Category: Open Water
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Olympian Katie Grimes Admits She Was ‘Nervous’ To Swim In Dirty Seine River | TMZ Sports
Katie Grimes admittedly had some things other than her opponents on her mind before hopping into the Seine River at the Olympics earlier this month … telling TMZ Sports she was actually “nervous” about the water’s cleanliness.
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Chicago River Swim to Be Held in Lake Michigan Due to Safety Concerns | ABC 7 Chicago
Although the event will begin on the river, swimmers won’t actually get to swim through the heart of the city. Read ABC 7 News
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Why It’s Hard to Find Swimming Spots in Quebec Lakes | CBC News
Although the water is public in Quebec, all of the land around a lake can be privately owned, making it hard to find a place to jump in.
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Is It Safe to Swim in the River Seine? | BBC Global
France invested $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) to clean up Paris’ River Seine, but tests show that it is unsafe to swim after heavy rains. Does this mean that the money went down the drain – figuratively and literally? BBC senior journalist Petra Zivic interviewed Dan Angelescu, the founder of Fluidion, a company monitoring water quality in…
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317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record – Ross Edgley | Chris Williamson
Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author. Ross just broke the world record for the world’s longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He’s also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his…
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Hundreds Participate In NYC SEAL Swim In Hudson River | CBS New York
Hundreds of people took a plunge into the Hudson River Saturday for the New York City SEAL Swim.
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How To Swim The English Channel (As An Amateur) | The Australian
It’s a challenge only the bravest will tackle – more people have climbed Everest – and yet Australians have an undeniable pedigree when it comes to channel swimming. It took a pre-dawn swim in Sydney’s Botany Bay to find out why. For Christian Renford, his presence in the water this morning is personal. At 49,…
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Why Long Distance Swimming Is So Dangerous (It’s Not Just The Poop Water) | Real Science
Why Long Distance Swimming is So Dangerous (Its not just the poop water)
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Southern California Woman To Swim English Channel To Honor Mother | KCAL News
Rachel Griffin’s voyage from England to France will raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer, the disease her mother suffered from. Luzdelia Caballero reports.