Author Archives
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Damian Blaum – Open Water Olympian and 2nd in the World
(Si quieres leer esta entrevista en español, por favor pincha aquí) It´s a real honour and pleasure to have olympian and 2nd in the FINA world rankings Damian Blaum in our blog. Damian has an outstanding swimming resume, including 3… Read More ›
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Damian Blaum – Campeón de aguas abiertas
(If you want to see this interview in English, please go here) Es un honor y un placer contar con la contribución de Damian Blaum, nadador olímpico y Subcampeon Mundial 2007, 2009, 2010 y 2012 en el ranking mundial de… Read More ›
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Strait of Gibraltar by the Numbers
Since 1928, 625 swimmers have swam across the Strait of Gibraltar. 85% male swimmers and 15% female. Where swimmers come from 66% of swimmers are from four countries: Spain (38%), USA (11%), UK (10%) and India (8%). 62% of male… Read More ›
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Free from Gravity
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. – Jacques Cousteau
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Ranie Pearce – Interview
Ranie Pearce has quite an endurance swimming resume. A resident of the SF Bay area, where she swims year round in the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean, she has swam across the Strait of Gibraltar, the English Channel, and… Read More ›
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Part I – Hair – How Swimming Makes You UGLY
A casual comment from Mau after our last swim on how we are really getting big was a like a shot in between the eyes. Of course he meant it as a compliment because we are getting our arms and… Read More ›
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Interview Susan and Emily after their 10K Sitges swim
Emily, Susan and I swam the 10K Marnaton from Sitges to Port Ginesta. Beautiful sunny day, current against us in the second half of the swim. I finished in 2:58 and was very proud of Susan who finished at 3:10 and… Read More ›
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Water Therapy
Swimming both soothes and energizes, the best full-body massage available. I think that’s partly biological: the skin is our largest organ, so swimming is our most sensuous sport. Little wonder poet Paul Valéry described the sea as his lover: “In… Read More ›
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39.4km on the first day of fall
Big swim day for the 4 of us. Emily and I swam 9.5km in Sitges (house – Aiguadolç – Sausalito – church – Terramar) with our good friend Alberto Compte, who crossed the strait of Gibraltar last summer. Visibility was… Read More ›
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Menorca Team Training
This weekend marked our first “team training”. Normally when you think of swimming you think of a very solitary sport but when crossing the Straits, it’s important that we can all swim together at the same pace for 4-7 hours… Read More ›
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