Download or read book Hardships of a Marathonswimmer written by Monique Blok Wildschut and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a top swimmer in the open water is not easy. A marathon swim in a lake, river or sea takes many boring hours and requires a lot of mental strength. We swim in the professional circuit (WPMSA), but outside the official international swimming federation FINA. Familiarity and recognition is therefore very difficult. Why then continue for seven years in that circuit? And how exciting is it to swim across The English Channel! In my career I was six times World Champion, traveled all over the world to swim competitions. Every time with a coach at my side who is indispensable in top sport. Every marathon is an adventure. Sometimes with beautiful victories, sometimes with bitter abandonment. Sometimes in a wild sea, the other time in a calm, boring, long stretched lake. Then comes the moment of retiring. This period has a huge impact on my future life. Read it in 'Hardship of a marathon swimmer' Monique Blok-Wildschut (1963) is a six-time World Champion in marathon swimming. From a young age she trained hard and lived for swimming, adventure and traveling. In her career in the professional circuit she traveled across the world to gain points. The life of a marathon swimmer was heavy but also free and varied. This has shaped her mentally. In her current work she still seeks variety and wants to achieve the best for her clients. Freedom and passion are a common theme throughout her life. She helps people with a blockade to listen and communicate through the Tomatis Method. Her newest challenge is to help top athletes who are blocked mentally to break through and get to their top. With this she can unite her two worlds, the sport and therapy. This completes the circle. Swimming the English Channel: 'I can start at twelve o'clock. Pitch dark. A green luminous stick, as a search point, is attached to my swimsuit. The water temperature is a degree or sixy Fahrenheit. From Dover Beach I walk into the water and swim as quickly as possible to the spotlight of the fishing cutter. I have never swam in the dark before. It is actually quite scary, outside the spotlight I do not have any reference point. And then swim. The light seems to be in my eyes all the time. I see nothing. I am afraid I would die when I am outside of that beam and end up in the big black sea. At a certain moment I see that the moon is shining. It is full moon and it feels like I have company, a kind of buddy. I like it and say hello to the moon. The moon moves. In the beginning it is small, clear and behind me, after about five hours big yellow and in front of me. It gives me the idea that I swim from one point to another. A reference, how important is that I realize. The waves are still brutal, choppy. The pointy waves let me roll up and down quickly. I get sick of it. Do not complain, I say to myself, just swimming, we have not paid all that money for nothing and this is now my chance to put myself on the map. The seasickness may soon become less. It stayed that way. The skipper and my father have a solution. I have to swim on the other side of the boat. The waves are coming from my side. If I go swimming on the other side, the boat can break the worst buds. The problem is that I can only breathe on the left side....
Download or read book Dover Solo written by Marcia Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wind Waves and Sunburn written by Conrad A. Wennerberg and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring history of marathon swimming, of interest to all endurance athletes.
Download or read book Total Immersion written by Terry Laughlin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swim better—and enjoy every lap—with Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Terry Laughlin, the world’s #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you’re an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it’s mindful fluid movement—not athletic ability—that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: -A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably -A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that’s always comfortable -Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form -A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.
Download or read book Immersion written by Karen Throsby and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immersion is about the extreme sport of marathon swimming. Drawing on extensive (auto)ethnographic data, Immersion explores the embodied and social processes of becoming a marathon swimmer and investigates how social belonging is produced and policed. Using marathon swimming as a lens, this foundation provides the basis for an exploration of what constitutes the 'good' body in contemporary neoliberal society across a range of sites including charitable swimming, fatness, gender and health. The book argues that the self-representations of marathon swimming are at odds with its lived realities, and that this reflects the entrenched and limited discursive resources available for thinking about the sporting body in the wider social and cultural context. The book is aimed primarily at readers at undergraduate level and upwards with an interest in sociology, the sociology of the body, the sociology of sport, gender and the sociology of health and illness.
Download or read book Marathon Swimming The Sport of the Soul written by Paul Andrew Asmuth and published by Elm Hill. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the plans and dreams of a young swimmer are shattered by the United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, God opens the door of new opportunities. For Paul Asmuth, then 22, it is the end of an unfulfilled dream, and the beginning of another journey, this one remarkable and life-changing. Plunging into the astounding, grueling, hypnotic, and often oddly beautiful world of international marathon swimming competitions, Asmuth experiences both triumph and tragedy, and, in a process as long and punishing as the marathon swims themselves, slowly discovers the best of himself. If you care for resumes, Asmuth is one of the most successful marathon swimmers in history. In the sapphire seas off Italy, in the frigid lakes of Quebec, Canada, in the marshy back bays of New Jersey, in the questionable waters ringing Manhattan, swimming distances from twenty to forty miles, Asmuth emerged victorious, often to thunderous acclaim. After multiple victories at the twenty-six-mile swim across Quebec’s Lac Memphremagog, up to 20,000 spectators would cheer and call him “le roi” (the king) of their lake. But true victory is not a matter of accolades or medals, and the stories that make a real difference unfold behind the headlines. Overcoming self-doubt, nausea, hypothermia, cruel tides and dark, watery shadows both real and imagined, Asmuth calls upon passion, iron-clad resolve, and steadfast faith to emerge a changed man, attaining success in its truest and most honest form. This success does not end when Asmuth retires from competing. Coming full circle, when he hangs up his swim suit, Paul takes the knowledge, lessons and examples he learned from his own experiences and some of the world’s greatest coaches, and turns to helping others with their swimming dreams. His prayers to give back are answered by coaching opportunities at multiple World Championships and two Olympic Games, where marathon swimming is now a contested event. But this is not just the tale of a swimmer. Like any great story, Paul’s transcends sport. By listening to the voice of faith and not of fear, new dreams are born, and God’s plans are revealed.
