The Week in Marathon Swimming

Marathon Swimmers Federation

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April 8, 2016

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News

MSF Tracks launched - the global open water swimming GPS track database.

Want to add your own GPS data to the track database? It's easy! Click the link above, then click the 'Submit' tab.

New MSF Documented Swim - Patricia Sener, New York Bight

Blogs

Marilyn Korzekwa - Cook Strait swim report
Mark Robson - Camp Eton 2016
Wild Big Swim - Adaptation to cold: habituation and acclimatization
Wild Big Swim - Physiological responses to cold water immersion
Swim Smooth - 3 steps to improve your breathing
Swim Smooth - 5 things you can do now to prepare for the open water season
Paul Newsome - Rotto 2016: The view from the pointy end of the field
Keith Garry - Jail Break: report on visit to San Francisco
Loneswimmer - IOC rejects Ice Mile Swimming as potential Winter Olympics sport (April 1)
Loneswimmer - What is cold water swimming? Part 1: What governs ocean temperature?
Evan Morrison - Pt Bonita to Aquatic Park on the Dreaded 9th of February
Karen Throsby - Why wetsuits aren't biscuits

Food for Thought...

New York Times: Swim. Bike. Cheat?
The Guardian: Did Robert Garside run around the world?

Solo Swim Results

Marilyn Korzwekwa - Cook Strait - 11 hr, 34 min

Track map courtesy of MSF Tracks

Antonio Argüelles - Kaiwi Channel - 23 hr, 18 min

Track map courtesy of MSF Tracks