Year: 2018
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Swedish Open Winter Swim 2018
Film from the Swedish Open Winter Swim 2018 in Skellefteå, part of the world cup series in winter swim. This year it was about 400 swimmers from 21 countries. This year it was only abut -5 celsius in the air and the water temperature was 0 celsius. https://youtu.be/o_SwMj8AKbY
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2018 Pac-12 Swimming (W) & Diving (M/W) Championships: Stanford claims second-straight title…
Pac-12 Networks’ Amy Van Dyken and Rich Burk recap Stanford’s championship-clinching week, finishing with 1,776.5 points. Katie Ledecky was named Swimmer of the Meet, breaking American and NCAA records in the 400 IM and three more titles. Simone Manuel took home three titles (one individual), breaking American and NCAA records in the 400 medley relay.…
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SWIM WILD – Book Extract
Little Brother Jack reads an extract from the upcoming Wild Swimming Brothers book: Swim Wild. In this passage he talks about the calming experience of finding the swimmer’s ‘sweet spot’ whilst crossing the Moskstraumen in Norway. Swim Wild is now available to pre-order. Follow the link below to secure your copy. The hardback will be…
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Croatian Diver Holds Breath for Record Long… for Autistic Kids
On Saturday, Croatian free diver Budimir Å obat, father to an autistic girl, held his breath while staying under water for 24 minutes 11 seconds, the Croatian state television channel HRT reported. The record was set at a free-diving event called “static apnea”, a term used to describe motionlessly holding your breath. Commenting on the record,…
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Sydney great white shark attack victim ‘very lucky’ to be alive
A Sydney woman is “lucky” to be alive after she was bitten by a great white shark in Botany Bay. The 55-year-old swimmer survived the first confirmed shark attack in Botany Bay in 25 years, and is recovering at St George Hospital. The Hurstville local was doing breaststroke laps at Little Congwong Beach about 7pm…
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The Chicago Winter Swimmers
Warning: These swimmers are trained athletes who are equipped and prepared for such harsh conditions. It can take years of training to be able to swim in freezing water, do not try this alone or without the proper coaching. Open Water Chicago is a group of enthusiastic athletes who swim year-round in Lake Michigan. Steve,…
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Hendricken captures state swim title
Bishop Hendricken celebrates its fourth straight boys swim title on Saturday at Brown University.
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An Indiana program is teaching kids to swim safely in Vietnam: BTN LiveBIG
Despite an abundance of waterways, Vietnam has the world’s 2nd highest rate of youth drowning. To help reverse this trend, Indiana University’s Aquatic Institute has partnered with Swim for Life Vietnam to teach the basics of swimming and water safety to over 72,000 children and instructors across the nation.