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Category: Open Water

  • Brighton to host 2015 Great Australia Day Swim

    Brighton to host 2015 Great Australia Day Swim

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    The Great Australia Day Swim will again be held in Brighton on January 26. The carnival raises tens of thousands of dollars for Brighton Rotary projects. Young gun Dean Wilson will try to retain his 5km title, which the Bonbeach 16-year-old superfish has held for the past two years. The ambassador for the swim spectacular…

  • Fueled by Water – The Deep Enders

    Fueled by Water – The Deep Enders

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    In open water swimming, you have to develop the strength to go the distance. The Deep Enders members Jim McConica and Tamie Stewart work to find their forever pace. The Deep Enders embrace the freedom of the ocean as well as the power of friendship. http://youtu.be/btd8GmBKIV8

  • The History of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim

    The History of Vancouver’s Polar Bear Swim

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    Since 1920, every New Year’s Day Vancouverites have taken a cool dip in English Bay in one of the world’s most popular Polar Bear Swim events. There were just a handful of people taking that chilly plunge back in 1920, but they were doing so at the behest (and in the company of) Peter Pantages.…

  • River advocate swims the Mohawk to raise awareness

    River advocate swims the Mohawk to raise awareness

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    Wearing a wetsuit and towing a yellow raft, environmental educator Christopher Swain swam across the Hudson River on a gray and drizzly Wednesday to complete his trek of the 149-mile Mohawk River, the Hudson’s largest tributary. The 46-year-old Boston resident made the trip to raise awareness of the river’s history, habitats and environmental challenges, sharing…

  • Swimmers brave cold for Berlin Christmas swim

    Swimmers brave cold for Berlin Christmas swim

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    For a group of hardy Berliners, Christmas Day is a time to sing seasonal songs, don festive wear – and take a plunge in a cold lake. Dozens of swimmers from the Berlin Seals club came to the German capital’s Oranke lake Thursday for their annual Christmas dip, complete with red Christmas hats. The air…

  • Prisoners of ‘Ingenious’ 1962 Alcatraz Escape Could Have Survived

    Prisoners of ‘Ingenious’ 1962 Alcatraz Escape Could Have Survived

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    If they had timed their escape just right, three prisoners who slipped out of Alcatraz more than 50 years ago on a raft made from raincoats would have had a chance of survival, new research shows. Scientists who were studying the San Francisco Bay’s strong tides reconstructed the possible routes of the audacious 1962 escape.…

  • Dan Bullock: Open water body position

    Dan Bullock: Open water body position

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    Swim for Tri coach Dan Bullock gives you open water and triathlon tips for body position in the water. Watch this video on YouTube

  • The Great Pier Swim 2014

    The Great Pier Swim 2014

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    Our fantastic open water swim is one of the most unique in the event calendar. The iconic 3.3k route takes you right through the famous Southend Pier. Book now at www.havenshospices.org.uk/greatpierswim http://youtu.be/LzO1QynH9pA

  • Registrations for OCEANMAN Palamós now open

    Registrations for OCEANMAN Palamós now open

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    Special early-bird registration fees for the first 50 registered participants, December 15-21 On Sunday, May, 25, Palamós will see the second out of 5 competitions comprising the Oceanman circuit, 2015 international open water swimming series to be held in Spain and Italy. The biggest novelty and a definite highlight of the second running of the…