Category: Open Water
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To school, here, involves daily swim for young Gujaratis
At 7 am, Geeta Baria, age 16, is ready for school. She is neatly dressed in a white-coloured salwar kameez, her long hair is braided. Now, for her daily swim. Along with a hundred of her classmates, Geeta is waiting on the banks of the river that separates villages like hers in Central Gujarat from…
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South African Arctic Swimmer Planning to break Extreme record between Russia & USA
As South Africa anticipates great success in the pool at the Commonwealth games, one man from Cape Town is looking to take swimming to another level. Ryan Stramrood won’t win a medal for his endeavours, but that won’t lessen his satisfaction if he completes his goal, as our reporter Dan Williams found out.
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German scientist starts four-week swim down Rhine river
A German chemistry professor started on Monday a gruelling four-week solo swim down the Rhine river for the benefit of science and the environment. Self-confessed “mad professor” Andreas Fath, who set off on his 1,231-kilometre (764-mile) adventure with a splash into Switzerland’s Lake Toma, plans to swim through Germany and France to reach the river’s…
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Three siblings’ attempt to swim the English Channel falls short of a first
In the end, the odds were too much for the three Wahls. Devin and Danielle Wahl completed their English Channel swim Sunday. The 21-mile crossing in 64-degree water was more harrowing and painful than they expected. Their younger brother Dustin was forced to quit 13 miles in, overcome with cramps and nausea. The goal of…
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Lac St-Jean (CAN) comes alive with finest marathon swimmers
Nice performances were observed this week at the fourth legs of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, taking place in Lac St-Jean (CAN) on July 24 and 26, respectively. On Thursday (July 24), 16 women and 23 men from 11 countries took the departure in the…
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Whale Shark Nearly Eats Diver
While diving, this diver suddenly counters a whale shark that nearly eats her! Luckily a fellow diver is nearby to quickly pull her out of the way.
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Swimmer Training In Baltimore Hopes To Make History
Three Americans hope to make history by becoming the first trio of siblings to swim across the English Channel at the same time. As Linh Bui reports, there’s a Baltimore connection. Devin, Dustin, and Danielle Wahl will face extreme conditions — from jellyfish, to cold temperatures, to rough ocean currents. See CBS Baltimore
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Watch Jorge Ramos Swim Across the Rio Grande
Many Central American and Mexican migrants get to the U.S. by swimming across the Rio Grande River. Many don’t survive the river’s strong undercurrent, and if they do, many then fall victim to dehydration navigating the scorching hot desert in search of a border town. To get a feel for the treacherous conditions thousands of…
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Swimmers Jump into Boston Harbor for the 18th Swim Across America
More than 60 swimmers, including former Olympians, participated in the 22-mile relay swim to support pediatric cancer programs at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MassGeneral Hospital for Children Cancer Center.