Category: Open Water
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A Central Texas man plans on swimming across the Pacific Ocean this fall
Ben Lecomte swam across the Atlantic in 1998, this year he plans on swimming the Pacific Ocean. He’ll leave from Tokyo and arrive an estimated six months later in San Francisco with the aid of a GPS tracker, Watch this video on YouTube
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Ridgewood teen makes history by becoming 1st to swim 21 miles across New York Bight
Open-water swimming sensation Charlotte Samuels made history on Saturday by becoming the first person to swim 21 miles across the New York Bight. Samuels, 17, began her journey at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Long Island’s Atlantic Beach and finished on the northern edge of Sea Bright, N.J., at 4:50 p.m. Though the Ridgewood teen had…
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Swimming with Seals (Wilder)
Swimming With Seals is a short documentary profiling wild swimmer Gill as she swims with seals near her home on the Isle of Skye, and deeply connects with nature. The poetic film details her introduction to wild swimming and the sensations and emotions of this sunset swim filmed in May. Comprised of conversational dialogue and images…
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NJ teen prepares to make 20-mile swim from Long Island to Jersey Shore
Charlotte Samuels, of Ridgewood, is preparing to swim 20 miles from Long Island to the Jersey Shore. This should be no problem after what she accomplished last summer, swimming the 28-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, the 20-mile Catalina Channel. Watch this video on YouTube
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Captain Webb review – oafish biopic of first man to swim the English Channel
Stick-on sideburns and phoney yokel accents are just two of the problems with this cheap and unconvincing biopic. This attempt to elevate the reputation of Capt Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English Channel, suffers from a visibly stretched budget and a careworn structuring device, flashing back mid-crossing to detail how Webb got his…
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Copenhagen Swim 2015 Teaser and Details
In what other European capital can you swim around the government building? On 29 August 2015, the Danish Swimming Federation invites you to swim around Christiansborg Palace – the seat of the Danish Parliament – either as part of the 2000m Round Christiansborg individual swim, or as part if the Krüger relay swim, where 4-member company, family, friend…
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DHB Wetsuit Test under the Turning Torso
First test of the new dbh wetsuit completed here by the beach near the Turning Torso in Malmö. Watch this video on YouTube The wetsuit is fine, especially compared to its price point. I had no problems with chafing, which is the main issue that I have experienced with other (and back then more expensive)…