Category: Open Water
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How Do You Stay Sane for Months at Sea? | The Swim
How does long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte maintain his sanity during his daily eight-hour swims, and can a complex computer model track it?
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Ross Edgley – The Great British Swim | London Real
He has just spent the last 157 days to become the first swimmer, to circumnavigate the whole of Great Britain, 1,791 miles, nearly 3000 kilometres, without touching land. Swimming for up to 12 hours a day, and consuming up to 15,000 calories per day. https://youtu.be/Uh4ySzmoe1k
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Ross Edgley swims 2,000 miles around Great Britain
The 33-year-old strongman successfully completed the Great British Swim in 157 days. Ross Edgley became the first person to ever swim around Britain. He started and finished his adventure in Margate, Kent.
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The Final Swim Replay | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim
Join Ross Edgley’s Final Swim as he finishes his Great British Swim! If you’re around London – UK, join us in Margate on November 4th to cheer for Ross’s final strokes around Great Britain.
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Leaving A Legacy | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim E23
With Margate just around the corner and this most extraordinary of swims nearly at an end, Ross finds some time for reflection and begins to sum up the legacy of the #GreatBritishSwim. But, amid these big thoughts, he’s brought back to earth when an old ocean rowing friend stops by with some much-needed advice about…
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Learning To Walk Again | Ross Edgley’s Great British Swim: E22
As Ross gets ever closer to the end of this epic challenge, he starts to think about the practicalities of life back on land. A check-up with the physio causes concern as Ross struggles with the routine task of putting one foot in front of the other.
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Taiwanese duo place first in Hong Kong harbor swim
More than 3,000 swimmers hit the waters of Victoria Harbour last weekend for Hong Kong”s annual New World Harbour Race. Taiwanese swimmers emerged victorious in both the international men and women”s divisions.In the men”s event, Taiwanese teen Cho Cheng-chi placed first in the 1-kilometer swim with a time of 10 minutes, 45 seconds, an event…
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How to Survive in Open Water: 7 Basic Swimming Skills Everyone Should Know
Drowning is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Learning how to swim can be scary when you don’t know what you’re doing. Don’t worry though — there are things you can do to make learning how to swim less daunting. Once you get the hang of it, swimming will be a…
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Memorial swim to honour the memory of Theodore Yach
Theodore Yach, veteran cold-water swimmer, and Robin Island record-holder, passed away suddenly last week from asthma complications. He was 60. Read The South African