Download or read book The World s Toughest Endurance Challenges written by Richard Hoad and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the world seemingly ordinary people are undertaking extraordinary challenges that will push their limits to achieve the improbable - by sea, bike, foot or sled. From the Badwater Ultramarathon in the unforgiving heat of Death Valley in California to the freezing wilderness of Alaska, these once-in-a-lifetime experiences are increasingly popular, and strangely addictive. For a certain breed of competitor, there is an unbreakable drive to see exactly how much the body and will can endure.Ultra-endurance events in the hottest, coldest, highest, most remote locations - these are no Sunday morning excursions but gruelling fights for survival and victory. This book looks at 50 of the most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides and other iconic endurance events from around the globe.The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges is a truly inspiring and beautiful collection of what we can achieve when racing to the limits. With full-colour stunning photography, coverage of every detail of these cruel challenges and including accounts of competitors who have lived to tell the tale, this book is a wonderful testament to those who face Mother Nature and survive.
Download or read book Swim Smooth written by Paul Newsome and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your technique in the water and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming, suitable for all levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced, as well as swimming coaches. Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style. _x000D_The Swim Smooth approach, developed by consultants to the gold medal winning British Triathlon team, helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drill and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works for you. Technique, fitness training, racing skills and open water swimming are all covered, with photographs and 3D graphics helping you to put theory into practice. _x000D_Swim efficiently. Swim fast. Swim Smooth.
Download or read book The Beginner s Handbook to Marathon Swimming written by Manuel Shari and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Beginner's Handbook to Marathon Swimming: Techniques and Training" serves as a comprehensive guide for individuals venturing into the world of marathon swimming. Written with clarity and expertise, it covers essential aspects such as stroke techniques, endurance training, nutrition, mental preparation, and safety measures. Whether you're aiming to complete your first long-distance swim or seeking to improve your performance, this handbook offers valuable insights and practical advice to help you navigate the challenges of marathon swimming with confidence and success.
Download or read book Wild Swimming in Ireland Discover 50 Places to Swim in Rivers Lakes the Sea written by Maureen McCoy and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to 50 of Ireland's best locations for swimming, diving, and snorkeling. From secret coves to serene rivers and lakes, there is something for swimmers of all abilities. With maps and color photos.
Download or read book Swimming to Antarctica written by Lynne Cox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 14, Lynne Cox swam 26 miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland; at 15 and 16, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel - a 33-mile crossing; at 18, she swam the 20-mile Cook Strait between North and South Islands of New Zealand; she was the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, the most treacherous 3-mile stretch of water in the world; she was first to swim the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia, thereby opening the U.S.-Soviet border for the first time in 48 years; and the first to swim the Cape of Good Hope (a shark emerged from the kelp, its jaws wide open, and was shot as it headed straight for her). And finally she is the first person to have swum a mile in 0 degree water in Antarctica.Lynne Cox writes about swimming the way Saint-Exupery wrote about flying, and one sees how swimming, like flying, can stretch the wings of the spirit. A thrilling, modest, vivid and lyrical, account of an inspiring life.
Download or read book Swimming Studies written by Leanne Shapton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools and beaches around the world as an adult, Leanne Shapton offers a fascinating glimpse into the private, often solitary, realm of swimming. Her spare and elegant writing reveals an intimate narrative of suburban adolescence, spent underwater in a discipline that continues to inspire Shapton’s work as an artist and author. Her illustrations throughout the book offer an intuitive perspective on the landscapes and imagery of the sport. Shapton’s emphasis is on the smaller moments of athletic pursuit rather than its triumphs. For the accomplished athlete, aspiring amateur, or habitual practicer, this remarkable work of written and visual sketches propels the reader through a beautifully personal and universally appealing exercise in reflection.
Download or read book Just Try One More written by Penny Lee Dean and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an autobiography of the challenging life of open water swimming champion, Penny Lee Dean. From ages two to twenty-four, she overcame physical, family, and life adversities to go forth and conquer the Catalina and English Channels. Behind the swimming story was a deep struggle of the relationship with her mother. The intensity of this relationship is part of what drove Penny to achieve her goals. Early in her life, Penny discovered that she had a talent and passion for open water swimming. After a setback when she was ten years old, she set her sights on the Olympics of open water swimming--the English Channel. After college, she traveled to Europe on a Watson scholarship that allowed her to study with the national teams in nine countries and train for her attempt to break the record for the English Channel. Part of the reason Penny wrote this book was the hope that she could help others tackle any of their life challenges and realize their own dreams.
