Category: Open Water
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Bridge Swim dips into the Willamette Sunday
Bridge Swim dips into the Willamette Sunday Watch this video on YouTube
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Swimmers and paddlers hit the water for Freedom Swim in Punta Gorda
People in Punta Gorda kicked off their Fourth of July Wednesday morning with a swim in the Peace River. Watch this video on YouTube
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The Battle of Land’s End. | Ross Edgley | The Great British Swim: E6
Rocks, waves and gusty winds greet Ross as he approaches what could be the toughest part of the swim. With only Land’s End standing in the way of him completing the South Coast leg, we join the team as they make their final preparations. Watch this video on YouTube
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Water Safety Day at West Dunbartonshire – June 2018
Up to 90 pupils and staff from schools across West Dunbartonshire took part in open water swimming activities at Loch Lomond, which ultimately helped teach the participants about being safe in and around open water, ahead of the summer holidays. Watch this video on YouTube
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LEN European Open Water Cup – Leg 3, Barcelona (ESP) – summary
Rasovszky made it again, beat French world champs Hungary’s Kristof Rasovszky won his second race in the season, just as in last year he came first in Barcelona, ahead of France’s world champions Marc-Antoine Olivier and Axel Reymond. Italy’s Aurora Ponsele won the women’s competition, ahead of Spain’s Paula Ruiz Bravo and another French world…
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Head to head with a battleship. | The Great British Swim: E5
An unexpected encounter of a military kind greets Ross this week as he continues to battle waves and jellyfish along the South Coast of England. With his injuries behind him and Rhino Neck secured as a nickname, Ross and the crew have themselves a bit of fun out in the English waters. It begs the…
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Lewis Pugh announces record-breaking swim for ocean protection
London, 26 June 2018– Endurance swimmer and UN Environment Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh today announced his plans to swim the entire length of the English Channel – his longest distance ever – to draw attention to the urgent need for ocean protection. He will be the first person to ever attempt to swim…
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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…