catching up to the swimmer ahead of you during a set. But drafting in the open water can take on an entirely different paradigm. Open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are numerous people in the open water swimming world who are just off-the-charts crazy smart: Dr. Peter Attia, Dr. George Tidmarsh, Dr. Angel Yanagihara, Dr. Edith van Dijk, and many others. Among those swimmers with an incredibly high IQ is Ted Erikson. Erikson, a chemist and International Marathon
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Trailer 2.0 from Element 8 Productions on Vimeo.Courtesy of Mark Johnston, Flathead Lake Open Water Swimmers, Montanaa. There are all kinds of cult and documentary swimming films and movies enjoyed by swimmers. The short and feature-length films are produced from Argentina and America to Germany and Great Britain with all kinds of story lines, mostly
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Sea Monkeys took their first swim of the year yesterday at Seal Beach. Their moves were typical of ocean swimming pods. …the buzz onshore and slow walk towards the shoreline… …the hesitation at the water’s edge… …the definitive stop once the water gets past the ankles… …the group
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the build-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Swimming World Magazine is presenting its top nin upsets in Olympic swimming history – 9 unexpected and unimagined victories by athletes with incredible stories of triumph. Swimming World Magazine’s history began with its November 2015 issue and will continue through
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Courtesy of Iceland TV, Huntington Beach, California. There has arguably been no one who has swum further or longer in water under 5ºC than South African Ram Barkai. On New Year’s Eve on his first visit to Iceland, Barkai completed his ninth career ice mile, a swim of 1.7 km in 30 minutes. “This swim
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ana Marcela Cunha was named the 2015 Brazilian Athlete of the Year. In the months leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Brazilian open water swimmer will face an increasing amount of attention and external pressure as she prepares for the 10 km marathon swim where she
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Great Moose Migration is an 11-mile marathon swim from Arrow Rock Dam to Lucky Peak Dam in Idaho (Dam2Dam). The race, founded by Oscar ‘Moosie’ Williamson, is now in its fifth year. 2015 Results (Top 10): 1. Patty Hermann 5 hours 1 minute 2. Sarah Jones 5 hours
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Courtesy of Patricia Hermann, marathon swimmer from Texas. One of the benefits of traveling around the world to participate in open water swimming competitions is all the sights swimmers take in, both in the water and on dry land. “Adding on a road trip to all of my races is a big part of why
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