Category: Open Water
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Pool Training For An Open Water Event | Great Swim & Keri-anne Payne
Training in the pool for your open water swimming event? Great Swim’s ambassador Keri-anne Payne shares her tips.
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Long Distance Swimmer Pedro Ordenes | Dispatches
Pedro Ordenes, beloved founder of Water World Swim, is known worldwide for his record-breaking swims. Pedro holds the world record for Alcatraz swim crossings – over 900.
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Italian show in Viedma (ARG)
Swimmers from Italy controlled operations in the first leg of the 2017 circuit of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, held in Patagones-Viedma (ARG), by taking gold and silver in both the men’s and women’s race. On February 4, Federico Vanelli was the best among men, winning in 1h57m02s42, while Arianna Bridi was the…
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Thalassotherapy: Why Swimming In The Sea Is Good For You
If you live near the sea, make frequent trips to the beach, or are planning an island holiday this summer, chances are you’re getting more out of it than just enjoyment. It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits. Historically, doctors would recommend their patients go to the seaside to improve various…
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Swimmers complete 7-hour crawl across shrinking Dead Sea
A multinational group of swimmers swam seven hours through the salty, soupy waters of the Dead Sea on Tuesday in a bid to draw attention to the environmental degradation of the fabled lake. At dawn, the 25 swimmers left on boats from Ein Gedi on the Israeli side of the Dead Sea to Wadi Mujib…
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Ranking the World’s Toughest Outdoor Sports
“Swimming is 20 percent physical endurance and 80 percent mental endurance,†says Elizabeth Fry, one of four swimmers ever to have completed the Double Triple Crown—twice swimming the English Channel, Catalina Channel, and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. In addition to the tremendous exposure these athletes face—and the mental and physical challenges that exposure presents—Fry…
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