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IronMike
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Couldn't find this anywhere else, so thought I'd add it:
http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/11531299/endurance-sports-ultra-swimming-triple-crown-own-prize
Very well written/researched. Although I'm sure the END-Wet folks will question at least one fact in the article.
http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/11531299/endurance-sports-ultra-swimming-triple-crown-own-prize
Very well written/researched. Although I'm sure the END-Wet folks will question at least one fact in the article.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
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http://grantland.com/the-triangle/katie-ledecky-athlete-best-swimmer/
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1997
As Freezing Persons Recollect the Snow—First Chill—Then Stupor—Then the Letting Go
http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/As-Freezing-Persons-Recollect-the-Snow--First-Chill--Then-Stupor--Then-the-Letting-Go.html
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
don't let the pool cheat you.
http://www.markswims.com/2010/06/dont-let-pool-cheat-you.html?m=1
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7372
http://jmp.sh/Ggpi9JF
How about this! Congrats to Mieko Nagaoka on her awesome 1500m swim!
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
@DanSimonelli profile in the San Diego Union-Tribune, regarding his upcoming Catalina Channel attempt:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/18/swim-coach-open-water/
The story of 'The Old Men and the Sea,' six octogenarians who swam across the Catalina Channel:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/20/80-somethings-swim-to-Catalina-record/
Anyone know what time Swimonelli ( @DanSimonelli ) is starting?
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
1am, apparently.
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0fPY1BKd0MTzLITimbEJOafIeXravE9YQ
https://www.facebook.com/dan.simonelli
Are we keeping this thread to positive stories? I don't want to contaminate genuine marathon swimmers with the bullshit, but I wondered about starting a Hall of Press Infamy, since we never made initiated The Golden Lamprey Award.
loneswimmer.com
Looks like Dan is done. I calculate 10:15 based on his Spot Tracker. Impressive!!
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
So it would appear that age is just a number. David Radcliff, one of the octogenarians on the record setting Catalina relay, came home to Oregon two days later and swam in a long course meet this weekend. He also managed to set a new US masters record in his age group in the 400 freestyle.
I second the nomination to start Hall of Press Infamy thread.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Relevant?
"A new study finds that people who love bulls**t inspirational quotes have lower intelligence and more ‘conspiratorial ideations.'"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/06/dumb-inspirational-quotes-dumber-people.html
Original research from Judgment and Decision Making, which is a real, peer-reviewed journal.
http://journal.sjdm.org/15/15923a/jdm15923a.pdf
On that note, thanks to Malinak, we've had this posted on the fridge at Colman Pool for a couple of summers:
It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.
Maybe this one has already been posted here? This just came up on my FB, despite being from summer 2014: How Water Makes Us Healthier...
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Here's another article I just saw today: What Long-Distance Swimmers Eat
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Cool article about the community benefits of swimming in Iceland and the role of public pools. Be awesome to visit some of these.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/magazine/icelands-water-cure.html?mwrsm=Email
Article about the health benefits of ocean swimming http://m.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11773533
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
Much of this article about rules and the culture of mountain climbing seems applicable to (or at least thought provoking for) marathon swimming:
https://aeon.co/essays/why-do-mountaineers-choose-the-hardest-routes-to-the-top
An astonishingly meaty article by Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim on George Young, the Wrigley Ocean Marathon of 1927, the Catalina Channel, and the early years of our sport:
https://www.si.com/more-sports/2017/06/23/wrigley-ocean-marathon-swim-catalina-island
Wow! Nice piece of OW history. Thanks for the link.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams