Especially if there are box jellyfish. Their stings are excruciatingly painful and potentially life-threatening. The data and forecasts used in 808jellyfish are the estimated dates of arrivals based on historical data. However, box jellyfish can also arrive on "off-cycle" days. Check out their nightly schedule, if you are in Hawaii, here at
LoneSwimmer provided a list of phobias that are relevant to the open water swimming world here. Donal Buckley describes Cnidophobia as a fear of stings...[whereas] surprisingly there is no specific clinical phobia for jellyfish. Upon further research, it appears there may be a linguistic connection of this phobia to jellyfish. Although Cnidophobia is a
"CUBA. Stings from Portuguese man o war tend to be erratic in shape," explains marine expert Dr. Gail Grabowsky of Honolulu, Hawaii. "The man o war tentacles stick to the skin. Then, the swimmers touches them or gets further entangled and they end up with some really zig-zag scars." The box jellyfish have very straight tentacles and, in contrast to the
H2Open Magazine had an article about jellyfish in this month's issue, but this video truly shows the vast diversity of jellyfish.
One World One Ocean talks about what might happen if man does nothing to help repair the ocean. For open water swimmers who expose themselves like no other demographic group does in the ocean, it is especially a nightmare scenario. Alone without neoprene. No fins or scuba gear. No radar or GPS. Completely enveloped in the ocean without sitting on a
According to Daily Mail, a five-foot blue shark washed up on a Sussex beach. The here. While locations like the Cook Strait where rules have been established to address the shark issue, sharks have generally not been among the primary worries of channel swimmers in the English Channel. In the Cook Strait, if a shark is sighted and a swimmer wishes to do
Jellyfish come in different sizes, shapes and colors - and many of them sting really bad - see examples here. The jellyfish on the left face swimmers in the North Channel; the blue bottles on the right face swimmers in Australia.Nuala Moore, an open water swimmer, coach and diver, talks about the Lion’s Mane jellyfish that often grown to 2 meters wide with
"Unfortunately, Mother Nature isn’t playing the game," emailed Chris Palfrey about his delayed start in his Green Island swim. "A southerly change is expected to pass through Cairns, making conditions very rough. We put the attempt back to November 13th-14th." So the treacherous swim amid sharks, crocodiles and the chironex fleckeri jellyfish, the most
Nora Toledano and her fellow Sea of Cortez swimmers faced challenges that other marathon athletes do not face.Without a doubt, triathlons are tough as are ultramarathons and long-distance cycling races. The Iditarod is a massively difficult event as are adventure races and other feats of endurance.But what sport can you be attacked by sharks and zapped by
In an online poll conducted by The Daily News of Open Water Swimming, 208 experienced swimmers from around the world expressed their greatest fears of the open water.Despite the hoards who are entering the open bodies of water around the world, fear still plays a factor in the minds of many. Here is what scares some people:Sharks - 39% of total votes
