Priority Sports Meets Anne Marie Ward
Greg Stuart produced a video for O2 Priority Sports about ice swimmer and channel swimmer Anne Marie Ward from Donegal, Ireland. Copyright © 2014 by @O2Sports
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Who Are The Heroes And Heroines Of The Open Water?
From what we can observe around the social media, buzz along the shoreline, and communications we receive, the heroes and heroines of the open water swimming community are a special and unique breed of athletes. These heroes and heroines are not necessarily, like most other sports, the fastest and most skilled. In fact, the heroes and heroines of the open
A Wave Of Winter Swimming Sweeps China
"Being invited to China was a stunning opportunity," explains Nuala Moore. "Both Anne Marie [Ward] and I were invited as guests of Boris Ratushniy of the St. Petersburg Winter Swimming Federation." Ratushniy (shown above) is considered to be the Grandfather of winter swimming. A remarkable individual with charisma and character, he still swims and
Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Award Honourees
The Camlough Lake Water Festival Team and Newry and Mourne District Council in the Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry hosted a large open water swimming contingent at the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association Awards. "Newbies and veterans from Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Connaught and overseas alike were able to enjoy the ceremonies along with Alison
The Mind And Body Matter
In the latest issue of USA Swimming's Splash Magazine, there was a quote that swimming is 90% mental. Since the magazine is aimed at pool swimmers, we wonder what percentage is the mental aspect of open water swimming? Is it 70%? 80%? 90%? Does it differ between a tropical swim and an ice swim? Is the mind utilized more the longer you swim, the
K19’s Relationship With The Bering Strait Swim
Oleg Adamov was one of the swimmers on the Bering Strait Swim. While he was part of history with the 6-day 53-mile (86 km) relay crossing from Cape Dezhnev in Russia to Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska, he was also part of history in another setting. Captain Adamov was the last commanding officer on the K19 submarine between 1997 and 2001 and a consultant
Swimming Takes Top Priority With Anne Marie Ward
Anne-Marie Ward, the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, interviewed with Priority Sports about her intensive training and the focus it takes when swimming in 2°C water in Alaska while showing off her local training spot off the coast of County Donegal, North West Ireland. Anne Marie Ward is shown at the United Nations where she received her
The Joy Of Yrjö-Koskinen Mariia
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yrjö-Koskinen Mariia of Finland loves the cold water; the colder, the better. The whiter the conditions are, the wider her smile becomes. "You feel so wonderful in the water and even better when you get out with all the endorphins," explains the chairperson of the International Winter Swimming Association
Bering Strait Time In Cork, Ireland
Anna Marie Ward and Nuala Moore showed off their Bering Time watches at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference. Veterans of the Bering Strait Swim, they made an eye-opening, mindset-shattering, dramatically stunning presentation of their 5-day exploit from Russia to Alaska. They described how they put their faith in the Russian military personnel
Mind Over Matter, Swimming 1000m @ 0ºC
For centuries, men and women have purposefully immersed themselves in cold water for a variety of reasons. From monks in Japan and Russians in Siberia to early-morning swimmers in the Serpentine and their counterparts from the Americas to Oceania, these extremists have pushed the limits of what is physically and psychologically possible. Each extremist had
