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Category: Open Water

  • Body of missing Boynton Beach swimmer found, identified as Billy Jeudi, 23

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    See WPTV The body of the swimmer that went missing on Thursday morning near Boynton Beach Inlet has been found and identified, says Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The body of Billy Jeudi, 23, was found floating in the Intracoastal Waterway along the 7000 block of Dixie Highway and Hypoluxo…

  • Hong Kong ‘Cold Standard’ competitors try to break three hour magic mark in swimming and running

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    Read South China Morning Post In marathon swimming and running, the magic number is three: a sub-three-hour 10-kilometre swim is as elusive as a sub-three-hour 42-kilometre run. The athlete who nails them both? Unheard of – until now. The Sub-3 squared Marathon Club unites endurance athletes who have done those times in a calendar year.…

  • Crimean Winter Swimming

    Crimean Winter Swimming

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    “Shot 100% on the GoPro Hero3 Silver” Crimean winter swimming from Skam Volok on Vimeo.

  • ICEBERGERS

    ICEBERGERS

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    From the creative mind of David Brooks and George Giampietri the story of one man’s journey from Britain to Australia to discover the Brighton Icebergers. An inventive, hilarious and often very wet film that will take you on a tour de force of the pier politics of cold water swimming, the true romance and comedy…

  • ICEA ROTTO SWIM 2014

    ICEA ROTTO SWIM 2014

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    The 2014 Rotto Swim is fast approaching and it is time to show your support to the ICEA Team. With your support we aim to raise $40,000 to fund the 2014 ICEA Waves Program in the Perth Metropolitan Area and inspire a greater understanding of Aboriginal people and culture in the local community. Click the…

  • Midmar swimmer’s body found

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    Read Sport24 The body of Herman van Straten who went missing during the Midmar Mile swim has been found, KwaZulu-Natal police said. “At about 16:20 (the body) surfaced about 800m from the starting line,” Captain Lolly Moodley said. He said the rescue dogs had respond “positively” just before the body was found and pointed in…

  • Watch how 4 East Germans swam to freedom with a police boat in pursuit

    Watch how 4 East Germans swam to freedom with a police boat in pursuit

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    Incredible video via 22 words In 1961, the first person to ever be killed by the East German police as he attempted to escape was shot as he swam across the Spree, a river along a portion of the erstwhile Berlin wall. Over the years, hundreds of others tried it, too, risking death by drowning…

  • Hope fades for swimmer still missing after the Midmar Mile event

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    Read for instance Times Live and iol The loved ones of missing Midmar Mile swimmer, Herman “Thabo” van Straten, are struggling to come to terms with his disappearance during the race at the weekend. “It doesn’t feel real,” his fiancée, Shené Jones, told The Mercury on Monday. “I’m trying to make myself believe that he’s…

  • Chad Ho, Ashley Twichell retain Midmar titles

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    Read SuperSport South African open-water swimming sensation Chad Ho once again rewrote the aQuellé Midmar Mile record books after he swam to his fifth successive victory in the event in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday. It was the closest finish ever in the race, as Ho just pipped regular rival Troyden Prinsloo at the line.[…] Post by…