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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Angel Yanagihara, a biochemist and researcher at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Tropical Medicine has prepared for the worse. If Diana Nyad gets stung by box jellyfish or Portuguese man o war during her 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, Dr. Yanagihara will be able to identify […]
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La Asociación Amigos de la Ría de Navia offers a fun game (called the La Apuesta in Spanish) around its Copa Asturias and its Descenso de la Ría de Navia that are held in northern Spain in the Navia River. Before the two races, fans, spectators, family and friends can predict the male and female
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In the 1960s, Captain Ransom Arthur, M.D. encouraged adults to swim for exercise. His idea caught on quickly, especially among 47 athletes who participated in the first U.S. Masters Swimming Championships in 1970. By 1973, Captain Arthur’s vision had drawn the attention of the Amateur Athletic Union (A.A.U.) that governed amateur sports in the United
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Diana Nyad continues to swim under the majesty of the sky, even if she is facing difficulties at sea level. Fortunately, the number of box jellyfish dramatically fell on the second night of her swim between Cuba and Florida. While the skies above her showered her with streaks of lightening bolts and howls of thunder,
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Diana Nyad is planning her fourth attempt of the 103 miles between Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida today. The start time was moved up 16 hours due to the tranquil conditions that are forecasted over the next 72 hours. Nyad hopes to complete the estimated 60+ hour journey in the Florida Straits by Tuesday,
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The Longest Swim will certainly live up to its name. Whether it is a stage swim, done in a wetsuit or fins, or done in stages, The Longest Swim is an incredible feat of logistics, endurance, planning and commitment by Ben Lecomte and team. His team consists of Captain Kale Garcia and his wife Angela
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The stars are out for the BCT Gdynia Marathon in Poland with US$10,000 on the line for the first-place male and female finishers with a total pool of prizes amounts to US$28,000. Lead by Olympic marathon swimming gold medalist Eva Risztov of Hungary, the women’s field includes 2 Olympic marathon swimmers, FINA 10km Marathon Swimming
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Diana Nyad Gets Stung And Stung Again Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad is 20 hours into her swim. Despite four major jellyfish stings, she still manages to stay strong keep in tune to her rhythm with her mental playlist of 65 songs, 5 hours and 15 minutes. Sting 1: A Flower Hat
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Diana Nyad had three individuals from Miami (Dr. E. Willis Weyers, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Fellow in Anesthesiology and Critical Care), Mike Letter, P.A. University of Miami Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, and Dr. Gabriel Sarah, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Senior Resident in Anesthesiology) on her escort boats.
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3:43 pm Saturday, August 17 Diana Nyad started in Havana swimming quickly at 3:43 pm local time (ET, New York time) on Saturday afternoon at 57 strokes per minute on the right side of her primary escort boat the Voyager as northeast winds were throwing an oncoming 1-foot chop against her. The water temperature is
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