Category: Open Water
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Shetland wild swimmer’s close encounter with bull orca
Catriona Barr was wild swimming in the sea near Lerwick when she spotted the bull orca underneath her. Her attention was drawn to the mammal after she noticed people on the shore were watching her. Erik Isbister, who was watching from the shoreline, believed the orca may have mistaken Ms Barr for a seal. The…
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European Open Water Swimming Championships, Hoorn – Day 4, Summary
Italian and French glory in the 25 km Hoorn (LEN) – Both reigning champions from Berlin, Axel Reymond (France) and Martina Grimaldi (Italy) retained their respective titles in the 25km on the final day at the European Open Water Swimming Championships, in front of the beautiful scenery of the historic part of Hoorn.
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European Open Water Swimming Championships, Hoorn – Day 3, Summary
Italy made it again, 4th team gold for Bruni Hoorn (LEN) – A strong performance from the Italian crew of Rachele Bruni, Simone Ruffini and Federico Vanelli ended in an easy win in the 5km team event, held in a time-trial format at the European Open Water Championships in Hoorn in the Netherlands.
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1st Global Swim Series – North American Championship – 10 Reasons You’ll Want to Swim It
We are pleased to announce that the first race in the “Global Swim Series – Championship Series†is now officially open for registration! You can find out all the details on the North American Championship page, but here are 10 great reasons to register now: be able to say you swam the very first GSS…
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European Open Water Swimming Championships, Hoorn – Day 2, Summary
A British gold surprise by Danielle Huskisson and Caleb Hughes Hoorn (LEN) – The British open water swimming team caused another surprise by clinching medals at the European Open Water Championships in Hoorn (NED). In the 5 km time-trial Danielle Huskisson captured gold and three hours later Caleb Hughes earned a bronze medal. Russian Kirill…
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Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016 – SWIM
EPIC slo-mo video from Ocean Lava Montenegro 2016. 1.9k swimming in one of the most beautiful bay in the world, Boka bay. Watch this video on YouTube
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The Isles of Scilly swimrun: a new wild adventure
“It’s going to be incredible,†I overheard a local explaining. “They’re going to swim all the way to Tresco and back again.†Actually, it’s worse than that, I thought to myself, as I tried to walk off my pre-race nerves. We’d be alternating between swimming and running across six of the Isles of Scilly, off…
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Woman survives shark scare during solo swim of Kaiwi Channel
Ranie Pearce was attempting to swim the Kaiwi Channel from Molokai to Oahu, Hawaii, when a tiger shark swam up on her and would not leave! Watch this video on YouTube
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Germany: Berliners swim freely in Spree despite high levels of water pollution
Several hundred swimmers took part in a swimming contest in the Spree River in the heart of Berlin, Sunday. Swimming in the water is normally prohibited due to water pollution and the presence of vessels that use the waterway. https://youtu.be/8F-VJd1wwvM