Category: Open Water
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Lake Balaton (HUN) ready for the 2014 OWS Junior Worlds
The second edition of the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships will take place from September 5-7, 2014 in Balatonfured (HUN) with the presence of 153 athletes from 30 countries. Divided in two age groups (14-16 years and 17-18 years), boys and girls will take the plunge in races of 5km for the youth…
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Round Copenhagen 2014 Recap Video
“Christiansborg Rundt 2014”, in Copenhagen, Denmark http://vimeo.com/104914003
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Ice-swimming grannies defy age and cold in Patagonia
At 67 years old, grandmother Margot Anderson could be enjoying the quiet retired life at home in England. Instead, she works a string of part-time jobs so she can afford to be standing at the foot of a pale blue glacier in Patagonia, about to jump into near-freezing water with 53 other extreme swimmers from…
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Lewis Pugh to complete final leg of seven swims in all Seven Seas
Lewis Pugh, the UN Patron of the Oceans and renowned endurance swimmer, will complete the final leg of his Seven Seas Campaign by swimming up the Thames. Nicknamed the Human Polar Bear for his ability to swim long distances in freezing waters, Lewis is swimming from Southend to Gravesend before swimming to the Thames Barrier.…
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3000 to swim Round Christiansborg 2014
Saturday 30 August 2014, a record number of 3000 swimmers will participate in the 2014 Round Christiansborg and optional Krüger Relay, in the canals around the seat of the Danish Parliament, in the heart of Copenhagen. See svoem.org, Facebook and this nice promo below.
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Swimmers Abandon 76-Mile Swim After Multiple Shark Encounters
A team of swimmers attempting a 76-mile relay swim from Catalina Island to La Jolla Cove in support of wounded veterans abandoned the swim after multiple shark encounters, organizers said Sunday. The group of eight swimmers, three kayakers and a support boat left the city of Avalon on Catalina Island about 4:10 p.m. Friday and…
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Lewis Pugh starts his swim of the world’s Seven Seas
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh has completed the first of seven swims in the Seven Seas to highlight the need for protected areas in oceans around the world. The Devon-based swimmer will be the first to undertake a long-distance swim in each of the classical Seven Seas: the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, Black Sea, Red Sea, Arabian…
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Berlin 2014 LEN European Swimming Championships – Summary, Day 2
The Netherlands made it two: just as in the women’s 10km event, a Dutch triumphed in the men’s classic distance, Ferry Weertman won a magnificent race. The women’s 5km time trial brought the first gold medal for the hosts, Isabelle Harle won by a huge margin. In synchro, Russia is on the verge to collect…
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BLN2014 Travel Journal Day 3: Tourist
So with no real official task for today, I went back to Grünau to watch the open water races. It was a nice day, with good competition especially in the men’s 10K, and decent weather. Our president Hestoy was in charge of the women’s 5K, so I got to see that too. Tomorrow there is…