Daily News of Open Water Swimming
Evan Morrison, Swimming Before He Walks
He's a fish outta water." That comment is made frequently about good swimmers by their less aquatically-oriented friends on terra firma. It certainly applies to Evan Morrison, a ...
Nor The Wide Sea Immensity Downs Him
First it was Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward who joined Nejib Belhedi on his 1400K Swim Across Tunisia along the entire coastline of Tunisia. Now it is Stuart Hyde and Thomas Noblett of the Windermere 12-way Warriors who will ...
Star Burns Brightly To Make It Safe4Athl...
Katherine Star is hosting a SAFE4ATHLETES cocktail party fundraiser at the home of Richard Riordan, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, on June 26th. Star explains the reason for ...
Moore’s Law In Open Water Swimming...
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore described Moore's Law that predicts the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles every two ...
The Next Generation At The Cocos Interna...
Ken Barcinas and Pilar Shimizu won last year's boy's and girl's division at the annual Cocos International Crossing in Guam. The Cocos International Crossing is a 3.52 km channel crossing ...
Focused Thinking In The Open Water
Danny Gassaway is an open water swimmer from Oklahoma, about as far away from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as you can get on the North ...
Recreational Vessel Propellers In The Op...
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks public input on how best to prevent recreational boating casualties caused by propeller strikes. The Coast Guard, in particular, seeks ...
Swimming And Striding Like An Olympic Ch...
During the 2008 Olympic quadrennial, Russian gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko was unbeatable. The Russian superstar, who will be inducted in the 2012 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this ...
2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference
May 25th, 2012 | Global Open Water Swimming Conference | No Comment
2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, WOWSA Awards Luncheon, IMSHOF Induction Ceremonies and Dinner, and Open Water Races!
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY at OPEN WATER SOURCE EVENT REGISTRATIONS!
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Evan Morrison, Swimming Before He Walks
May 25th, 2012 | Evan Morrison | No Comment
He's a fish outta water."
That comment is made frequently about good swimmers by their less aquatically-oriented friends on terra firma.
It certainly applies to Evan Morrison, a business data analyst from Santa ...
Nor The Wide Sea Immensity Downs Him
May 24th, 2012 | Open Water Swimming | No Comment
First it was Nuala Moore and Anne Marie Ward who joined Nejib Belhedi on his 1400K Swim Across Tunisia along the entire coastline of Tunisia.
Now it is Stuart Hyde and Thomas Noblett of the Windermere 12-way Warriors who will join in his Swim of ...
Star Burns Brightly To Make It Safe4Athletes
May 24th, 2012 | Australia | No Comment
Katherine Star is hosting a SAFE4ATHLETES cocktail party fundraiser at the home of Richard Riordan, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, on June 26th.
Star explains the reason for the fundraiser, "For too many ...
Moore’s Law In Open Water Swimming
May 24th, 2012 | Gordon Moore | No Comment
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore described Moore's Law that predicts the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles every two years.
While Moore's Law does not ...
The Next Generation At The Cocos International Crossing
May 24th, 2012 | 3.5km | No Comment
Ken Barcinas and Pilar Shimizu won last year's boy's and girl's division at the annual Cocos International Crossing in Guam.
The Cocos International Crossing is a 3.52 km channel crossing from the uninhabited Cocos Island ...
Focused Thinking In The Open Water
May 24th, 2012 | Danny Gassaway | No Comment
Danny Gassaway is an open water swimmer from Oklahoma, about as far away from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as you can get on the North American continent. However, he is ...
Recreational Vessel Propellers In The Open Water
May 23rd, 2012 | Open Water Swimming | No Comment
The U.S. Coast Guard seeks public input on how best to prevent recreational boating casualties caused by propeller strikes. The Coast Guard, in particular, seeks comments on specific measures to ...
Swimming And Striding Like An Olympic Champion
May 23rd, 2012 | International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame | No Comment
During the 2008 Olympic quadrennial, Russian gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko was unbeatable. The Russian superstar, who will be inducted in the 2012 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame this September 22nd on the Queen ...
Swimming Svelt, Now And In The Future
May 23rd, 2012 | Open Water Swimming | No Comment
The naturally produced hormone irisin helps enable weight loss by converting normal white fat into calorie-burning brown fat in a process called thermogenesis (see research here).
Named after the svelte Greek goddess ...
Who Will Be The Final 15 Olympic Qualifiers In Portugal?
May 23rd, 2012 | Nadine Williams | No Comment
35 women from 21 countries will be fighting it out to be among the top 15 swimmers at the upcoming Olympic marathon swim qualifier in Setubal Bay in Portugal.
The following women are entered and ...
Who Will Be The Chosen 15 Olympians in Portugal?
