Category: Open Water
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Seine River Remains Highly Contaminated Ahead Of Paris Olympics | CBS News
A nasty controversy is brewing in Olympic waters with one month until the Paris opening ceremony. Les Carpenter, Olympics reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBS News to explain why the city’s iconic Seine River is still falling short of the requirements needed before athletes dive in.
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Katie Pumphrey Completes Swim From Chesapeake Bay To Inner Harbor | WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore
She made it! Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer Katie Pumphrey, a Maryland native, swam 24 miles from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Tuesday as part of a “Bay-to-Baltimore” history-making event. The swim started at Sandy Point State Park around 3 a.m. and finished at the Harborplace amphitheater.
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Bay To Baltimore: Maryland Woman Attempting History-making Swim | WUSA9
Katie Pumphrey is swimming from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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Hungary Cruise to Mixed Team Open Water Gold | Belgrade 2024 | European Aquatics TV
Team Hungary won gold in the 4x1500m Mixed Team for the first time in their history. David Betlehem touched first to win the European title for his nation and capture his third medal of the Championships.
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Is 25km The Toughest Race In The World? | Belgrade 2024 | European Aquatics TV
Is the 25km Open Water Swimming race the toughest long-distance race in the world? Swimmers and their coaches discuss the challenges and appeal of open water, where athletes swim for an average of five hours per race!
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Construction Underway At Popular Newport Swimming Spot | WPRI
Crews in Newport are working to take down an unstable portion of the Elm Street Pier that was damaged in a series of winter storms.
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Betlehem Wins 5km Gold Following Tense Race | Belgrade 2024 | European Aquatics TV
Hungary has a new open-water swimming star on the rise! David Betlehem is having a European Championships to remember, bagging his first major individual title in the 5km race. This comes just one day after the Hungarian secured bronze in the 10km. It was a close battle for gold between Betlehem and Marc-Antoine Olivier with…
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Gregorio Paltrinieri Storms to 10km Glory | Belgrade 2024 | European Aquatics TV
Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri stormed to victory in the Men’s 10k, finishing a whopping 21 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Paltrinieri reclaimed the crown which he last won at the 2020 European Championships. Meanwhile it was a close finish for second and third place, as Marc-Antoine Olivier touched first to claim the silver over David…
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Split-second Finish Separates Swimmers Beck And Pozzobon | Belgrade 2024 | European Aquatics TV
Just 0.1 seconds separated Leonie Beck and Barbara Pozzobon in the Women’s 10km race! It was reigning European champion Beck who touched first, to successfully defend her crown. Both swimmers gave their accounts of the finish, with Pozzobon joined on the podium by her teammate Giulia Gabrielleschi.