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Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE)

 This little-known condition often affects highly-trained athletes, and is often misdiagnosed as congestive heart failure. Read triathletes' first-hand accounts, along with the etiology and preventive measures.
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Open water etiquette

 Triathletes both allow and suffer some fairly egregious behavior in their races, especially that part of the race taking place in the water.
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Picklehead

 Ipso facto, if you want to become a champion swimmer (or sinner, for that matter), practice, practice, practice.
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Open water as art

 The science of swimming will make you fast in the pool. It’s the art of swimming that makes you fast in the open water.
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Propulsion in the water

 You’ve probably heard the phrases "feel for the water" or "catch," and if you’ve watched the top swimmers you’ve probably noticed that their bodies seem to glide over the water. Well, they are doing just that.
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Open water miscellany

 I got a letter yesterday from Clifton May, a Slowtwitch reader. He listed three problems, all of which seem to be common to new triathletes.
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Open water tactics

 While most of the articles featured in Swim Center are penned by extremely accomplished swimmers, it's almost counterproductive to have a swimmer like that write about tactics. How would they know? They don't need tactics. They have talent.