Year: 2015
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Man Swims 55 Miles of the Duwamish River
Swimmer Mark Powell says the river, which is a Superfund Site, is still very much alive.
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Montville swimmer Abby Baukus finds teammates in Waterford
At one time, Abby Baukus was the only varsity swimmer at Montville High School. She has two teammates now, but the school still has no coach or pool, so she travels to Waterford every day to train and compete with the Lancers’ swim team.
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Swimisodes – Butterfly Swim Drill – Left Right Front Drill
One of our favorite butterfly swim drill to practice is the left, right, front drill where the swimmer tries to keep the body more horizontal during the breath stroke to the front. For swimmers that are not adept at swimming butterfly and are more accustomed to swimming freestyle, this drill is a great way to…
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VIII MARNATON eDreams Cadaqués 2015
‘On September 19 we celebrated the eighth edition of the MARNATON eDreams Cadaqués. A spectacular day of open water that had more than 1,200 participants swimming. There were two courses: the legendary Cap de Creus-Cadaques (6.5km) and 2km swim from Caials to Cadaques. Younger also enjoyed the sea in the Marnaton Kids event.’
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Divers building ‘underwater church’ in Crimea, cross already in place
Divers in Crimea have erected a large cross in the shape of an anchor off the Crimean coast. It heralds the start of construction work on building what they promise will be a full blown underwater church. The three-ton cross is just the beginning of an ambitious plan by Archimandrite Tikhon, a diving enthusiast and…
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Jet Capsule boat has underwater cameras and a toilet
Wealthy boaters looking for a cool pleasure craft or water taxi that will keep them comfortably out of the elements might want to check out the $150,000 Jet Capsule. The boat was unveiled back in 2013 as a prototype and will launch to the public next year. The production version keeps the somewhat strange pod-like…
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St. Pete Beach mayor wants free swimming program
The mayor of St. Pete Beach has launched a fundraising effort after a weekend drowning off Pass-A-Grille. “This is a new program that we are initiating in response to this tragedy,” Mayor Maria Lowe said, referring to Saturday’s drowning death of Cameron Bullard, 9. “We want to empower the youth and even adults who can’t…
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Cork woman completes notoriously difficult Spanish open water swim
Cork swim coach Eilis Burns was the only Irish finisher at the famously challenging Neda el Món in Spain. A group of 17 swimmers from Ireland entered the swim challenge near Barcelona to swim between the Illes Formuge and Illes Medes. Despite the swim challenge having only 24 previous finishers the Irish group went to…
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Blue-green algae forces organizers to cancel Great Ohio River Swim
So much for this year’s Great Ohio River Swim. The event, originally postponed to Saturday because of blue-green algae in the river, has now been canceled, according to event chairman Brewster Rhoads. “Given that recreational contact health advisories issued … in early September remain in effect, we do not want to take any chances that swimmers could become ill…