Pod
From Openwaterpedia
Pod or a pack of open water swimmers of the Gatorman of the annual La Jolla Rough Water Swim in La Jolla Cove, California
Pod of dolphins
Oak Streeters, a pod in Laguna Beach, California, U.S.A.
noun 1 - A pod is a formal or informal team, squad, group, or club of open water swimmers and/or triathletes.
noun 2 - A pod also refers to a group of marine mammals, such as seals, whales, hippopotami, orcas or dolphins.
Usage
The pod of swimmers gathered at the cove on Saturday mornings.
Synonym
team, squad, pack, gam (whales), herd (seals or whales)
Origin
1825–35, Americanism; perhaps special (orig. facetious) use of pod.
Pods Around The World
- Bold and Beautiful (Australia)
- Brighton Swimming Club (England)
- Felixstowe Swimscapes (England)
- La Jolla Cove Swim Club (California, U.S.A.)
- Tower 26 (California, U.S.A.)
- Lorne Surf Life Saving Club (Australia)
- Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club (Australia)
- Lorne Surf Life Saving Club (Australia)
- Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club (Australia)
- Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears (California, U.S.A.)
- Shadowcliffs Orcas (California, U.S.A.)
- Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club (Jersey, UK)
- Serpentine Swimming Club (London, England)
- Coney Island Brighton Beach Open Water Swimmers (CIBBOWS) (New York, U.S.A.)
- Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club (California, U.S.A.)
- South End Rowing Club (California, U.S.A.)
- Ocean City Swim Club (New Jersey, U.S.A.)
- New England Marathon Swimming Association (Massachusetts, U.S.A.),br/>
- L Street Brownies (Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
- Cork Masters Swimming Club (Cork, Ireland)
- Half Moon Swimming Club (Dublin, Ireland)
- Colorado Masters Swimming Association (Colorado, U.S.A.)
- Lake Cane (Florida, U.S.A.),br/>
- Waikiki Swim Club (Hawaii, U.S.A.)
- Open Water Chicago (Illinois, U.S.A.)
- Capo Masters (California, U.S.A.)
- Coney Island Polar Bear Club (New York, U.S.A.)
- Avila Dolphins Swim Team (California, U.S.A.)
- Triathlon Club of San Diego (California, U.S.A)
- Sea Monkeys (California, U.S.A.)
- Mission Viejo Nadadores (California, U.S.A.)
- Black Rock Icebergers (Black-Ice) (Australia)
- Oak Streakers (California, U.S.A.)
- Orange County Open Water Swims (California, U.S.A.)
- Sandycove Island Swim Club (Ireland)
- 1.PKO (Czech Republic)
- Lake Ontario Swim Team (Canada)
- Open Water Swim Club (California, U.S.A.)
- Felixstowe Swimscapes Outdoor Swimming (Suffolk, England)
Pod of Dolphins
Adam Walker swimming with a pod of dolphins in the Cook Strait in New Zealand.
External links
- A Beluga Bestie, Navigating with a Narwhal
- What Should A Swimmer Do In A Dolphin Stampede?
- Strong Together - Even Apart With Phil White At The Virtual Winter Swim
- David Conradie Completes A Fastnet Rock Crossing
- David O'Brien Talks About Keep Turning Over On WOWSA Live
- OceanFit Podcasts Along The East Coast Of Australia
- 100 x 100s Open Water Style
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Playful Pod On Peregrination
- Parenting In The Open Water - Part 1
- Doing The Unprecedented From Manly To Bondi
- Sitting On The Shoreline Impressed With Others
- Keep Your Head Up In The Open Water
- Birthday Swims, Sets And Celebrations
- Thrice As Nice, Swimming Across Lake Ontario
- These People Don't Look LOST, But They Are
- Solo Swims of Ontario
- Seamus Bennett And The Felixstowe Swimscapes
- Peer-to-Peer Pressure From Pier-to-Pier
- Anacapa Relays Swim With A Fin In The Water
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- Bold And Beautiful Is Both
- Can You Hackett? 100 x 100
- How Baby Boomers Will Affect Open Water Swimming
- When Groups Go Together In, Above Or Around The Water
- What Was That Group Of Things In The Open Water?
- Merman's Magical Moments
- The Beautiful Swimscapes Of Felixstowe
- Patsee Ober Captures The Ocean's Magical Moments
- Nature Nixes Night Train, Sea Sinks Sueño
- Heading Around Huntington Beach
- What Is A Speedo Streaker?
- Navy Divers And Their Pod Of Dolphins
