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12 of the world’s unusual pools

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:46:12 +0000

If you don’t want to swim in these you just don’t want to swim.12 Unusual Swimming Pools.

Nurturing Success In The Channel

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:15:34 +0000

“ We wrote a nature vs. nurture story earlier this year about cold-water swim preparations: what is more important to swim well in cold water, a swimmer’s innate qualities (e.g., body fat percentage and mental toughness) or the swimmer’s training and acclimatization to cold water through hard work and commitment?

One 25-year-old former pool [...]

Winning In Windermere

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:49:48 +0000

“ Daniil Serebrennikov and Nadine Pastor of German upset their more famous elite competitors in the 1-mile British Gas Great North Swim yesterday under sunny skies and in 17°C water in Lake Windermere this weekend. Olympian and race commentator Steve Parry reports, ‘The elite races demonstrated the importance of tactics for both the men’s [...]

Great Moments in Open Water Swimming

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:41:09 +0000

“Take a look back at some of the great moments in open water swimming. Open water swimming guru Steve Munatones has assembled a list of over 30 people, places, and…”

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Great Scottish Swim 2009

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:59:51 +0000

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Saturday 29 August 2009 – Strathclyde Country Park

The Great Scottish Swim looks set to make waves this August when the exciting one mile open water challenge comes to North Lanarkshire. Entries are now open at www.greatswim.org.

The swim is the latest event to be announced as part of Great Swim – a new series of one [...]

CSC swimmer Tao getting success on the bike as well as in the pool!

admin — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:29:37 +0000

Sunday April 17th 2009Haggerston park provided plenty of space for a 200m track that was placed at the eastern end by the school wall. There was a blustery breeze and bright intermittent sunshine. Temp. 17c. The riding surface was excellent according to our chief track inspector Dan Bachelor who declared it ‘clean cut, level [...]

First day of the season at Dover

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:14:37 +0000

Concerned dads, protecting swimmers, scour the sea for hazards after swimming in the Channel (and two large cod & chips!)

The first May weekend is traditionally the start of the Channel swimming season and Clissold’s own Channel swimmers went down to remind themselves how it all feels. The weather was great and the water was [...]

British freediver Sara Campbell breaks new record

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:33:45 +0000

“The 37-year-old was taking part in Vertical Blue 09 in Dean’s Blue Hole, Long Island in the Bahamas, which is 203 metres deep. Campbell, 37, managed to reclaim her world title by holding her breath for three minutes and 36 seconds, while diving to 96 metres and returning safely to the surface.”

(Via British freediver Sara [...]

Half-term cycle training at Hogg Hill

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:55:36 +0000

British Cycling are organising the following sessions for juniors at Hogg Hill during the Easter and half-term holidays:

7-Apr, 8 Apr, 9 Apr, 17 Apr, – 27 May, 28 May, 29 May Suitable for all abilities 10-16yrs

Redbridge Cycle Centre Forest Road Hainault IG6 3HP

10am to 3pm £7.50 per day.

Bike hire available from East London Velo – £5 (payable locally & [...]

Swimming tries to get a grip on high-tech suits

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:02:43 +0000

“FINA should have kept much closer watch over it all. Better surveillance and foresight would have avoided plenty of unnecessary controversy and angst in 2008, which should have been nothing other than a historic Olympic year highlighted by Phelps trumping Mark Spitz with his eight gold medals in Beijing.

How the waters got muddied by swimsuit technology [...]