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The world of physics involves the study of matter to understand how the universe behaves, is ruled by laws, measures and formulas. Although physicists continue to explore fields covering the minute to the gigantic from Newtonian mechanics to quantum mechanics, the rules of physics are clear and absolute. Conversely, the world of biology, a natural […]
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Two open water swimming landmarks in South Africa include Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. Lewis Pugh has used both to sight off of when he has swum in the ocean near the tip of the African continent. “While Cape Point is structurally more impressive, I prefer the Cape of Good Hope,” explains
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Way back in the pre-Olympic marathon swimming era at the 3rd FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships held in Dubai in 2004, Thomas Lurz was making a name for himself as a 25-year-old world champion open water swimmer. In the river through the heart of Dubai, he won a dramatic come-from-way-behind victory over Alan Bircher
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“I hate walls. I hate turns,” says northern California native Haley Anderson. An unusual statement to say the least from the reigning NCAA champion in the 500-yard freestyle, a gut-busting 4-minute swim that requires 19 flip turns. But the personable 20-year-old has good reasons for her dislike of walls and turns. She is one of
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On August 10th, Dave Cornthwaite will undertake the hardest segment of his Expedition1000 project: a 1000-mile swim down the lower Missouri River running through the middle of America. “It will be the toughest expedition I have ever taken on,” predicts the British adventurer, author and motivational speaker who will do 25 expeditions of at least
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What kind of landmarks are the Olympics going to see during the marathon swimming races in the Serpentine? Unlike other open water races, the swimmers will hear, see and feel a crush of humanity, the pressure of tens of thousands of spectators ringing the compact course. Never before have open water swimmers been faced with
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A swim-off is the ultimate head-to-head battle in swimming. A swim-off is a pressure-packed race between two athletes in order to break a tie conducted in a preliminary heat in pool competitions. The winner earns the right to compete in the finals. In an unusual and exciting situation in Portugal’s Setubal Bay next week, the
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A swim-off is the ultimate head-to-head battle in swimming. A swim-off is a pressure-packed race between two athletes in order to break a tie conducted in a preliminary heat in pool competitions. The winner earns the right to compete in the finals. In an unusual situation in Portugal’s Setubal Bay next week, the 2012 FINA
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52 Americans from 7 states, averaging 39 years old, participated in Jamie’s Swim Camp in northern California. Their open water experience included the Lake Tahoe swims, English Channel solos and relays, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, Catalina Channel solos and relays, swims throughout San Francisco Bay, Pennock Island Swim, swims in lakes in Switzerland, Utah, Minnesota,
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The Palmy Manly Swim is the longest open water swim in Australia, a 28 km swim from North Palm Beach in Sydney to Manly’s Shelly Beach. 20 English Channel swimmers and open water swimmers from Australia, the USA, the UK and Europe will take on the 19°C (66°F) water on June 2nd. Race organizer English
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