Category: Open Water
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Isklar Norseman 2014 – Crying in the Rain
Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is considered the ultimate triathlon on the planet, and the race that any hard core triathlete should do at least once. “The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain.†― Samuel Beckett
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Famous explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes backs Ben Hooper’s bid to swim Atlantic Ocean
Sir Ranulph Fiennes yesterday urged British businesses to “dig deep” and support a man’s historic attempt to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. The celebrated adventurer said West Country swimmer Ben Hooper’s 2,000-mile challenge would be “tough beyond imagination” and that it deserved the backing of major organisations. Sir Ranulph, widely regarded as the world’s greatest…
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Chloe McCardel swimming across the Bahamas
Chloe McCardel talks about her upcoming attempt to swim 128kms between islands in the Bahamas. http://youtu.be/TNQGBSUozUk
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Four ex-servicemen become first amputees to swim the English Channel
Four hero ex-servicemen including a Royal Marine and a submariner have become the first amputees to swim the Channel. Conrad Thorpe, Jamie Gillespie, Stephen White and Craig Howorth, who have all lost part of their legs, completed the 21-mile crossing in an impressive 12 hours 14 minutes. None of the four wore a prosthetic for…
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Australian teen becomes youngest swimmer to cross Ka’iwi Channel
A new record has been set for the youngest swimmer to swim the Ka’iwi Channel. 15-year-old Cameron Keith from Cairns, Australia completed the 26 mile swim from Molokai in 13 hours, 55 minutes. He made it through the shore break at Sandy Beach Park and walked up onto the sand at around 4 p.m. On…
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Lewis Pugh – Swimming Through Garbage
The swims were intended to draw attention to the health of the oceans. But I seriously underestimated the urgency of the issue I was swimming for. As the United Nations Patron of the Oceans, I have given many speeches stressing the need to protect our environment for the sake of our children and grandchildren. I…
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Film on 60 Year-Old Swimming the Strait of Gibraltar
Why take a risk at 60? At this ripe age, Barney Heller decided he wanted to honor his late friend Doug by doing something extraordinary. Attempt an 11-mile open water swim from Spain to Morocco. Barney Heller has been swimming all of his life. It’s the only sport he was ever good at. On the…
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Great Scottish Swim 2014
World class athletes, around 2,500 amateur swimmers, and a huge number of supporters and spectators, were part of Scotland’s biggest ever open water swimming event, the Great Scottish Swim.
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Miami Man Wins the 2014 Swim for Alligator Lighthouse
A Miami man won an open- water swimming competition in the Florida keys which attracted hundreds of swimmers. Yoelvis Pedraza completed the eight-mile Swim for Alligator Lighthouse Saturday in 3 hours, 35 minutes and 5 seconds. The race attracted 310 swimmers and was staged to raise awareness of a need to preserve Alligator Lighthouse and…