May 31 2011
Sports Medicine in Open Water Swimming
Wanted to share this presentation with all of you. It is a useful guide to warm and cold open water swimming, written from a medical point of view.
Archive for May, 2011
May 28 2011
Wilier
10 Degrees Latitude is proud of our ongoing relationship with Wilier. The frame maker is historic in Europe and is growing by leaps and bounds in the US. They are excited about 10DL, and we are excited about Wilier’s momentum. They’ve put together a strong product offering for 2011, and we’ve been trying to figure [...]
May 25 2011
5 Reasons Not to Wear a Wetsuit
It’s only natural that people should ask why we swim without wetsuits. The water in the San Francisco Bay varies is normally in the 50F range. That is cold compared to an 80F swimming pool or a 95F bath. 212F Water Boils 95F Hot Bath/Shower 80F Swimming Pool 63F San Francisco Bay Water Temperature (Summer) [...]
May 04 2011
Open Water Swimming History
Our friend Steven Munatones at the 10kswimmer blog compiled a list of historical moments in open water swimming. These swims are interesting to us since most of the 10DL challenges involve long distance open water swims, and the swims provide us with inspiration/ideas for our future 10DL challenges! To compile the list, he asked a panel of [...]
May 01 2011
Nature is Beautiful
Photo taken at 8AM in San Francisco, the best city in the world for nature-lovers.
