Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Certain inventions significantly changed the world of aquatic sports. We believe these ten inventions played a significant role in getting the most number of people to swim faster and further than ever. Each influenced people of all ages to try or continue swimming, whether it is for the pool, the open
Why Open Water Swimmers Get Slimy, Slick And Slithery Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Right before the FINA World Championship races, the elite athletes get ready by putting on their skin-tight swimsuits, adjusting their goggles, getting body marked, putting on their transponders, and greasing up. But greasing up is a bit different among
Tightly Taping Transponders Courtesy of WOWSA, Isla Cozumel, Mexico. At the Olympic Games, World Swimming Championships, and at the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuits, athletes must wear transponders on both wrists. These transponders are used to officially record the time and placing of the
Ten Big Ideas for the future Open Water Swimming, predicted in 2013 by the World Open Water Swimming Association
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
Transponders in use at FINA competitions
