Category: Open Water
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Sea warning after Aberystwyth New Year swimmer arrest
Read BBC Coastguards have warned people against going for a New Year’s Day dip in stormy seas after a man trying to swim in 15ft (4.5m) waves sparked a rescue. Aberystwyth RNLI inshore lifeboat was about to launch at around 07:30 GMT on Wednesday when the man struggled back ashore on the town’s South Beach.…
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Cathy Crawley embarks on historic swim for mother diagnosed with cancer
Read Brampton Guardian Cathy Crawley didn’t let distance stop her from supporting her ill mother this Christmas. As her mother, Barbara, learned she had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this month, Cathy was part way through an internship in rural Uganda, and not able to return to Canada. So to raise funds for cancer research…
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2013 Mike Moyle Xmas swim
“A couple of clips filmed from a Phantom Vision Drone.” 2013 Mike Moyle Xmas swim. Bude SLSC. from Large on Vimeo.
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Ice Swimmers: Group of Hardened Germans Take Traditional Christmas Dip in Lake
Some 20 Germans known as the Berlin Seals take their traditional Christmas dip in one of the city’s many lakes as temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius seem almost tropical compared to previous years. http://youtu.be/YptPFYFPhQY
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2013 Christmas Swims
Right, there will be plenty of these, I’m sure, so let’s just create a list. Additions are welcome, you can for instance post it as a comment here below, or send us a message. 40 Foot, Dublin Christmas Day Swim 2013 Aberdeen Boxing Day 2013 Nippy Dipper Aberporth Boxing Day Swim 2013 Aldeburgh Boxing Day…
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Christmas Day Swim 2013 – Shetland Islands
“In the 70mph winds, on a cold Christmas Day in Shetland, we hopped into the North Sea for our annual swim.”
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Alcohol a Factor in Christmas Day Swimming Tragedy
See Pacific News Center The 2 men that died in the Christmas Day swiming tragedy had been drinking before they went in the water off the Jonestown cliff-line. The body of 37 year old Katwin Dois was pulled from the water by divers Wednesday afternoon. Guam Police Spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia reports he was officially…