Category: Open Water
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Remembering Terry with a Memorial Swim
On Saturday, June 9th, 175 swimmers and numerous volunteers gathered at Lake Minnewaska for the inaugural “Terry Laughlin Celebration Swim†— the first open water memorial event for Terry this season, put on by Dave Barra and his organization, New York Open Water (NYOW). After a relatively cool May and early June, we were lucky…
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River Hugger Swim Team 2018 Opening Day Swim with Mayor Wheeler
Human Access Project’s River Hugger Swim Team is a recreational protest swim bringing awareness of the swimmability and extreme deficit of access to the edge of the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Oregon. The opening day swim of 2018 the River Huggers had a special guest joining – Mayor Ted Wheeler.
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Highlights Balatonfüred – FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim Series 2018
Marathon Swimming and Balatonfüred is a love affair. Starting eight years ago with continental events it became quickly a hotspot for official FINA races. The 2018 edition of the FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim Series had a very strong field: former overall winners, World Champions, Olympic Champions – it almost felt like the World Championship one year…
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A sting in the tale. | The Great British Swim: E4
After one of the toughest sporting weeks of his life, Ross needs to dig deeper than ever to get through the pain and crack on with the Great British Swim. He’s also joined on his travels buy some curious sea creatures…
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Del Valle Open Water Swim 2018
SJRMAC MEDIA worked with Tri Valley Masters to showcase their Del Valle Open Water swim event. This is the result!
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A real pain in the neck | The Great British Swim: E3
The reality of the challenge facing Ross begins to hit home in this episode. Salt mouth, neck chafe and jellyfish are just some of the things in his way this week. Oh yeah, he’s also got the small matter of Britain’s second biggest shipping lane to deal with too.
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Ben Hayley is going to swim, run and bike in 3 Extreme Triathlons
For many people, a little outdoor run, swim or bike ride is nice in the summer. Ben Hayley is taking those activities to an extreme, competing in three Extreme Triathlons in an eight week period this summer, starting in Scotland.
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Is he supposed to swim here? | The Great British Swim: E2
As Ross sets off on his epic swim around mainland Great Britain, it’s not long before he encounters one of the biggest hurdles he’s likely to face on the entire journey. Following the overwhelming support since announcing the swim, we take a look at what Ross will be eating, wearing and living in over the…
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Great North Swim 2018 | Highlights
Relive just some of the best bits of Great North Swim 2018 at our new Brockhole on Windermere home.