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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The opening stage of the LEN Open Water Swimming Cup 2018 will be held tomorrow in Eilat, Israel. Athletes come from all over Europe to compete in LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) open water swimming competitions, but a lone American, Eva Fabian, has been sharing her experience and expertise […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. HUNTINGTON BEACH. There are three types of chafing: skin-on-skin, fabric-on-skin and hair-on-skin. chafing can be caused by stroke technique, sighting, swimsuit types, salt concentration in the water, water temperature, facial hair, duration in the water, and body type. Most people use lubricants (Vaseline or other types of petroleum jelly,
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are a number of colorful champions, powerful personalities and charismatic characters in the open water swimming world. Some of them are known to the media by their nicknames; others are simply known among their friends and family. Catalinator: Hank Wise (shown on
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 now dramatically changed in the early
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. OPEN WATER SWIMMING Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Fastest time wins with male and female events in a 5k, 10k and 25k open water course. 4 athletes can also join together to compete in the 5k team event. August 8th: Women’s and Men’s 5 km August 9th:
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Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco Bay, California. Andrew O’Malley, a long-time South End Rowing Club member, recently established the Northern California Open Water Swimming Association, a non-profit organization that governs swims in San Francisco Bay, Lake Tahoe, Monterey Bay, the Farallon Islands, and elsewhere in Northern California. The 4-time Trans Tahoe Relay member explains, “We
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Earlier this week, Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson introduced a bill that would criminalize the use of performance enhancing drugs at international competitions like the Olympics. If passed as is, the bill could put manufacturers and distributors of banned substances in jail for a maximum of 10 years in addition
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Courtesy of Global Swim Series, Philippines. The SWIMJUNKIE Challenge Open Water Series is a series of open water swims in the Philippines that include the Subic Bay Island Swim, SWIMJUNKIE Challenge El Nido, SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: Caramoan 10K, and SWIMJUNKIE Challenge: VIP Lobo. The Subic Bay Island Swim is the
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