Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Triathlons and marathon runs do it very well. Either before, but usually after large triathlons or marathon runs, there are large crowded expos of products, services and companies that athletes and fans can enjoy browsing and shopping. Some open water swimming competitions have their own post-race expo,
Pace clocks and stop watches that carefully measure time dominate training and competitions among pool swimmers around the world. Interval training, best times and qualification standards dictate the careers of pool swimmers. Waves, winds and water temperature are among the climatic elements that open water swimmers deal with in oceans, lakes and rivers.
The primary reasons for starting Openwaterpedia was for a few simple reasons: 1. Wikipedia encourages the addition of entries about people who are notable; but does not allow the addition of individuals who are not considered notable. While "notable" may be defined in many ways, we believe all open water swimmers are notable for their exploits and
Swimmers do it. Runners do it. Basketball players do it, and many other Olympic athletes give it a college try too. Coaches love it and it helps them win tournaments, meets and games. Elite athletes from around the world understand the American collegiate system where college athletic and academic scholarships enable talented athletes to receive a free
Triathlon growth is skyrocketing.
Matt Dixon, formerly a swimmer from England, took his prowess from the pool and transitioned to a career as the founder of Purple Patch Fitness. Matt will speak about his innovative views of training and his highly successful coaching philosophies - applicable to endurance athletes of any age, ability and background - at the Global Open Water Swimming
Way back in the early days of multi-discipline endurance sports (i.e., the early 1980's of triathlon), we heard that 1,200 triathletes took to the waters of Marine Stadium in Long Beach during a 1982 US Triathlon series race.1,200 triathletes - one mass start. That must have been quite a scene.Marine Stadium will have a much more mellow start at the the
