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Teaching Open Water To The Next Generation Courtesy of WOWSA, Long Beach, California. Parents and coaches often ask how their young athletes can develop a passion and yearning for the open water. These 10 relatively easy steps to a good start: 1. Develop a love and appreciation for the coastline and shoreline. Allow the children […]
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Olympics In Odaiba Is On Video shows 2009 Japan Swimming Federation’s Tokyo Marathon Swimming Championships in Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Even as the coronavirus has spread to six continents, Tokyo Olympics will most likely go ahead as planned reported the Japan Times, an English-language newspaper based in Japan. “All indications are, at this
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Winter Swimming In Vermont; Ice Swimming In Samoëns Courtesy of WOWSA. This coming weekend, Phil White is organizing the 6th Annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival in Lake Memphremagog in Vermont, U.S.A., while Jacques Tuset, Dr. Alexandre Fuzeau, and Florian Lucas are organizing the French Championships in Lac des Bois aux Dames in Samoëns, France. The
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Project Blue Student Contests Courtesy of AltaSea, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. AltaSea
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POW Clinics In Woollett Aquatic Center Courtesy of Mike Collins, California. Mike Collins and Natalie Barrad hosted the first of their two annual POW (Pool Open Water) events at the Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California. “The open water practices are free; however, the POW Skills Clinic cost US$150 and are required to attend open
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Chun Kong Mak, One Very Hardened Butterflyer Courtesy of Chun Kong Mak, Altenwörth, Niederösterreich, Austria.. After Pauline Barker completed the first Butterfly Ice Mile in Harthill Reservoir in Rotherham, England in 52 minutes on November 23rd 2016 in 4.73°C water. Chun Kong Mak took up the challenge on February 16th in Altenwörth, Niederösterreich, Austria. He
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From Shore To Shore Across The Atlantic Courtesy of WOWSA, Atlantic Ocean. 46-year-old Mark Pollard from London was part of an English Channel relay in 2010. The 12 hour 37 minute minute crossing planted a seed in his mind. A really big seed. But Polland’s goal needed time and years of swimming to percolate. His
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Women In The Open Water: Leading, Motivating, Coaching Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Craig Lord of Swimming World Magazine wrote an insightful article on the emergence of female swimming coaches. He interviewed Petria Thomas, the 7-time 1996-2000-2004 Olympic medalist from Australia, in an article entitled Petria Thomas On Why Women’s Sport Is Growing But
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Jiri Polansky Wins IISA Polish Championships – Silesia Winter Swimming 1K Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Katowice, lake Szlomiok (Dolina Trzech Stawów), Poland. The IISA Polish Championships – Silesia Winter Swimming 2020 event was held at Katowice in Lake Szlomiok (Dolina Trzech Stawów), Poland where the water temperature was 4°C. Men’s 1000m Freestyle Results:
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Kyra Wijnker Wins Sprint & Distance Races At IISA Great Britain Championships Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association, Sandford Lido, England. 22-year-old Dutch swimmer Kyra Wijnker easily won the 100m and 1000m freestyle races at the 2020 International Ice Swimming Association Great Britain Championships on February 22nd, over 48 seconds over Caroline Saxon in the
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