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Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in unraveling the defense mechanisms of jellyfish. Scientists working with Professor Dr. Thomas Holstein and Dr. Suat Özbek from the Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) of Heidelberg University, together with collaborators from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), analyzed the proteome, or full set of proteins, of the stinging cells in […]
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“Swimming was a huge part of Jim’s life and it’s wonderful to see how his legacy will be remembered, in part, by his contributions to marathon swimming,” said daughter Elinor Doty Juviler. There will be a Memorial Service to celebrate Jim Doty’s life on June 2nd at 11 am at the First Parish Church in
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Expedition White Shark is an iPhone and iPad app that allows tracking of Great White Sharks from a satellite array orbiting the earth. Scientists at the Marine Conservation Science Institute fitted Great White Sharks with custom-built satellite transmitters to enable this app. The iPhone and iPad app enables receipt of live tracking data for the
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An Endless Pools Swim Spa, valued at US$30,000, can be selected by the winner on its generous Swim Across America campaign. Anyone can make a donation to support Swim Across America and be automatically entered to the contest and possibly win an Endless Pool. Since 1987 Swim Across America, has raised over US$40 million for
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Swimming World Magazine named Jim McConica one of its 2011 World Masters Swimmers of the Year. While he set world records in the pool in the 60-64 year age group in the 200m free (2:09.50), 400m free (4:37.74), 800m free (9:32.74), 1500m free (18:24.21), long course 800m free (9:55.28) and short course 200m back (2:29.60),
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Green flash is an optical phenomena that is a short (less than a second) burst of visible green light that is visible the moment after sunset or before sunrise. A green spot becomes visible above the sun or it may resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset on a clear, calm day when
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Adventurers and heroes – both real and mythical – have always inspired and enthralled mankind through the millennium. Risk-takers, stewards of the Earth, protectors of the people or the environment, their legacies are passed on from generation to generation. From Hercules to Paul Bunyan, from George Washington to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, these larger-than-life figures have cut
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Fletcher Cove near San Diego, California will be the fourth annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Dave Martin on Sunday, April 22nd at 12 noon. On the fourth anniversary of the shark attack that took his life, Dave’s Day celebrates what Dr. Martin loved very much: swimming and enjoying the ocean. Laurene
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The Daily News of Open Water Swimming is guessing that the sport of triathlon will make some major announcements at this weekend’s 2012 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where nearly 1,300 collegiate triathletes will vie for individual and team national titles in an Olympic-distance race (1500m swim + 40 km bike +
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