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  • Lost In Jellyfish Lake

    Lost In Jellyfish Lake

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    Via PetaPixel Originally filmed a year ago, the video has been given new life by GoPro, who decided to pick it up, do some color grading and other edits, and repost it on their own YouTube channel where it’s gotten over 150,000 views in the last 2 days. The original footage isn’t quite so vibrant, but…

  • Two California men try to evade cops by swimming away

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    Read NY Daily News Dimwits in Sacramento were jailed after firing gun and jumping into a canal. Cops arrested Reuben Amaro and Robert Solorio after circling their would-be escape with helicopters.

  • Naples’ Katie Kramer completes Strait of Gibraltar swim

    Naples’ Katie Kramer completes Strait of Gibraltar swim

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    Read naplesnews.com Katie Kramer, 21, completed the 7.8 nautical mile, or 8.9 mile, open water swim on Sunday, according to a family friend and the Marshall University Swimming & Diving Facebook page. Post by Marshall University Swimming & Diving.

  • Katie Kramer heads to Spain for Strait of Gibraltar swim

    Katie Kramer heads to Spain for Strait of Gibraltar swim

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    See naplesnews.com Katie Kramer, 21, will dive into the Strait of Gibraltar from Tarifa, Spain sometime between May 10 and May 16. If she has it her way, the next time she touches land, she’ll be in Africa. Kramer, a Naples High School swimming star and the daughter of Naples High School football coach Bill…

  • Swimming With Manta Rays

    Swimming With Manta Rays

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    Swimming with Beautiful Manta rays of the coast of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia. It doesn’t get much better than this! On a diving and snorkelling trip to Nusa Penida we encountered a group of Manta Rays who certainly weren’t shy and seemed to be showing off for us. Such an incredible experience and now i…

  • Freedom Swim 2014

    Freedom Swim 2014

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    Robben Isand to Blouberg, Freedom Swim 2014 – Ryan Stramrood, Kieron Palframan, JC van Wyk.

  • Zoot Swim Games Barcelona

    Zoot Swim Games Barcelona

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    ‘On April 26, 2014 the first edition of the Zoot Swim Games event brought together 60 participants in the 300m competition heats and 200 participants in the 1.5K non-competitive swim held in Barcelona.’

  • Chicago Sharkfest Swim 2014 Promo

    Chicago Sharkfest Swim 2014 Promo

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    Sharks in Lake Michigan? We call them “loan sharks”. Let’s face it, there are sharks everywhere. The Chicago Sharkfest Swim will be a 1-Mile triangular shaped course in Lake Michigan starting and finishing at the Ohio Street Beach next to Olive Park. Anticipated water temperature should be in the low-mid 70’s.

  • The Clean Cross Hong Kong to Macau Swim 2014

    The Clean Cross Hong Kong to Macau Swim 2014

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    Simon Holliday, Hong Kong resident, and English Channel Swimmer, planning to swim from Hong Kong to Macau on May 24th, 2014 in order to raise funds for Ocean Recovery Alliance and it’s Grate Art project. This is a 35km challenge, in a straight line, but the course depends on weather and currents, not to mention…