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Jamie Patrick has swum all of his life. From California to Hawaii, he has always hung around pools, lakes, oceans and bays. Doing everything from body surfing to massively long sets in the pool, the DNA of the San Francisco-bred athlete is deeply embedded in the swimming world. Most recently, he has opened his home […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The FINA Masters World Championships in Montreal, Canada culminated in the open water swimming races in Montreal’s 1976 Olympic rowing basin. The venue was in the rowing basin, a sheltered inlet from the St Lawrence River. It was about 74 degrees in the out-and-back 3 km course. “It was
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Michael Oram explains what he provides to swimmers who he escorts across the English Channel aboard his boat Gallivant.
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Selfies are ubiquitous on social media. In another way, selfies are also ubiquitous in the open water swimming community’s social media. But the selfies take a bit of a different perspective. There are tanker shots among channel swimmers. There are finish shots among competitive swimmers. There are rewarming shots
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dennis Miller of Fiji will be the head referee of the women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. Ronnie Wong Man Chui of Hong Kong will be the head referee for the men’s race. What does a head referee do and why is the job so critical in the sport of
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ice swimmers use now blankets or sheets. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Nigeria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Hungary, Tanzania, Aruba, Guyana, Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Torture Swim by 60 Minutes Sports (U.S.A./Ireland) 14. The Vertical Swim Trainer by Genadijus Sokolovas (U.S.A./Lithuania) 15. Uaimh an tSolais & Uaimh na nÉan by Sam Krohn And Loneswimmer (Australia/Ireland) 1. 24 Hour Swim in San Francisco by Suzie Dods (U.S.A.) Swimming all day and all night is
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