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Courtesy of The Friends of Sea Pool at Bude along the Cornwall coast. The Sea Pool at Bude was created in the 1930s to provide a safe haven for swimming whose water is supplied by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The Friends of Bude Sea Pool was formed in 2011 to enable the Pool […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cañón del Sumidero in Mexico, Willoughby Lake in Vermont and many other open water swimming venues around the world have sheer majestic cliff walls where swimmers can cruise against sheer rock formations. The colors and majesty of Lake Powell [shown above at Martin Strel’s swim camp] that borders the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmers often talk about turbulence and tides, currents and the cold. But swimming in flat, calm, glassy conditions is so very peaceful and tranquil. With the seas lying flat and the lakes lying low, swimmers can really enjoy the conditions. Josh Heynes, Hadar Aviram, David Ure are shown above
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Inherent danger lurks in all marine sports. But waves perk up both surfers and open water swimmers, for different reasons. When signs indicate risk is involved, many open water swimmers just have to – at least – take a look and check out the situation. Copyright © 2014 by
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The open water swimming community understands the importance of rules in mass open water swimming competitions. No one wants unfair competition or unsportsmanlike conduct to be prevalent – let alone exist – in the sport. While inadvertent physicality exists, especially around the turn buoys and at the start, no
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Sea Goddess Trophy is an award on display at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Florida. Inscribed on the Sea Goddess are the names of the honourees (over 250) inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Honour Swimmers, Honour Coaches, Honour Administrators, and Honour Pilots‘
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If the waves are big and growing, what are ten simple things that you can and should do? 1. Take your time to check out the situation and understand how strong and large the waves are. 2. Look at the direction of the tidal flow and currents along the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nearly 4,000 participants took part in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro and 14 elite swimmers took part in the 3 km elite sprint relay that came down to the very end [the grid start is
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The overall times and split times of the elite athletes in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) competition on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were as follows: Team 1. Brazil A. (Ana Marcela Cunha + Allan do Carmo) 32:32.10 2. U.S.A.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 7 teams at the King and Queen of the Sea on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were focused and intense today. They all wanted to win so badly in front of the national television audience of TV Globo. The athletes came out of the water totally
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