Category: Open Water
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Halifax Harbour hosting swim competition
Read CBC This summer the Halifax Harbour will host its first open-water swimming competition in more than 50 years, according to Swim Nova Scotia. Swim Nova Scotia, the umbrella organization for all swim clubs in the province​, will host the event July 27. Swimmers will start at the Cable Wharf, go around George’s Island, and…
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Lady Liberty Sharkfest Swim Promo
See Sharkfest Swim What could be more sensational than swimming in the waters off the iconic Statue of Liberty, the most well known lady in the United States? The swim will start just outside the security zone of Liberty Island and will go past the historic Ellis Island and the Colgate clock on the Jersey…
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Bahrain’s Sheikh Khalid Completes 36km Swim For Charity
Read for instance Gulf Daily News Top Bahraini sportsman Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa has completed a gruelling 35km swim from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain for charity. The Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) deputy chairman joined 70 participants from around the world taking part in the event, which concluded late on Friday.…
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Chloe McCardel to swim with Sheikh Khalid the 36K from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain
See McCardel’s post on Facebook, “I am very honoured to be invited to support His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa in his “Swim Challenge” this Friday March 14th. His Highness will be swimming 36km from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Funds raised will be used to benefit cancer patients…
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Dramatic 8Km “Swim For Hope” Produces Records
Swim For Hope – Press Release All fourteen swimmers who participated in today’s Swim For Hope – an extreme open water swim around Cape Point – successfully complete the 8km swim, while both the male and female records for the route were broken.
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15 Swimmers to Attempt Extreme Charity Swim Around Cape Point tomorrow
Swim For Hope – Press Release Fifteen swimmers from all walks of life will attempt one of the most extreme open water swimming challenges in South African waters tomorrow, 6 March 2014, in support of the Little Fighters Cancer Trust, a local charity that offers support to children with cancer and their families. The group, headed up by South African…
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Andrea Chelkowski’s 15km swim raises funds for local Coastcare group
Read Herald Sun and everyday hero A nurse and mother of two from Park Beach has completed a gruelling ocean swim to raise money for the community group that cares for the coastline she calls home. Andrea Chelkowski, 35, took four hours to swim from Dodges Ferry to Lauderdale yesterday. […] “I grew up at…
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Karen Gaffney Discusses Down Syndrome, Polar Bear Plunge
See kstp.com Karen Gaffney has quite the list of accomplishments on her resume. And she’s about to add another. Gaffney has Down syndrome and started a non-profit to help better include people with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities in the community and workplace. She is a great swimmer and has made the swim across Lake Tahoe.…
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Swimming Australia says it’s back in the swim after the London 2012 fiasco
Read The Sydney Morning Herald After nearly 18 months of upheaval Swimming Australia is about to release a plan aimed at restoring public confidence, luring increased investment and putting the nation back among the pacesetters. Led by a largely new executive headed by president John Bertrand, the organisation, which was swept out after the troubled…