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Tag Archives: Openwater Swimming
Openwater Swim GPS Test Extravaganza Results
A few years back I took a week while warm-water swimming to test a slate of GPS watches in openwater. Like a race, each watch got essentially one go at it, competing against another watch on the other wrist – … Read More Here
A Few Random Things I Did This Weekend
We’re almost back at full ‘5 Random Things’ capacity here, though, this time topping out at 4 Random Things instead. Here’s the gadget and non-gadget filled goodness from the last few days. 1) Openwater Swim Testing Friday afternoon I headed … Read More Here
Hands-on with Tekrapod: Openwater Swim Safety Device
For whatever reason, I find openwater swim safety devices to be interesting. So, if you’re not an openwater swimmer, then returning tomorrow is your best bet. Or, go check out this past post from 9 years ago when I accidentally … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
A busy weekend back home in Amsterdam after a few weeks of travelling. I couldn’t begin to include all the random things in this weekend’s list, it was so packed with stuff. So here’s the top five! 1) Openwater swim … Read More Here