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    Tag: Wind

    Sea Breezes – The Reason Nothing Much Good Happens After 8am

    Learn what a sea breeze is and how timing your swim before a sea breeze kicks in will result in better water surface conditions and a more enjoyable s…
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    Andre Slade 21 January 2021
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    How to adapt your breathing for open water swimming

    When swimming in open water you can modify your breathing frequency and side in order to adapt to the dynamic environment.
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    Andre Slade 8 January 2021
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    How to navigate a swim course when the conditions are against you

    Learn how to navigate an event swim course efficiently when strong winds, choppy water and persistent swell are working against you.
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    Andre Slade 20 November 2019
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    Coriolis effect: When the water gets cold in summer

    Why can the ocean temperature in summer be 24 degrees one day, 18 the next? Well it's all got to do with the wind and something called the coriolis ef…
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    Rob Brander 7 November 2018
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    The motion in the ocean: Water, wind & waves

    Waves are an integral part of an ocean lifestyle. But have you ever wondered where waves come from and why they seem to change every day…and even du…
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    Rob Brander 13 February 2013
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    The most important thing that I check before I go to a beach

    Learn why knowing what the wind is doing is the most important thing to check before you go to the beach and how it can impact your time there.
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    Dean Gladstone 22 December 2011
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