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“They say life isn’t fair; life is about the ups and downs. Some survive the challenges of life while others cave under the disappointment and frustrations when these challenges occur. What is it in a person that helps them to prepare themselves mentally to handle challenges placed before them? “ …so ponders Emily Brunemann who […]
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William K. (Opelu) Pai was reportedly 50 yards short of being one of the world’s recognized pioneers of channel swimming, at least in Hawaii. Pai completed the first nearly official Molokai Channel crossing in 1939 when he rowed out to sea off the island of Molokai and swam to Oahu. Alas, because of this start,
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Howard Burns is a real estate administrator and open water swimmer who swims year-round with Oak Streakers of Laguna Beach, California. A frequent participant in the many ocean swims along the California coast, Burns was the 2011 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Open Water Swimming Series winner in the men’s 55-59 age division. He also recently
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If there is any group of individuals who are best suited for a shipwreck, it is open water swimmers. With their proven ability to swim in all conditions, along with their knowledge of the open water and, in the case of marathon swimmers, the ability to withstand pain and endure under mentally challenging conditions, open
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In the latest Honda CR-V commercial, the large Japanese car manufacturer encourages open water swimming. Among a handful of unusual activities, the commercial suggests starting a Leap List that “is everything you wanna do before everything you oughta do” like (1) joining a Polar Bear Club or (2) swimming with sharks. The Leap List also
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Sean Jefferson is a professional triathlete who was previously a 3:56 miler and 6-time NCAA All-American runner. He has the aerobic base and talent on terra firma to be competitive on the bike and mow his rivals down on the run, but he needed to swim faster – much faster – before he became a
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Argentine marathon swimming great Alfredo Camarero Guzman passed away yesterday. As one of the early pioneers of marathon swimming in Argentina and on the professional marathon swimming circuit in the 1950s, the dashing Camarero leaves a long legacy and inspired many great marathon swimmers during his prolific career. A native of Rosario, he was inducted
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. How many open water swimmers have met like-minded swimmers online? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? The concept of an open water swimming community on the late 19th century – men hanging around the L Street Bathhouse in Boston or the Brighton Swimming Club in England – has
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Forty-two swimmers ranging of all ages and abilities participated in the 9th Annual Escape from Managaha sponsored by the Saipan Swim Club. With perfect conditions for the 2.4 km channel swim from Mañagaha to American Memorial Park, the swimmers were supported and monitored by 12 kayakers, the Sea Spray and Department of Public Safety Jet
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In Western Australia, the First National Lake Argyle Swim saw 117 swimmers with a number of colorful team names competing on May 5th for glory and cash and prizes valued over $7,000. 34-year-old Keira Macfarlane from Scarborough, Western Australia won the 20 km solo race in 5 hours 16 minutes just slightly ahead of the
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