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And the winner of the Spirit Award
- Island of Kauai
- August 18-19,
2018
- Mokihana Fun Meet!
Mahalo Coach Orlando for the results
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2018 Western Zone Championships
Mahalo Coach Malcolm Cooper
for the results!!
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December's Waikiki Double Rough Water
Swim!
Mahalo Jim Anderson!
For those of you who want to kindle memories, our complete
picture history (1982 to 2016)
up on our web site:
https://www.longdistanceswim.com/photo-gallery.html
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Papua New Guinea
- 2018 Oceania Report
- By Coach Bill
Sakovich
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- Thank you to all the volunteer timers and Swim
Officials!
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- 12th Annual
- Hawaii Swimming Hall of
Fame Invitational!
- August 4-5 2018
- Event Date: August
4-5, 2018
- Meet Results
- Mahalo Coach Ernest Chueung and Dr.
Dave Coleman for the results!
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Junior
Age Group LCM Championship
July 21, 2018 (11:00 AM) - July 22, 2018 (02:00 PM)
Description - Venue - VMAC. Host - participating
teams.
Mahalo to Mrs. Saint Marie Gough for
the results!
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Hawaii Channel Crossing!
Congratulations to Mark Tan,
completing the 26+mile journey from Molokai
to Oahu - Solo!
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- Age Group LCM
Championship,
- July 12, 2018 - July 15, 2018
Mahalo Mrs. Saint Marie Gough for
the results!
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Hawaii Channel Swimming!
Congratulations to Anna Strachan,
crossing the Kaiwi
Channel
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Oahu, BC
Meet! Mahalo to Aulea Swim Club!!!
Mahalo to Mrs. Saint Marie Gough for
the results!
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MAGSA
Summer Fun Meet (SCY) - July 7, 2018
Description - MAGSA Summer Fun Meet & Last Chance
JAG Qualifier. Short Course 25yds. Beginner & HI-AA
divisions (No AAA entries). Mixed Relay Option. Upcountry
Pool.
Mahalo Mr. Dave Wintermeyer for the
results!
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- Big Mahalo to all the Officials that volunteered, this weekend!
- Thank you to the Coaches, Parents and Swimmers of HSC that helped with the "Clean Up" party!!!
- 2018 Meet Results!
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- Mahalo Mrs. Stephanie Monahan for
the results!
- An approximate timeline
of the meet.
 Keo Nakama Meet - Please Use
Fewer Plastic Products - bring reusable water bottles
Aloha, Welcome:
- Pau Hana Swim Team, Ohio
- Fox Valley Wave SC, Wisconsin
- Shanghai Jing'an, China
- Hong Kong Island Stingray
Swim
- CIVS, Philippines
- Forrest Grove S.C., Oregon
- Glacier S.C., Alaska
Description - Venue - Veteran's Memorial Aquatic Center; Host
- HSC
2017 Meet Results
June 29 - July
1, 2018
- Venue - Veterans'
Memorial Aquatic Center (Waipahu); Host - Hawaii Swim Club
- Mahalo Mrs. Saint-Marie
Gough for the results!
- 70th Keo Nakama
- Swim and Dive
Invitational
- June 29 - July
1 2018
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BIS
Age Group Swim Meet (LCM)
June 23, 2018 - June 24, 2018
Description - Sparky Kawamoto Swim Stadium. Hilo,
HI.
Mahalo Coach Ann Imoto for the results!
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MAGSA
LCM Schedule B3 - June 23, 2018
Description - LCM Schedule "B3". Kihei
Aquatic Center?. Warm-ups 7:30, meet start 9:00am. Est finish
1:30pm
Mahalo Mr. David Wintermeyer for the
results!
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A+
Meet - June 23, 2018
DescriptionVenue - Veteran's Memorial Aquatic Park; Host
- HICK/SSSC
Mahalo Dr. Dave Coleman for the results
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- Swimming from
- One Island to
Another!
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Congratulations to Abby Bergman for
crossing the Auau (Maui-Lanai) Channel
Dean Summers,
for sucessfully crossing the Kaiwi (Molokai)Channel!
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Hawaiian Swimming Senior LCM Championship::June 15,
2018 - June 17, 2018
Description: Venue - VMAC. Host - participating
teams.
Mahalo Saint Marie Gough for the results!
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Happy Father's Day
- To all the Dads that:
- Volunteer to be a timer
- Volunteer to be an official
- Set up the team tent
- Take down the team tent
- Drive the kids to swim practice and swim meets!
- Go back home to pickup the suit and goggles.
- Help and support the swim club you're with
- Bring snacks to practice
- Cheer for your child!
- Help the Swim Coaches
Have A GREAT
Father's Day!
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MAGSA
LCM Schedule A3 June 9, 2018
Mahalo Mr. David Wintermeyer for the
results!
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Big Island, Academy
Swim Club, Age
Group Meet, June 2nd, 2018
Mahalo to Coach Ann Imoto for the results!
