A Man-made Solution for Jellyfish Stings: Sean Conway’s Beard
Sean Conway used his beard to prevent jellyfish stings on his stage swim from Land's End to John O Groats in the UK
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Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water’s Future
Self-driving cars are in mankind’s future...as is self-sailing and - quite possibly - self-traversing in open bodies of water. Self-sailing, wind-powered marine craft like the Saildrone are controlled via satellite by operators at the Saildrone headquarters in Alameda, California. The Saildrone can carry up to 160 kg of equipment and travel at up to 5
Sean Conway Victoriously Knackered British Ultra Triathlon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sean Conway completed the World's Longest Triathlon, the 4,100-mile, 85-day British Ultra Triathlon, a continuous stage triathlon. Conway started the final swim leg on Day 69 (June 8th) and completed the swim leg and ultra triathlon on Day 85 (June 24th). This was his story on the 17-day stage swim
Colleen Blair To Kick-Off Global Open Water Conference
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Colleen Blair, who has crossed both the English Channel and the North Channel, will help kick off the 2014 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Loch Lomond, Scotland. "It will be an honor to swim in the wake of one of the heroines of the sport, Colleen, the first woman to swim between Orkney and the
Swimming Is An Adventure
Sean Conway did a relatively simple charity swim with the 8-mile Charity Club at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa this weekend. It was fun, he was smiling and the weather was great. Very unlike his adventure swim along the length of Great Britain that took him 135 days in total, including 45 non-swimming days due to weather or logistics. “I had
The Enormity Of It All
Not only is it a spectacle to see over 15,000 swimmers arrive from all over South Africa and the globe gather at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in South Africa, but it is also a wonder to observe the small army of staff and volunteers who help put the world’s largest competitive open water swimming event together. From massive check-in tents manned by hundreds of
Something To Mail Home About
The Daily Mail writes about Sean Conway here.
SimplySwim Interviews Sean Conway
Sean Conway wants to explore Great Britain from the coastline. After struggling to get in shape, he is beginning his adventure in July in a stage swim from Land's End to John O'Groats. He will blog daily and document his stage swim via social media, books, and his blog while raising money for charity. Conway will be fundraising for War Child, who protect
