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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Signs like this in Lac Léman in Switzerland cause swimmers to ask why. 1. Is the water too cold? Too polluted? Too crowded with boats? 2. Is the lake privately owned or bureaucratically managed? 3. Is the lake dangerous or no lifeguards available? 4. Has the lake ever been […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Bridgett Hobart’s Nazareth College Finger Lakes Challenge is now 2 for 2 with Stage 1 (15.5-mile Canandaigua in 7 hours 38 minutes) and Stage 2 (19.8-mile Keuka in 9 hours 7 minutes) in the books, and Stage 3, a 16-mile crossing of Skaneateles Lake scheduled for this Sunday. While
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Grant Wentworth will take off tomorrow morning on a 24-mile swim across the Nantucket Sound. There is a possibility that he will encounter sharks during his 39 km crossing from Cape Cod to Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts. But under the guidance of escort pilot John Boreland and
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Courtesy of Ben Hooper who will attempt to complete the 1,731-mile (2,786 km) Swim the Big Blue across the Atlantic Ocean from Dakar Harbour in Senegal to Natal in northeast Brazil. The youngster, then aged five, was dragged out and resuscitated on the side of the pool by lifeguards while stunned teachers looked on. Despite
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eight years ago, Rickie Geyer, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. An estimated 70,000 children and adults worldwide have the disease. Rickie’s father, Ric decided he would not let the disease control his son’s life. In response, he
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Courtesy of Mermaid Mafia with Captain Lexie Kelly, 6-time Olympic medalist Rebecca Soni, 4-time Olympic medalist Heather Petri, Olympic silver medalist Kristy Kowal, Olympic gold medalist Staciana Stitts, and Olympic gold medalist Misty Hyman in Lake Tahoe, California Kristy Kowal made a smooth transition from one of the world’s fastest breaststrokers to a globe-trotting open
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How often is an athletic record held by a 49-year-old woman? How often is an athletic record held by a person with multiple sclerosis? How often is an athletic record held by a person who had been blind? Over the course of humanity, no one has swam further in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Susan Simmons, a Canadian swimmer with Multiple Sclerosis, and Alex Cape, will each attempt a 105 km (62.5-mile) swim across Cowichan Lake in British Columbia, Canada beginning on July 31st. If the marathon swimming pair realize their dream, their tandem swim will be the longest solo swim in fresh
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Lee Boyce in Men’s Journal explains, “If you want to burn fat, you need workouts that are brutal, but short lived. Most metabolic conditioning workouts geared for fat loss allow the body to accumulate lactate (the “burn”), and keep the heart rate up. Cover these bases, and you burn fat — period.” While open water
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lisa Stansbie and Mihalis (Michael) Koumbouzis announced The Minoan Trail, a series of beautifully intriguing coastal and cave swims along the coast of Sfakia region in south Crete. “It has taken us [The Big Blue] two years of investigating and planning to offer a unique experience in Crete, Greece’s
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