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After nearly half a century navigating Bangladesh’s thousands of miles of rivers, the country’s most celebrated swimmer has hung up his trunks — but not before one final, arduous paddle upstream. https://youtu.be/8moZ-NbyHoU

Freediver Stig Pryds jumps down a 30 meter deep canyon -without a wingsuit or a parachute! Ok, so it’s underwater, but still… stunt performed under supervision of safety divers by a very well-trained athlete. Find out more about Stig here: https://www.stigpryds.com/ https://youtu.be/Ol9fCPC4GWQ

After 15 years of writing letters, making phone calls and training, Ohio baker Walter Poenisch finally received a visa and permission to swim from Havana, Cuba to the Florida Keys. There to send him off on his harrowing journey was Fidel Castro who left a memento on board Walter’s guide boat that provides a mystery for the well known travel channel television show. https://youtu.be/eGDBuKwTj9s

Vern Glenn talks with a rock star of open-water swimming: Cameron Bellamy. (12-14-18) https://youtu.be/ChyGSY5yFlQ

It’s not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health… and incredibly hard to study. https://youtu.be/6HBtl4sHTqU

Waterford’s Ella Dyjak is The Day’s All-Area Swimmer of the Year. https://youtu.be/g2LLgQf7hmY

The Breakfast team went on the hunt for the best places the country has to offer. https://youtu.be/kdAobz8O8VM

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Over 37 participants swam from Kurumba Maldives resort to capital Male on Saturday — covering 5.2 kilometres — as part of an island-to-island long distance swimming event hosted by Swim Maldives. Follow the coverage from our sister publication The Edition: https://edition.mv/sports/8294 https://youtu.be/Mfy6igo2v2A