The Man Knows His Stuff – Ger Kennedy On Lanolin
NZ Naturally produces raw lanolin from New Zealand that is regularly used by Ger Kennedy, a renowned ice swimmer from Ireland.
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Loving Lanolin…Or Not
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers, especially channel swimmers and marathon swimmers, have an interesting relationship with lanolin. They use lanolin for prevent chafing or to reduce the initial shock of cold water. They use lanolin with Vaseline or Desitin or Safe Sea or other ointments and creams or anti-chafe spray
What Goes Around, Comes Around: Diving Deep
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Channel swimmers, ice swimmers, marathon swimmers and open water swimmers around the world use relatively little equipment, but what they use comes from a long history. While some channel swimmers use Channel grease, lanolin and a variety of other combinations including Vaseline, Desitin and axle grease
Open Water Swimming – Keys To Success
So you are caught in the middle of a giant pack, a swirling mass of humanity at the start of a large open water swim or triathlon. You do want to avoid physicality and you wish the athletes behind you and beside you would stop slapping your feet and swimming into you. What do you do? What can you do? What should you do? One means to protect yourself and
Seaside Sights We Love To See
A channel swimmer struggling onto shore... ...a close race among open water swimmers in a photo finish. ...two competitors simultaneously body surfing down a huge wave to close out a race. ...an ocean swimmer railroading down massive swells far from land. ...a whale breaching in the ocean. ...a perfect hand-off of hydration between coach on a feeding
What Are You Thinking About In The Open Water?
We do not know what professional marathon swimmer George Park was thinking when a large shark approached him during a 1968 swim off the state of Rhode Island, but it is always interesting to ask open water swimmers what they think while they are in the open water. Based on my own experiences and inquiries, thoughts by open water swimmers are a function of
Skin Protection From Chafing To Coconuts
Skin Protection From Chafing To Coconuts Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chafing is a common ailment and complaint among open water swimmers and triathletes. There are three fundamental types of chafing: 1. Skin-on-skin chafing: improper stroke mechanics can cause chafing as can a crossover kick or breathing. 2. Fabric-on-skin chafing:
The Language of Open Water Swimming
Social scientists estimate that most adults have a vocabulary of 60,000 words. In order to achieve that linguistic level, children learn up to 20 new words per day until they reach the age of 18. But only 4,000 words make up 98% of human conversations. And among every human activity, there are specialty words and phrases that are well-known among its
Open Water Swimmers Going Through Security
Open water swimmers take all kinds of things with them on their travels, through airports and on boats. GPS units, feeding sticks, hand paddles, whistles, bags of goo, lanolin, and tubs of powdered drink formulations. Passing through American airports with these items in carry-on bags is frequently an opportunity to educate the security agents from the
Lanolin? What Is This?
A true conversation at a security checkpoint in an American airport: Uniformed TSA (Transportation Security Administration) Personnel: "What is this stuff?" Swimmer: "Lanolin." Uniformed TSA Personnel: "Where did it come from?" Swimmer: "Sheep." Uniformed TSA Personnel (with a furrowed brow): ----- Swimmer: "Seriously, lanolin comes from the glands of