May 23rd, 2012 | Damian Blaum | No Comment
Other than the Olympics themselves, it is said (in America) that the USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials and the NCAA Swimming Championships are the most competitive swim meets in the ...
What Level Of Risk Is Acceptable In The Open Water?
May 22nd, 2012 | Bob Needham | No Comment
After reading today's article on protective swimwear (see here about the dangers of swimming in waters with box jellyfish), marathon swimmer Bob Needham asked the following profound questions:
What amount of ...
When The Hopes Of A Nation Are On Broad Shoulders
May 22nd, 2012 | Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim | No Comment
Open water swimming has a growing number of epicenters around the world. Traditional cities like Sydney and New York, and traditional locations like Serpentine and Aquatic Park are well-known, but ...
What Open Water Swimmers Say And What They Mean
May 22nd, 2012 | Open Water Swimming | No Comment
Experienced open water swimming coaches are observant. In order to understand precisely what is going on in order to make reasonable decisions, good coaches listen carefully to their athletes, constantly ...
Boxed In By The Traditional Rules Of Open Water Swimming
May 22nd, 2012 | Open Water Swimming | No Comment
According to the various sources and knowledgeable individuals, some of the most venomous creatures in the world live in the oceans.
It can be very scary...and deadly.
The Environmental Graffiti ranks the ...
Cold Water Acclimatization Training In An Endless Pool
May 21st, 2012 | Michael Miller | No Comment
For those open water swimmers in northern climes, preparation for cold-water swims is a natural. The year-round availability of cold water enables year-round training and the acclimatization process to ensure ...
Providing A Helping Hand With The Masterfeedermixer
May 21st, 2012 | masterfeedermixer | No Comment
A masterfeedermixer is a coach, support crew member, parent, friend or volunteer who is responsible for preparing, mixing and feeding a marathon swimmer or channel swimmer on an escorted swim.
The ...
Tattoos Of The Open Water Swimming World
May 21st, 2012 | Cathy Delneo | No Comment
Open water swimmers can be expressive in a variety of ways: verbally or artistically. Some view their skin as part of that public expression.
Below are numerous examples of open water ...
Joe Is Locked And Loaded For Farallons #3
May 20th, 2012 | Farallon Island | No Comment
Marathon swimmers love facing and overcoming everything the ocean can throw at them.
And there are few places like the desolate Farallon Islands.
30 miles (48 km) west of San Francisco, the stretch ...
Dive In, Walk Out, Smile Throughout
May 20th, 2012 | Cherie Edborg | No Comment
At the Jamie’s Swim Camp 2.0, dozens of experienced swimmers including a number of channel swimmers ranging from Oceans Seven Darren Miller and Marathon Swimmers Forum co-founder Evan Morrison to cold water extremists and Tahoeists ...
Exploring The Art And Artistry Of Open Water Swimming
May 20th, 2012 | Anastasia | No Comment
Not only will there be great conversations and presentations at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California, but there will also be artwork from various open water swimmers ...
Stiff Stays Relaxed In The Cold Water
May 20th, 2012 | big bay swim | No Comment
Tim Stiff has done a variety of open water swims in South Africa: from the longer Lighthouse to Big Bay Swim, Cadiz Freedom Swim and Nelson Bay Bell Buoy Challenge to ...
Members Of The 24-Hour Club
May 19th, 2012 | . Abdul Latif Abou Heif | No Comment
The updated 24-hour Club list below includes solo swimmers who successfully completed solo swims or competed in races that lasted a minimum of 24 hours.
These individuals have demonstrated the ultimate ...
Flowers Are Blossoming In The Cayman Islands
May 19th, 2012 | jonathan knott | No Comment
For the tens of thousands of athletes who have enjoyed the Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islands during the first two decades of its existence, it comes with no ...
Payne Feels Pain And Makes A Wise Decision
May 19th, 2012 | Eva Risztov | No Comment
Two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, the cover girl of the elite open water swimming world and the odds-on favorite to win a gold medal in the ...
Body Temperature & Heart Rate Changes In The Open Water
May 18th, 2012 | Emma Alsop | No Comment
Dr. Sean Gottschalk, the Race Medical Officer of the Lighthouse to Big Bay Swim, gathered data on the 10.5 km swimmers before and after the swim in 13°C water in ...
Are You Tough Enough For The Body Brain Confusion Swim?
May 18th, 2012 | Confusion swim | No Comment
While there are the outliers like Dan Martin, Diana Nyad and Penny Palfrey who train outrageous distances who swim 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and more hours per day at ...
Open Water Swimming Survey At Jamie’s Swim Camp
May 18th, 2012 | Hidden Valley Lake | No Comment
At Jamie's Swim Camp 2.0 at Hidden Valley Lake in California, there will be channel swimmers (English Channel, Catalina Channel, Tsugaru Channel, Cook Strait, Strait of Gibraltar, Maui Channel, Kaulakahi ...
