The 2016 Men’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Splits
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Danger
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Oram, an inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame with hundreds of successful English Channel swims under his belt, gave these words of wisdom* to the Google Channel Swimmers Group: “If you attempt to swim the English Channel, you can
Nominees For The 2016 WOWSA Awards
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The WOWSA Awards are not necessarily for the best athletes, but are meant to honor the men and women who: * best embody the spirit of open water swimming, * possess the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance that open water swimmers are known for, and * have most
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3AB
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. with Theodore Yach, Martin Goodman and Ryan Stramrood at Robben Island. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
artificial body parts
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This conversation has centered around drugs and substances introduced into the human body. But we are now entering the era where different manufactured parts are being introduced to the human body whether it is a pacemaker or hearing aid. I just came back from my lab at the Harvard
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Instabeat Looks To Show Real-time Heart Rate Data Available
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Start-up companies from the Bay Area and Silicon Valley are constantly coming up with cool ideas and product ideas. The San Francisco-based Instabeat is no different. Its engineers are working on a unique device that attaches to swimming goggles and captures real-time heart rate data as well as the
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Japan Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We had only seen the islands from a distance and did not know exactly what we had to face. We had to hike down a sea cliff after traveling about an hour by train and taxi. By the time we reached the sea and started, the tidal flow was
The Challenge of the English Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adriano Passini‘s The Challenge of the English Channel: A Spiritual Approach of the Mount Everest Swimming will be available on Kindle Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Details Of Ger Kennedy’s Antarctica 2020 Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Ger Kennedy, Southern Ocean, Antarctica. UN Environment Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh is raising awareness about the need to protect Antarctica‘s seas through a series of swims under extreme conditions. He wishes to add three marine protected areas to Antarctica by 2020 in the #Antarctica2020 campaign.
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