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The Open Water Almanac - Chapters 11-20
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Chapter 11. The Socratic Method In The Open Water
Socratic Method is named after the Classical Greek philosopher Socrates where individuals can learn and be taught based on asking and answering questions to stimulate rational thinking and to illuminate ideas. The same form of education can be utilized by open water swimming coaches and athletes. See PDF document below for the rest...
Chapter 12. Open Water Swimming Products
The Swim Socks have multiple uses. Very importantly, they do keep your feet warmer – especially when they are not yet wet – and protected than they would if you go barefoot. You can use them for walking on cold sandy beaches, rocky surfaces near ocean and lake shorelines and the cold decks of outdoor pools in the winter, spring and fall. See PDF document below...
Chapter 13. Fears Of The Open Water
In a 2009 online poll, 208 swimmers expressed their greatest fears of the open water. Despite the masses that are entering the open bodies of water around the world, fear still plays a factor in the minds of many. Here is what scares some people.
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See PDF document below for the rest...
Chapter 14. Ocean's Seven
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains in each of the seven continents. Successfully scaling these mountains is a mountaineering challenge attained by only the strongest. As of 2007, 198 climbers have achieved this expensive and physically demanding goal. Open water swimming’s version of the Seven Summits is the Ocean’s Seven. See PDF document below...
Chapter 15. Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
Membership in the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming requires the authenticated completion of three famous marathon swims around the world: (1) 21 miles (33.7K) across the English Channel between England and France, (2) 21 miles (33.7K) across the Catalina Channel in Southern California, USA, and (3) 28.5 miles (45.8K) around the Manhattan Island in New York, USA. To report new members of the club, please send the information to Open Water Source via email ([email protected]).
Chapter 16. 50 Great Open Water Locations In The Americas
Great places to conduct open water races or do training sessions are located all over the world. The number of seashores, ocean fronts, islands, lakes, bays, river, fjords, canals, estuaries, bays and lagoons located on every continent and in every country is literally innumerable. As a small sampling of the amazing number of great global open water swimming locations, the Outdoor Swimming Society has done a remarkable job in documenting and posting these open water swimming venues throughout Great Britain. A list of 50 outstanding open water swimming locations in the Americas - in no particular order - is listed below. This admittedly subjective list is based on three primary criteria: natural beauty, the year-round presence of open water swimmers and the camaraderie of the local swimming community.
See PDF document below for the rest...
See PDF document below for the rest...
Chapter 17. America's Top 50 Open Water Swims
After years of research traveling around the country, participating in, observing and reporting on short swims, pier swims, river swims, marathon swims, charity swims, pro swims, cold-water swims and tropical events in lakes, rivers, bays, oceans, rowing basins and reservoirs, America’s Top 50 Open Water Swims have been subjectively selected. See PDF document below.
Chapter 18. World's Top 100 Open Water Swims
Sun Moon Lake International Swimming Carnival in Taiwan is one of the top 100 open water swims in the world. See PDF document below for the list of incredible swims.
Chapter 19. America's Top 10 Most Competitive Open Water Races
America's Top 10 Most Competitive Open Water Races based on the overall speed and experience of the top 10 men and women in each event. Topping the list is the RCP Tiburon Mile. See PDF document below for the rest of the race.
Chapter 20. Longest Solo Swims In The World
The longest authenticated continuous five non-stop lake swims on record include a variety of interesting marathon swims. See PDF document below.
The Open Water Almanac
When you see thousands of open water swimming events being held worldwide, it is easy to take for granted the great progress of this emerging sport. Yet open water swimming has come a long way in relatively short time to enjoy the growing global enthusiasm that this fantastic sport receives today.
This comprehensive and authoritative collection is a compilation of various aspects of open water swimming. The FREE portion of the Open Water Almanac consists of the following chapters. Additional chapters - that cover an increasingly broad spectrum of the sport - are available to Open Water Source members.
- Chapter 1: The Open Water Swimming Dictionary
- Chapter 2. Expect The Unexpected
- Chapter 3. Open Water Swimming Books and Movies
- Chapter 4. Open Water Swimming Haikus and Poems
- Chapter 5. Higher Math For Open Water Swimmers
- Chapter 6. Open Water Swimming Circumnavigations
- Chapter 7. Open Water Swimming Relays
- Chapter 8. Is Open Water Swimming Nearing A Tipping Point?
- Chapter 9. Four Fundamental Feeding Steps
- Chapter 10. Outstanding Open Water Swimming Websites
- Chapter 11. The Socratic Method In The Open Water
- Chapter 12. Open Water Swimming Products
- Chapter 13. Fears Of The Open Water
- Chapter 14. Ocean’s Seven
- Chapter 15. Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
- Chapter 16. 50 Great Open Water Locations In The Americas
- Chapter 17. America’s Top 50 Open Water Swims
- Chapter 18. World’s Top 100 Open Water Swims
- Chapter 19. America’s Top 10 Most Competitive Open Water Races
- Chapter 20. Longest Solo Swims In The World
- Chapter 21. An Open Water Swimming Hero
- Chapter 22. Where Are Open Water Raced Conducted?
