Resources

Here are some helpful sites and books to help you learn more about marathon swimming:

Sites
http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/The Channel Swimming Association for the lowdown on all things related to English Channel crossings

http://cspf.co.uk/ The other English Channel Swimming Federation. Also a tremendous resource. 

http://www.marathonswimmers.org/forum/ - best spot on the Web to meet other open water swimmers and learn about training and events. 

http://www.usms.org/ - If you're not yet a Masters Swimmer, sign up! In Lincoln, we're LMAO (Lincoln Masters and Others). It's where all the cool kids hang out ;-)




http://www.swimoutlet.com/lmao for all your swim gear

http://usopenwaterswimming.org/ for swim info and a link to the SSD you should always use in open water swims.

Books
The Great Swim by Gavin Mortimer (This is what inspired me to even dream about an EC swim) http://amzn.to/VV6lNl

Dover Solo by Marcia Cleveland (Also a wonderfully kind and generous person) http://www.doversolo.com/

Open Water Swimming by Penny Lee Dean http://amzn.to/Y2N1Km

All of Lynn Cox's books http://www.lynnecox.org/

In Cold Water by Mike Humphreys http://amzn.to/1lSadJZ

Coaching
Suzie Dods http://www.suziedodsswimcoaching.com








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