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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 46th Waikiki Roughwater Swim will be held on September 5th. “As in the past, we are looking for an awesome t-shirt design for the event,” says president Kaia Hedlund. “There is a $300 award for the chosen design. The Waikiki Roughwater Swim Committee is searching for the perfect […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim Across America is raising money for the City of Hope Cancer Hospital and Research Center in Duarte, California in a new project with the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Three teams of six swimmers will take off from Santa Catalina
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kane Radford and Nathan Capp are heading towards a clash at New Zealand’s State Sand to Surf race in Mt Maunganui this weekend. The rivals have won the last two events in the State Ocean Swim Series and will go head-to-head for the first time in the series this
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Why is it that first step in the water – whether in a chlorinated pool or saltwater venue – is so difficult? While some people simply and quickly walk into any open body of water or dive into any pool with ease, many swimmers take time to enter the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Imagine gigantic pools, fed by sea water, sitting on a majestic stretch of coastline. Imagine being an open water swimmer who could train in sea water, both in pools and in the Pacific Ocean. Imagine the complexes being close to one of the world’s most magnificent municipalities. That is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Every ocean swimmer has his or her own window on reality. In the open water swimming world where the normal human senses of sight, sound, touch, smell and taste are significantly limited compared to our land-based reality, our perceptions of what is reality in the open water are shaped
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is really cool when sport teams or event mascots wear (or come with) goggles. American open water swimmer Lexie Kelly is shown with the mascot of the Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean. The mascot entertains the spectators at the finish of the 32 km FINA Open Water Swimming
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If in a pool… 1. Finish the workout early as a reward for a great set 2. Provide food after a tough workout 3. Play their favorite music through the speaker system If in the ocean… 1. Ask him to draft off the lead swimmers 2. Point out nearby
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Zuma Beach, located north of Los Angeles, has been used for numerous films (e.g., Planet of the Apes) and TV shows that draw swimming stars like Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Lopez, William Macy, Felicity Huffman, David Duchovny, Hilary Swank, Nicole Kidman, Keira Knightley, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Tom
Toa o le Tai – Kroc Center of Camden from Bruckner Chase. Toa o le Tai means Hero of the Sea or Ocean warriors in the Samoan language. The learn-to-swim and learn-about-the-ocean program in American Samoa has now expanded to Camden, New Jersey by Bruckner Chase and Dr. Michelle Evans-Chase. What is really cool is
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