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This aerial photo by Fly Me Cancun of the men’s lead pack in the FINA pro races in Cancún, Mexico show how the experienced professionals bunch up in a tight pack. They constantly position themselves within the pack, trying to find the optimal draft to make surges and moves throughout the race. But every now […]
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On April 22nd, Salvatore Cimmino swam from the island of Idjwi to Goma on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Rwanda border. The always-energetic disabled swimmer swam an unprecedented 40 km across Lake Kivu as part of his A nuoto nei mari del globo (Swimming in the Seas of the
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Ocean Care Solutions posted information from the University of British Columbia on how jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world’s coastal ecosystems. In a study published in this month’s edition of the journal Hydrobiologia, Ocean Care Solutions pointed out that the Canadian scientists found increased jellyfish populations in 45 of the world’s 66
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The acclaimed Hydro Tracker from FINIS will start shipping directly to customers in Europe for its offices throughout Europe next month. The Hydro Tracker enables swimmers and triathletes to know exactly how far, how fast and where they train and swim in the open water world. Open water swimmers and triathletes can share and obtain
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Dan Martin, Ben Lecomte, Penny Palfrey and Diana Nyad…can there be any group of aquatic athletes training as intensely as these four? Martin does between 2 and 8 hours of swimming per day to get ready for his stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean. “I try and split the distance into three swims so I
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Terry Laughlin, who educates coaches from around the world, describes his central premise on how best to coach individuals on how to swim optimally, “…mindfulness is far more essential to open water, than pool, swimming because the absence of familiarity, and structure, has such enormous potential to throw you off your game. And while many
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Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, described swimming in a unique and flattering way in a message to the aquatic community. “FINA is now one of the most important international federations with 202 affiliated federations across the world. There has been a great deal of development in the sport since FINA was
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Who are open water swimmers closest to achieving the elusive goal of the Oceans Seven? There are two swimmers with 6 out of the 7 channels conquered and completed. Stephen Redmond of Ireland is up next month in the Tsugaru Channel in Japan for his final assault. Penny Palfrey of Australia comes soon after that
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Olympian Alex Meyer was photographed in the United States Olympic Committee buildup to the London Olympics. Photographer Joe Klamar caught his trident tattoo…an appropriate visual hint of the looming battle that Meyer and his 24 open water adversaries will have in the Serpentine on August 10th. The trident is associated with Poseidon, the god of
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Alex Flynn is a lawyer, public speaker and endurance athlete who is facing his incurable suffering head-on. Flynn suffers from early-onset Parkinson’s disease but he plans to traverse 3,500 miles across the continental United States in his Trans America Challenge, an attempt to run, kayak, cycle and swim as part of his 10 million metres
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