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For This Summer, Practice Ocean
Safety!
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- University of
Hawaii
- Swimming and Diving!
- Mahalo UH Coach Christel
for the video!
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Important SAFETY TRAINING FOR SWIM COACHES
FOR
CHALLENGE COURSE
Renew your lifeguard certificated and meet your safety requirements
as USA Swim Coach
American
Red Cross
Flier
for Safety Training Class for Swim Coaches
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- Congratulations to Punahou's
- Coach Jeff Meister!
Mahalo Coach Keith Ushijima
for the link!
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- March 3rd
- Hinamatsuri!
- Happy Girls
Day!
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GO BOWS!!
- Congratulations
to the Swimmers and Coaches of the
- University of
Hawaii
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- November 11th
- Veteran's Day!
- Duty, Honor,
Country
- A Salute to all
the Veterans and those who are serving!
Swimmers:
- <Cadet at U.S. Military Academy,
Westpoint> Kate Machoek, Swim Kauai Aquatics
- <Coast Guard Academy> Kayla Ishida,
Swim Kauai Aquatics
Coaches:
- <Air Force> Ernest Cheung, Hawaii SC
- <Army> Quincy Kelly, Schofield Sharks
- <Army> Bill Sakovich, Hilo Aquatics
- <Army> Rodney Hayashi, Hawaii SC
- <Army> Ken Suenaga, Pearl City Aq.
- <Army> Shige Pabila, Pearl City Aq.
- <Army> Larry Oshiro, Manoa Aq.
- <Army> Spencer Shiraishi, Maui SC
- <Navy> Emmett Vidal, Hawaii SC
- <Army> Keith Arakaki, Hawaii SC
- <Army> Bill Woolsey, Hawaii SC
- <Navy> Fred Tester, Iolani ST
- <Army> Jeffrey Coakley, Liquid Aloha
Officials:
- <Army> Ken Watts, Punahou
- <Air Force> Tim Amrich
- <Active Marine> Richard Steele, Kaneohe Swim Association
- <Active Army> Chris Klem, Aulea
- <Navy> Wayne Ichimura, Hawaii SC
- <Air Force> Peggy Glasgow, Hawaii SC
- <Air Force> Jenny Warren, Aloha Aq.
- <Air Force> Lloyd Yonemura, The Molokai Flash!
- Veteran's Day
- Thank You For
Your Service!
PS, If I've missed anyone, please email
me. hsc@flex.com
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- Swimming
the
- Hawaii Channel
Congratulations to:
Kalohi Channel (Lanai - Molokai)
- Robin Lang
- Devon Clifford
- John Humenick
- Steven Minaglia
- Stefan Reinke
- Joe Zemaitis
- Pailolo Channel (Maui - Molokai)
- Devon Clifford
- John Humenick
- Steven Minaglia
- Stefan Reinke
- Joe Zemaitis
- Auau Channel (Maui - Lanai)
- Devon Clifford
- John Humenick
- Steven Minaglia
- Stefan Reinke
- Joe Zemaitis
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 The
International Swimming Hall of Fame, inducts its 2017 Class.
Hawaii
Swimming Champion, Halo Hirose is inducted!
His daughter, Sono Hirose-Huber accepts on his behalf.
Hawaii
Olympian, Sonny Tanabe remarks!
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Waikiki Rough Water Swim,
for
the record!
A list of the Finisher Status, compiled by distance swimmer,
Alton Motobu
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Coaching Opportunity!
American Samoa,
Pago Pago.
Looking for a Coach/Swim Instructor
to run a small aquatic facility in Samoa!
Please email Coach Bill
Sakovich, if you're interested!
Coach Sakovich <swimsak@yahoo.com>
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- Happy Mother's
Day,
- to all you Swim
Moms!
- Timing at swim meets
- Officiating
- Snacks for the swim team
- Morning practice
- Afternoon practice
- Towel, Suits, Fins, Goggles....
- Car pool
- Waiting with other swimmers until their parents pick them
up!
- Mahalo and have a
- GREAT Mother's Day!!!
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What
Is Swimming, from our friends in other Pacific Island
Nations
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 On
Hawaiian Airlines, the month of June, there's a great article
about the sport of swimming in their in-flight magazine "Hana
Hou"
The article as it appears in the Hana Hou magazine!
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 The Kalani High School Engineering
Class was given an assignment to publicly display knowledge of
science, technology, engineering and math. They
built the Geiger Cable Dome!
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Memorial Day!
In Honor and Memory of those Coaches, Former Swimmers
and Parents of the swimmers that have served, and gave the ultimate
sacrifice.
The Waikiki Natatorium, a monument in memory of all
those who served during the wars, from Hawaii!
At the Patsy Mink Park Central Oahu Regional Park @ Waipio,
the Veteran's Memorial Aquatic Center!
You will not be forgotten!
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Stayin' Alive at
Chattanooga Fire Academy 2013
A simple explanation on CPR
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Struggles, only a swimmer will understand!
