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The Science and Art of Open Water Swimming explores what it really takes to swim well and safely, in open water. Hosted by endurance swimming coach and sport scientist Grant Landers, the podcast brings together swimmer stories, coaching insights, and evidence-based science to unpack performance, preparation, and decision-making in unpredictable environments. Each episode features conversations with open water swimmers, triathletes, coaches, and researchers, covering topics such as training alongside work and family life, adapting to conditions, managing uncertainty, and learning from ...

Behind the flips, splashes, and speed of Olympic water sports, science is at work. Gravity and centrifugal force are at work as a diver spins and flips before splashing into the water. Olympic swimmers shave their bodies to reduce drag as they zip through the water. Find out how science is involved in all your favorite water events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

When a siren and werewolf meet in a fae forest, Boston better watch out. After a stressful season in Atlantis, Cordelia was expecting to cut loose with some faerie festivities before catching up with her workaholic sister. But when the faeries in this preserve turn out to be oddly unwelcoming, she's not ready to call it a night. Sirens have learned to go with the flow, and Cordelia decides an adventure with a pack of wolves may be just the kind of break she needs.

Dive into extreme international ice swimming, where athletes brave sub-zero waters in swimsuits. Oly Bennet explores death-defying challenges like the Ice Mile, cold-water immersion science, and globe-trotting competitions pushing human endurance to frozen limits. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.