- Chapter 23. New Open Water Swims Around The World
- Chapter 24. Open Water Swims In The Future
- Chapter 25. Five Oceans
- Chapter 26. International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Chapter 27. Open Water Swim Clubs, Teams And Organizations
- Chapter 28. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde In The Open Water
- Chapter 29. Open Water Swimming Ecosystem
- Chapter 30. Swim Near The Rocks
- Chapter 31. 50 Great Open Water Swimming Locations
- Chapter 32. Inner Thoughts Of A Marathon Swimming Coach
- Chapter 33. Triathletes And Open Water Swimmers As Endurance Cousins
- Chapter 34. Eco-swimming: Staying Green In Blue Waters
- Chapter 35. Cold-water Swimming
- Chapter 36. A Champion In The Pool And Open Water
- Chapter 37. Open Water Swimming Trivia
- Chapter 38. Pyramid Of Open Water Swimming Success
Introducing...
A Comprehensive Collection for the Entire Open Water Community
Are you a veteran open water swimmer or a newcomer to the sport?
Whether experienced or a newbie, you will appreciate the value of this compilation!
The Open Water Almanac is a collection of resources and documents developed, edited and updated by Open Water Source as a gift to the global open water swimming community. Let's meet the author.
Whether experienced or a newbie, you will appreciate the value of this compilation!
The Open Water Almanac is a collection of resources and documents developed, edited and updated by Open Water Source as a gift to the global open water swimming community. Let's meet the author.
About the Author:
Steven Munatones has served as the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team coach at the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 World Swimming Championships and 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 national team camps. He has written several cover stories for Swimming World Magazine, U.S. Masters Swimming SWIMMER Magazine and Competitor Magazine. He is an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee and board member. He created and manages the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website. He is a member of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Committee where he drafted many of the rules, guidelines, protocols and regulations currently used in the sport. He was the 1982 World Long Distance Swimming Champion (25K in Lake Windermere, England), did five unprecedented solo swims over 30K in Asia and several professional marathon swims in Canada, Mexico and Atlantic City. He was the NBC Olympics' Commentator for the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Beijing. He created the Open Water Swimming Dictionary, World's Top 100 Open Water Swims, America's Top 50 Open Water Swims, the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, Open Water Wednesday, the Pyramid of Open Water Success, Ocean's Seven and the Open Water Almanac. He has prepared open water swimming materials used by NBC, USA Swimming, Beijing Olympic Committee, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio and National Geographic Magazine. He serves as the Technical Delegate for the Special Olympics and 2011 World Games and as an adviser to race directors in the USA, from California to New York, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Greece, Mexico and Japan. He is a member of the board of directors of Swim Free and was the race director for the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K and the Distance Swim Challenge. He wrote the script for Out of the Box, USA Swimming's 90-minute educational DVD on open water swimming and The Tactics and Techniques of Open Water Swimmers. He has kayaked, paddled, escorted and coached several swimmers in numerous channels and lakes around the world including the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Japan, South Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands. He created The Daily News of Open Water Swimming, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website, The Water Is Open, 10Kswim, Virtual Swim, Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, Water Polo Hair and SwiMetrics. He created and hosted the first Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is a contributing writer to The Science of Swimming and is an adviser to the American Swimming Coaches Association's Journal of Swimming Research. He wrote a comprehensive tome on open water swimming that will be published in Q1 2012 by Human Kinetics. He was born and raised in Southern California and currently resides in Huntington Beach, California where he coaches, researches, writes and promotes open water swimming and water polo.
Steven Munatones has served as the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Team coach at the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 World Swimming Championships and 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 national team camps. He has written several cover stories for Swimming World Magazine, U.S. Masters Swimming SWIMMER Magazine and Competitor Magazine. He is an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame inductee and board member. He created and manages the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website. He is a member of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Committee where he drafted many of the rules, guidelines, protocols and regulations currently used in the sport. He was the 1982 World Long Distance Swimming Champion (25K in Lake Windermere, England), did five unprecedented solo swims over 30K in Asia and several professional marathon swims in Canada, Mexico and Atlantic City. He was the NBC Olympics' Commentator for the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Beijing. He created the Open Water Swimming Dictionary, World's Top 100 Open Water Swims, America's Top 50 Open Water Swims, the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year, the World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year, the World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, Open Water Wednesday, the Pyramid of Open Water Success, Ocean's Seven and the Open Water Almanac. He has prepared open water swimming materials used by NBC, USA Swimming, Beijing Olympic Committee, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, National Public Radio and National Geographic Magazine. He serves as the Technical Delegate for the Special Olympics and 2011 World Games and as an adviser to race directors in the USA, from California to New York, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Greece, Mexico and Japan. He is a member of the board of directors of Swim Free and was the race director for the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K and the Distance Swim Challenge. He wrote the script for Out of the Box, USA Swimming's 90-minute educational DVD on open water swimming and The Tactics and Techniques of Open Water Swimmers. He has kayaked, paddled, escorted and coached several swimmers in numerous channels and lakes around the world including the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Japan, South Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands. He created The Daily News of Open Water Swimming, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website, The Water Is Open, 10Kswim, Virtual Swim, Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, Water Polo Hair and SwiMetrics. He created and hosted the first Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is a contributing writer to The Science of Swimming and is an adviser to the American Swimming Coaches Association's Journal of Swimming Research. He wrote a comprehensive tome on open water swimming that will be published in Q1 2012 by Human Kinetics. He was born and raised in Southern California and currently resides in Huntington Beach, California where he coaches, researches, writes and promotes open water swimming and water polo.
A FREE Gift to the Open Water Community - Chapters 1 - 40. The entire collection is available to Open Water Source members.
Click on the link below to download the free chapters of the Open Water Almanac.
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