Month: September 2013
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US swimmer Diana Nyad attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida
US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is again trying to become the first person to swim from the Cuban capital, Havana, to Florida without a shark cage. She is halfway through now, farther than ever before, follow her progress on diananyad.com
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SkanRaces: Start of the 2013 Escape from the Judge swim race
Swimmers take off from their starting point in Skaneateles Lake, beginning their one-mile swim to Clift Park in Skaneateles during the Escape from the Judge open water swim (from Sunday, Sept. 1).
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Discover freediving with Laury Thilleman and Guillaume Néry
World freediving champion Guillaume Nery takes Miss France 2011 model Laury Thilleman out for a bit of apnea.
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Lynne Cox, “Open Water Swimming Manual” | Talks At Google
Open Water Swimming Manual: An Expert’s Survival Guide for Triathletes and Open Water Swimmers. Lynne Cox has set open water swimming records across the world, and now she has focused her decades-long experience and expertise into this definitive guide to swimming. Cox methodically addresses what is needed to succeed at and enjoy open water swimming,…
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Gregg Troy on The Morning Swim Show
“In this talk at the 2012 American Swim Coaches Association world clinic, Gregg Troy talks about working with his colleagues at the Olympics, and what’s needed to create balance for swim coaches.”
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8-year-old amputee fulfills dream to swim with similarly disabled dolphin
See Today and wtsp.com Cieran Kelso was just a baby when he lost both his legs, which happened to be the same year his favorite dolphin Winter lost her tail. Both live outfitted with prosthetics, and Kelso fulfilled a dream when he flew from England to join Winter in the pool in Clearwater, Florida. Visit…
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George Bovell. Paria. The right man, in the right place, at the right time
“On location for Lonsdale Saatchi & Saatchi / NP. When your day starts rough…”
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The Other Shore | Diana Nyad | (2013) Official Trailer
“The Other Shore follows world record holder and legendary swimmer Diana Nyad as she comes out of a thirty-year retirement to re-attempt an elusive dream: swimming 103 miles non-stop from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage. Her past and present collide in her obsession with a feat that nobody has ever…