Open water swimming

From Openwaterpedia

noun - Open water swimming is competitive or non-competitive swimming in an open body of water such as oceans, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, fjords, rowing basins, dams, estuaries, lidos and reservoirs. It can be done in any swimming style or stroke, with or without equipment including fins, snorkels, goggles, caps, wetsuits, paddles or flotation devices. It can be of any distance and is an Olympic sport (called the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km or Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.

It can be referred to as Free swimming, Wild swimming, Long distance swimming, Channel swimming, Rough water swimming or Marathon swimming.

Open water swimming is considered to be the fastest growing sport in the world since its inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Open Water Swimming 3 Publications in English 4 External links

Synonyms

Free swimming, Wild swimming, Long distance swimming, Channel swimming, Rough water swimming, Marathon swimming, ice swimming, extreme swimming, excursion swimming, adventure swimming, expedition swimming

Open Water Swimming

Bruckner Chase is shown below doing some rough water swimming in Amerika Samoa.

Publications in English

• Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox, ISNB=978-0-375-41507-4, Publisher: A.A. Knopf, 2004
  
• Open Water Swimming by Penny Dean, ISNB=978-0-88011-704-3, Publisher: Human Kinetics, 1998
  
• Dover Solo: Swimming The English Channel by Marcia Cleveland, ISBN=978-0-9672091-0-4, Publisher: MMJ Press, 1999
  
• Wind, Waves, and Sunburn: A Brief History of Marathon Swimming by Conrad Wennerberg, ISNB=978-1-55821-615-0, Publisher: Breakaway Books, 1997
  
• The Great Swim by Gavin Mortimer, ISNB=978-0-8027-1749-8, Publisher: Walker & Company, 2009
  
• Open Water Swimming by Steven Munatones, ISNB=978-0-73609-284-5, Publisher: Human Kinetics, 2011
  

External links

• How Many Channel Swimmers Are There In The World?
• The Unique Challenge Of Open Water Swimming
• Doug McConnell Digs Deep vs. A Zillion Little Barbs
• How Many Marathon Swimmers Are There In The World?
• Marathon Swimming Is A Global Phenomena
• Olympic Marathon Swims For Amateurs Of All Abilities
• List of Marathon Swims
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimmer
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Marathon Swimming
• What Is A Marathon Swim?
• Do Marathon Runs Compare To Marathon Swims?
• Longest Marathon Swims In The World
• What is The Defined Distance Of A Marathon Swim?
• Travessia 14 Bis Held Today
• Open Water Swimming Bucket Lists
• It Takes All Kinds Of Aquatic Athletes
• Triathletes Are From Mars, Open Water Swimmers From Venus
• SPAR Redhouse River Mile From 1924 To The Present
• Top 10 Things To Fear In The Open Water
• Dangerous Creatures For Open Water Swimmers
• Being With Bengals, Terrifying Tigers In The Tank
• Is Open Water Swimming An Endurance Sport?
• Butterfly Swim Rules In The Open Water
• Backstroke Swim Rules In The Open Water
• Breaststroke Swim Rules In The Open Water
• All For One And One For All Across The Molokai Channel
• All For One And One For All Across The Molokai Channel
• Badges Of Honour In Open Water Swimming
• Misinformation And Myths In The Open Water
• Differences Between Men And Women In The Open Water
• What Is The Correct Call In The Open Water?
• Retaliation And Aggression In Open Water Competitions
• The Dark Shadows Of Neoprene In The Open Water World
• Olympic Fever In The Cayman Islands