Category: Open Water
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Live Stream from Lake Balaton leg of FINA 10K Open Water World Cup 2016
The third leg of the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swimming World Cup – in Balatonfured (HUN) – on June 18 – will be live streamed worldwide, free of charge, on FINA YOUTUBE. Saturday 18/06/2016 Men’s race at 09:30 (GMT+2) : LINK Women’s race at 09:40 (GMT+2): LINK
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What it Feels Like to Swim the Entire Mississippi River
To raise awareness and honor families that have lost a loved one in service to our country, former Navy SEAL Chris Ring decided to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. It took him 181 days to swim all 2,320 miles of the river, and in doing so he became the first American to…
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A first swim with The Shetland Selkies
A short video of my first swim with The Shetland Selkies in Brei Wick, Lerwick. We had a swim out from the Sletts Pier to Hole Rock and back and had a brief visit from real life selkie (seal) near the end of the video. https://youtu.be/skLfAnJqASo
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Nine year old boy breaks record with Alcatraz Swim
On Tuesday, a nine year old boy braved the waves of San Francisco Bay to complete the two mile swim to Alcatraz and back. Californian James Savage has been swimming since he was 5. He and his coach worked together to train for the big swim. James said that about 30 minutes into the two…
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The VIP Swim Challenge 2016 – A Race to Save the V.I.P.
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times (or more): There is the Coral Triangle, the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape, and then there is the Verde Island Passage (VIP). The VIP is THE most important body of water in the world. It is the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. And it is a mere…
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9-year-old trains for Alcatraz swim
James Savage doesn’t have a criminal record, but he’s headed to Alacatraz. The 9-year-old is looking to break a world record, preparing to swim three miles to perform a touch-and-go to Alcatraz Island. Right now, that record is held by a 10-year-old. See wwlp.com
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Free LIVE streaming from the FINA Marathon Swimming Olympic Qualification Open Water Meet in Setubal (POR)
The FINA Marathon Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament – in Setubal (POR) – on June 11-12 – will be live streamed worldwide, free of charge, on FINA YOUTUBE. Please follow the two different links to watch the women’s on Saturday and the men’s race on Sunday: Saturday 11/06/2016 Women’s race at 16:00 (GMT+1) : LINK…
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Valletta 18 official swim in untested sea-water ‘sends wrong message’
The swim across Grand Harbour held by Valletta 18 on Tuesday as part of celebrations for Valletta’s 450th anniversary has sent the wrong message to bathers as the activity was held in an industrial port where sea-water is not tested by health authorities, sources told The Malta Independent. Read The Malta Independent Photo by el_jambere
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Whale shark inspects Rio’s Olympic marathon swimming course
A whale shark was spotted close to the shore of Copacabana early Tuesday (June 7) morning, where the Olympic marathon swimming event will take place when the Games kick off in just two months time. https://youtu.be/y8k4eVQ0pf0 Photo of another whale shark by Christian Steen