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A masterfeedermixer is a coach, support crew member, parent, friend or volunteer who is responsible for preparing, mixing and feeding a marathon swimmer or channel swimmer on an escorted swim. The masterfeedermixer lays out everything before and during the swim and understands what kinds of foods and hydration the swimmer wants in precise detail, in […]
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The mighty lead battleship U.S.S. Iowa, which is 270 meters in length and carried U.S. President Roosevelt across the Atlantic to Casablanca en route to a crucial 1943 meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin, was scheduled to depart from San Francisco Bay. But due to a storm off of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For those open water swimmers in northern climes, preparation for cold-water swims is a natural. The year-round availability of cold water enables year-round training and the acclimatization process to ensure hardening. However, without easy access to cold water year-round, marathon swimmers who attempt cold-water lake swims, extreme swims or
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming will be reporting from the shorelines of one of the world’s greatest open water swimming celebrations, the Descenso a Nado de la Ria de Navia (Navia’s Downstream Swim). Started in 1958 when 14 swimmers swam 1 kilometer down the River Navia in a coastal village in Asturias, Galicia
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The updated 24-hour Club list below includes solo swimmers who successfully completed solo swims or competed in races that lasted a minimum of 24 hours. These individuals have demonstrated the ultimate in endurance, stamina and patience. The list does not include any stage swims, swims assisted with wetsuits, fins, shark cages or other equipment, swims
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Tim Stiff has done a variety of open water swims in South Africa: from the longer Lighthouse to Big Bay Swim, Cadiz Freedom Swim and Nelson Bay Bell Buoy Challenge to the shorter Speedo Ice Swim Africa. A polio victim at the age of 9 months, swimming is his only effective exercise. And it seems
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Not only will there be great conversations and presentations at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California, but there will also be artwork from various open water swimmers from around the world enhancing the conference rooms aboard the Queen Mary. Dr. Lisa Stansbie is one of those artists and presenters who
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At the Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0, dozens of experienced swimmers including a number of channel swimmers ranging from Oceans Seven Darren Miller and Marathon Swimmers Forum co-founder Evan Morrison to cold water extremists and Tahoeists enjoyed a long weekend of swimming, eating and conversations ith their fellow swimmers. Conversations centered around the where, when, who,
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Does geography and weather affect the nature of open water swimmers? Judging from the different types of open water swimming camps being conducted in California and Cork, it appears so at least at first glance. At the Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0 north of Napa Valley, the ambiance is decidely laid-back. California cool and casual under
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While there are the outliers like Dan Martin, Diana Nyad and Penny Palfrey who train outrageous distances who swim 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and more hours per day at their training peak, what do the typical jocks do to prepare for their big day on the ocean? 75
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