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A Small Donation To hawaiiswim.org
To Help With Paying For Space On The Internet. MAHALO!
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Did your mom or dad swim in Hawaii? How about your grandparents
or uncles and aunties.
Swim Booklets from past years.
1960 Age group champs, Schofield Sharks 40th reunion and Keo
Nakama booklets dating to the 1950's.
Still under construction, more to come!
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If you live in a hurricane-prone
area or have family and friends who do, you know just
how important a little help can be when a hurricane is on the
way. Now help is in your hand.
Be ready for what nature brings with the official Red Cross Hurricane
app.
Get the app ,it's free! ,and be
prepared. Search the iTunes
or Google
Play apps store with keyword "Red Cross" and
download the app. Encourage students in your classes to do the
same ,especially in areas where hurricanes occur.
With Hurricane by American Red Cross, you can monitor conditions
in your area or throughout the storm track, prepare your family
and home, find help and let others know you are safe even if
the power is out. Hurricane by American Red Cross is a must-have
app for anyone who lives in an area where a hurricane may strike
or has loved ones who do.
Thanks Earle Yonezawa for
the link!
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Spotting
a drowning victim. Mahalo to Glenn
Pang for the information
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 You know as well as anyone,
accidents happen every day. Burns. Broken bones. Bee stings.
With the official American Red Cross First Aid App, you can have
expert advice for everyday emergencies in the palm of your hand.
Get the app , It's Free! and be prepared for what life brings.
Search the iTunes
and Google
Play app stores with keyword: Red Cross and download the
app.
Download and rate the app today and ask your family and friends
to do the same.
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The Android and iPhone Deck Pass mobile application
is free to all users. Share times, brag about your accomplishments
and set your goals in this new application that lets you compete
and connect. Download it today to connect with all your swimming
friends.
All swimmers, from state champions to summer leaguers,
can track their times with the log book and even keep track of
their personal goals through Deck Pass. USA Swimming members
can also look up their times and recent meets, check their IMX
scores, and see all of the Deck Pass patches they've earned.
USA Swimming coaches can use the mobile application
to monitor their team's times and rankings. Furthermore, coaches
can use the mobile application to assign coach-given patches
to swimmers.
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Swimming from one island to another, in Japan!
- Tsugaru Strait
Swimming Association. Recognized by the Hakodate, Hokkaido municipal
government
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Two swimmers were inducted in the Hawaii
Waterman Hall of Fame. Duke Kahanamoku
and Keo Nakama!
The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation present the Hawaii Waterman
Hall of Fame celebrates individuals whose contributions
to water-sports unite, Inspire, and remind us of the unique opportunities
our oceans provide our communitites.
Honoring
- Duke Kahanamoku
- Swimming, surfing, canoe paddling, Wally
Froiseth - Surfing, canoe paddling, Fred
Hemmings - Surfing, paddling
- Buffalo
Keaulana - Surfing, Rabbit Kekai
- Surfing, canoe paddling, Keo
Nakama - Swimming, Nappy
Napolean - Canoe paddling
- Rell Sunn
- Surfing and paddling, Eddie Aikau
- Surfing and ocean safety
- The formation of the Hawaii
Waterman Hall of Fame.
- A word from the president
of the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
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Remember this
MidWeek newspaper highlight
potter Jeff Chang. But they
never mentioned his high school swimming career! Jeff swam  (Breaststroker) for the Lab School
at the University of Hawaii. His team mate,
current Senator Norman Sakamoto!
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Hawaii
Beach Safety!
An iPhone App for that,
Beach Safety
An iPhone app for that, Learn
to Surf!
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Speedo Make Waves Podcast
podcast > video podcasts > professional > speedo makes
waves podcast
subscription free!
swim time converter
app store > sports > winston rast
Swim time converter allows you to enter a time for swim events
and convert the time between short-course yards (scy), short-course
meters (scm), and long-course meters (lcm)
Swim Log
app store > sports > winston rast
Track swim times with Swim Log! No more paper and pencil or fancy
spreadsheets. Entering your times in Swim log is fast and
easy.
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The Biomechanics of Unintended Consequences
- Jan Prins. Am .
Swimming - Vol.2. 2009.pdf
 This article appeared
in American Swimming Magazine, the ASCA publication, one but
the last issue. Covers "straight-arm" freestyle which
is pretty controversial
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A historical
study of the development of the competitive swimming of Hawaii
up to 1916. By Ralph
Wright
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- Hawaii
- Masters
- Swimming
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- Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame
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HANA HOU By Ed Ching "And the winner of the
high point individual trophy for the men's, 12 years and under
group, is.....
A tribute to Coach Soichi Sakamoto.
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Honolulu Advertiser sports writer
Wes Nakama writes about Swimmer and Baseball player, Keo
Nakama
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 Swimming
from one island to another - solo. These are the long distance,
marathon athletes that swim the Hawaiian
Channels!
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