Category: Open Water
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English TV Presenter Davina McCall Collapses After Sport Relief Swim
See for instance MTV and Sport Relief Davina McCall is shown in distress and unable to move following an open-water swim in Lake Windermere as part of her epic Sport Relief challenge. The former Big Brother presenter had to be lifted from the chilly waters of the Cumbrian lake and was carried away to a nearby hotel by members of the…
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Tragedy hits Midmar Mile – swimmer missing, presumed drowned
Read for instance sport24 Tragedy has marred the Midmar Mile swimming event for the second time in four years, with a Johannesburg businessman still missing on Sunday after taking part in Race 3 on Saturday, The Witness reports. Thabo van Straten, 43, is presumed to have drowned. Searches on Saturday and Sunday failed to locate…
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FINA OWS Grand Prix 2014: Geijo and Afanevich take gold in 88km race
Read the press release on fina.org A total 25 swimmers from 11 countries took the plunge in the second and longest leg of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2014, organised in Hernandarias-Parana (ARG) on February 9. Home favourite Pilar Geijo turned the 88km demanding effort in a class of her own, winning the…
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70-year-old Baldock planning to become oldest to swim English Channel again
Read for instance Business Standard and his fundraiser here Cyril Baldock, 70, who swam the English Channel in 1985, has taken the challenge up again. At that time, Baldock swam the English Channel from France to England in just 10 hours and 44 minutes under the guidance of the legendary long-distance swimmer Des Renford, the Sydney Morning…
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2014 aQuellé Midmar Mile Day 1 Highlights
“Andrew Martens of RC Helicam provides outstanding aerial footage of the aQuellé Midmar Mile in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Day 1 shows the first 4 heats of the 2014 edition with over 15,000 competitors.”
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Swimming Holiday British Virgin Islands | SwimTrek Adventure Holidays
Swimming Adventures in the British Virgin Islands. Swimtrek is the go-to swimming adventure holidays. For more information visit:Â http://www.swimtrek.com.
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Pair of friends to swim 450km unaided
Two South Africans want to attempt the nearly impossible – a 450 km swim across the open sea, without swimming aids. It’s an adventure that could quite literally land them in deep water.
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Sunrise : Ready for world’s biggest nude swim?
“The world’s biggest nude ocean swim is set to go. Mum Taryn Brumfitt is doing it to show everyone is different!” See also The Sydney Skinny (Obvious NSFW warning: A few bare bottoms, and maybe more if you search) http://youtu.be/zLahaYpeUIU
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Uncommon Adventures – Episode 1: The Sea Swimmers (in Iceland)
“In our first episode of “Uncommon Adventures,†we join members of ReykjavÃk’s Sea Swimming and Sea Bathing Association for a mid-winter dip in the Fossvogur Bay.” Uncommon Adventures – Episode 1: The Sea Swimmers from Reykjavík Grapevine on Vimeo.