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World Open Water Swimming Federation, a human-powered project
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This summer, 73-year-old Dr. Otto Thaning of South Africa (12 hours 52 minutes) and 70-year-old Cyril Baldock of Australia (12 hours 45 minutes) completed a crossing of the English Channel. The dynamic duo join 70-year-olds Dr. Roger Allsopp (17 hours 51 minutes in 2011) and George Brunstad (15 hours […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Channel swimmers, ice swimmers, marathon swimmers and open water swimmers around the world use relatively little equipment, but what they use comes from a long history. While some channel swimmers use Channel grease, lanolin and a variety of other combinations including Vaseline, Desitin and axle grease over the years,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming is often described as a new sport, an emerging endurance or extreme sport, an aquatic discipline that is catching on fire from Cork to California. But is open water swimming really that new? From our study of the sport – broadly defined – mankind has long
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The recipients of the annual World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year are always the result of a wholly unlikely idea. From a Special Olympics athlete like the Cayman Island’s Andrew Smilley for swimming in the cold water RCP Tiburon Mile and the 202-mile Ventura Deep Six that
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are very few athletes in the world like Bill May who has parlayed his unique aquatic skills to a successful professional career. May is a highly acclaimed performer and former synchronized swimmer for O, the famed long-running and highly popular Cirque de Soleil aquatic spectacular at the Bellagio
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cherelle Osteringer, a 23-year-old student at the University of Hawaii originally from Switzerland, held off a trio of 50ish veteran men at the 33rd Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim. The 7 km out-and-back course along the outside surf in Waikiki Beach on Oahu goes over
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. He swims, he smiles. And he has been doing so for a long, long time. Hawaiian channel swimmer Vernon Knight finished another Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim this past weekend – and was honored for his effort. The veteran completed the 7 km out-and-back course along the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimming is a cerebral sport, especially in the open water. Whether they are swimming over a black line on the bottom of a pool or faced with limited vision while in the middle of a lack, swimmers usually have a lot going through their heads. Swimming along the inky
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA has begun updating its list of approved swimwear (see here). The new swimwear list goes into effect beginning January 1st 2015 and includes swimsuits, swim caps and goggles. The list of manufacturers includes 361°, A3 Performance, Adidas, Adolph Kiefer, Agon, Akron, Aqua Lung, Aqua Sphere, Aquadeus, Aquarapid, Aquarius,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If Adam Walker was busy before, his life is just about to get busier. The British coach and spokesman is not only currently coaching athletes and serving as a Counsellor for One Young World and as an Ambassador of the Royal Life Saving Society, but he was also recently
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