Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Now that the FINA Bureau formally decided that wetsuits are part of its open water swimming competitions due to safety* starting in September, swimmers, coaches and national teams must consider the following: * Wetsuits will be mandatory when water temperature is between 16 and 18°C * Wetsuits will be
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What do Olympic champions Mark Spitz (2012), Ian Thorpe (2013) and Inge de Brujin (2014) have in common with Adam Walker? These renowned swimmers are the only 4 people who have officially hosted the Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race (Boğazıçi Kitalararasi Yarislari). Walker hosted and
Henri Kaarma won't be able to beat Olympic swimming heroes Alexander Popov of Russia, Gary Hall, Jr. of the USA, Mark Spitz of the USA, Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, Matt Biondi of the USA, or Ian Thorpe of Australia in a pool...unless the water temperature was near 0ºC and the air temperature was south of that mark. Then all bets are wisely
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WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Most recently, Jack Bolas was the first American professional runner to win a race in bespoke spikes. Developed by New Balance, the spikes on the bottom of his specialty running shoes were custom-made using a combination of in-shoe sensors, force platforms embedded in the track, high-speed