Download or read book Mental The Toughest Bloodiest And Hardest Challenges In The World written by Helen Summer and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title looks at 60 of the most extreme ultra marathons, triathlons, bike rides and other iconic events across the globe
Download or read book Swim Wild and Free written by Simon Griffiths and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I love this book ...' Louise Minchin 'The perfect companion for anyone who wants to swim outdoors.' Your Healthy Living This is the ultimate practical guide to get you swimming outdoors, 365 days a year. Whether you want to take your first tentative dip in your local wild swimming spot or take on a long-distance swimming challenge, you'll find everything you need to embrace outdoor swimming and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits it offers. Have you ever wondered what kit you need for winter swimming or how to fall in love with the cold? This book includes dedicated information about each season, ensuring you have everything you need to make outdoor swimming something you can enjoy safely all year round. Discover how to overcome your outdoor swimming fears and why becoming an outdoor swimmer can help you cope better with the ups and downs of daily life. Find out the differences between swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, learn how to become a stronger swimmer and how to design your own training plans. Featuring case studies from people with a wide range of backgrounds who have embraced the outdoor swimming lifestyle, including people living with physical disabilities and mental health challenges, this is the book for anyone who wants to swim outdoors.
Download or read book Find a Way written by Diana Nyad and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW THE NETFLIX FILM NYAD, STARRING ANNETTE BENING AND JODIE FOSTER Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election: “When you’re facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison.” When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record—becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four. Now, in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. For no matter what life may throw at you, or how many times you may have experienced defeat, it is always possible—as long as you commit to living life to the nth degree, no regrets—to “find a way."
Download or read book History of Open water Marathon Swimming written by Timothy M. Johnson and published by Captains Engineerings. This book was released on 2004-12-30 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history covers swimming from the perspective of an active participant in the organization of the Manhattan marathon swim. The emphasis initially was on New York swims but was broaden to include the whole development of open-water swimming events worldwide. Early English and Austria swims prior to Capt. Webb and prior to Lord Bryon are included. The author includes an analysis of the development of the modern swimming stroke: the American Crawl, along with comments regarding swimming strokes forgotten during the Renaissance. Illustrations and photos abound. The reason Alfred Hajos won the first swimming races in the 1896 Olympics and strategies employed by other swimmers. The development of baths, their alternatives, and the role they played in the development of the swimming arts. The public need for swimming education and the response of non-governmental agencies to this need. The story of the first person to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge as well as the story of the first person to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge and live is included. The irrefutable evidence that Annie Taylor was not the first person to go over Niagara Falls and live is presented. Cage swims and cage construction is discussed. The inside scope on the Florida Straits swims from someone who was there in Cuba and on the swims. How Suzy Maroney cheated in her swims is but one of the stories about charlatans, pretenders, and swims gone badly. Every swim is covered with dates, times, and reference sources (over 700 references). The author suggests ways to address assisted swims. The first great American swimmer, Captain Boyton, entire career is covered from his days as a lifeguard in New Jersey to a demonstration of alifesaving devise before Queen Victoria, receptions throughout the European capitols, his Irish activity and torpedo work for foreign governments, and his retirement to Coney Island. Why his invention is still needed today is presented. Secrets of the Manhattan swim are revealed by the author from ten years of trials that yielded up the current Manhattan Island record and how this knowledge could be applied to the English Channel. The author reveals the date when the next Manhattan marathon record attempt will occur. The computer program and a formula to calculate a swimmer's expected finishing time are revealed as well as how this knowledge was applied. The complete history of the Manhattan marathon swim is discussed in detail. Swim injuries are discussed and facts about swimming that are alarming. Above all, the book is packed with swims and swimmers galore, swims you couldn't imagine, swim you've heard about but didn't believe, and swims that have been forgotten and why. The swims that won a Congressional Metal of Honor are covered and a swim that should have. The first Chesapeake Bay swim, the first Boston Light swim, the first Manhattan marathon swim, the first Alcatraz swim, the first Long Island Sound swim, the first Potomac swim, the first swim by an American in the Thames, the first swim across the Baltic Sea, the first swim from Montauk to Watch Hill across Block Island Sound, the first swim to Block Island, the first swim across the Messina Straits, the first swim across the Mersey, the first swim across Gibraltar Straits, the first swim ever recorded in a newspaper. Animal swims: the first recorded shark attack, the dog that set a swimming record down the Hudson River, and arecord night swim by an elephant. Swims that you will want to do and who to contact to schedule your next swim include: Key West, Tampa Bay, Bonaire, St. Croix, Boston Light, Other New England Swims, Chesapeake Bay, British Swims, Professional Swims, Gibraltar Straits, Palk Straits, Hawaiian Island Swims, Catalina Channel, Fremantle-Rottnest, and the Irish Sea. And finally, swims that will just tear your heart out, you wish they had never gone in the water.
