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What if Michael Phelps were an open water swimmer?
Michael Phelps’s return to competitive swimming at the Arena Grand Prix in Arizona has been greeted with excitement by both…
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You know you’re an open water swimmer when…
You see these types of lists circulating on Facebook from time to time; “you know you’re a whatever when…” There’s probably one…
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Beautiful lakes, clean rivers and a refreshing attitude to open water swimming
Last week, courtesy of Swiss Tourism and Human Race, I had the opportunity to spend four days in Switzerland. This…
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What’s the difference between pool and open water swimming?
One of our advertisers asked me yesterday if I could say in a few words what the difference is between…
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Things fall into place
One of the pleasures of writing about open water swimming is the opportunity it gives me to meet and talk…
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Keeping it up as temperatures plummet
Earlier this week we posted a short message on our Facebook page checking people hadn’t been caught out by Sunday’s…
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Why people get pulled out at open water swimming events
This weekend we went to the Great North Swim in Windermere. At the beginning of many of the waves the…
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What goes through the mind of a cold water swimmer?
What do you think when going through a cold water swim? Is it anything like the following, or something completely…
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Get naked
This weekend I visited an open water swimming venue I haven’t been to since last year. The first thing I…
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Do you really want to swim an Ice Mile?
From an open water swimming perspective, this winter feels different. Previously, except for a few determined individuals, the ‘season’ effectively…
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Seven reasons to be thankful for open water swimming
Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the United States and you may have noticed a number of Facebook and blog posts listing…
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Susan Taylor, and the dangers of open water swimming
The plan this week was to write more about the Henley Mile Suits versus Skins challenge that took place on…
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What difference does a wetsuit really make?
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Is drafting over-rated?
Elite swimmers race in packs for a simple reason. If you swim behind and to the side of another swimmer,…
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January 31st Resolutions
Here’s an idea we can’t claim for ourselves but overhead in a conversation: instead of New Year’s Resolutions, how about…
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Why don’t triathletes like open water swimming (and what can they do about it)?
We’ve recently spent two weekends at triathlon events (the Bike and Triathlon Show in Manchester and the Triathlon Show in…
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Experience and reality in open water swimming
I recently read Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. It’s a book about the way we think and I wasn’t expecting…
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Don’t be intimidated by triathletes
We’ve had a few phone calls and emails recently from people who would like to explore open water swimming but…
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Why swimming is like music
With running or cycling most people can improve simply by going out and doing more of the activity. Performance is…
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Learning to juggle
That’s it! I give up! I can’t do it! I quit!Okay, that was a melodramatic start to my blog but…
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Getting off the ground
In June, I was pulled three miles into the Great Chesapeake Bay 4.4-mile sea swim for dehydration and heat exhaustion.…
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River flows – and how to take advantage of them
The 2012 running of the 2.25 mile (3.6km) Hampton Court to Kingston Bridge Thames swim was held in October after…
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Six things you should know about cold water swimming
Judging by the speed at which places for the 2013 Cold Water Championships have sold, cold water swimming is growing…
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Nine swimming resolutions for 2013
Clichéd though it is, we couldn’t resist the temptation to offer our New Year swimming resolution tips for 2013. Pick…
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What is failure in open water swimming?
In the next issue of H2Open Magazine (Feb/Mar 2012) 2008 Olympic marathon swimming bronze medallist Cassandra Patten shares the story…
