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• Post-Swim Shortness of Breath

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• Cross-training?

  5.9K views 46 comments 0 points Most recent by BogdanZ December 2020
• 24 Hour Swim in the Pool

  12K views 31 comments 1 point Most recent by Openh2o December 2020
• Planning/Permitting a solo event

  161 views 5 comments 2 points Most recent by StLucia_Channel December 2020
• doing a "rehearsal swim" for a Channel swim - good idea?

  750 views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by Openh2o December 2020
• Your first long swim

  10.6K views 60 comments 0 points Most recent by dpm50 October 2020
• Island of Lundy

  228 views 1 comment 2 points Most recent by BogdanZ October 2020
• Winter Swimming Options in the Time of the Pandemic

  902 views 19 comments 3 points Most recent by dpm50 October 2020
• Has anyone ever swum across Loch Ness?

  4.6K views 27 comments 0 points Most recent by emkhowley October 2020
• Special thank you with ongoing organizational headaches

  105 views 0 comments 6 points Started by StLucia_Channel September 2020
• numbness in fingers

  12.9K views 20 comments 0 points Most recent by BogdanZ September 2020
• The Stroke Problems & Questions Thread

  3.3K views 97 comments 2 points Most recent by emkhowley September 2020
• "unescorted" marathon swimming

  1K views 26 comments 1 point Most recent by IronMike September 2020
• Finally Back in the Swim of Things....

  869 views 20 comments 10 points Most recent by Openh2o September 2020
• California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming

  1.4K views 12 comments 6 points Most recent by evmo August 2020
• Books / swimming (and humor)

  246 views 1 comment 6 points Most recent by Solo August 2020
• cold water vs hot water swimmers

  1K views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by Openh2o August 2020
• Channel Attempt Story

  1.9K views 24 comments 0 points Most recent by curly August 2020
• The Elephant in the Room - TC, O7, $$

  2.3K views 24 comments 13 points Most recent by GlobalSwimmer August 2020
• Fly

  1.3K views 35 comments 0 points Most recent by SuddethB August 2020
• Questions and Notes on Open Water Butterfliers

  215 views 0 comments 0 points Started by SuddethB July 2020
• Shoulder reconstruction recovery time

  2.8K views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by SuddethB July 2020
• Chaffing -- Is it a given?

  630 views 12 comments 1 point Most recent by Spacemanspiff July 2020
• The essential aphorisms of marathon swimming

  3.1K views 47 comments 1 point Most recent by Copelj26 July 2020
• Marathon swims during the pandemic

  2.1K views 36 comments 1 point Most recent by KatieBun July 2020
• I'm looking to move - how do you, as a marathon swimmer, choose a place to relocate to?

  340 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by MoCo July 2020
• What's everyone's life here outside swimming / before you started marathon swimming?

  796 views 13 comments 0 points Most recent by dpm50 July 2020
• First Icelandic woman to swim the Channel

  484 views 4 comments 13 points Most recent by ColmBreathnach July 2020
• News reporter tries out open water swimming

  387 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by andiss June 2020
• Who inspires you?

  2.6K views 34 comments 0 points Most recent by miklcct June 2020