Category: Open Water
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Behold Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović ice swimming in this Volvo commercial
The soundtrack is him reading the lyrics to a remix of the Swedish national anthem “Du gamla, Du fria“, while the video shows Zlatan in beautiful Sweden, driving a Volvo and hunting reindeer and stuff. And to show true manliness, he goes ice swimming.
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Behold Will Gerard swimming with Orcas
As the video description says, “Free Willy Vs Free Willy” Will Gerard was visiting family in Pelorus Sound for Christmas and decided to take a swim while out on a fishing trip. While swimming he spotted what he thought were signs of dolphins and had his family pass him his waterproof camera. “I’ve always loved…
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Germany: Swimmers brave freezing waters for Europe’s biggest winter swim
“Thousands took part in Europe’s largest organised winter swim as part of annual Karneval celebrations in Bavaria on Saturday.” http://youtu.be/sLaM5GK2f9k
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Crocodile took 12-year-old boy during swim in water hole
Read for instance BND A crocodile is suspected to have taken a 12-year-old boy after attacking his friend as they swam in a water hole on Sunday in a popular Outback tourist destination in northern Australia. Police believed the missing boy was taken by a crocodile as he and a number of other boys swam…
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Grandview swimmers take the ‘Plunge’ for Special Olympics
See kshb.com More than 1,100 swimmers took to the freezing waters of Longview Lake on Friday all for a good cause. It’s part of the “Polar Plunge,” a 21-hour fundraising event for the Special Olympics. “It’s one of those things, as soon as you hit the water, its pins and needles,” described swimmer Mike Day.…
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The World’s Clearest Water to Swim in is in Iceland
Swimming between tectonic plates (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)
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Coroner pays tribute to Channel swimmer Susan Taylor
Read The Hinckley Times A coroner has praised the selflessness of a charity fundraiser who collapsed and died as she neared the end of her attempt to swim the English Channel. Susan Taylor was trying to fulfil a childhood ambition, as well as raising funds for a children’s hospice, when she was taken ill a…
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2014 Christmas Swims in Russia, Saratov, Volga river
christening ice swimming Saratov 2014 from Dmitry Kedrov on Vimeo.
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Freediver injured by hit-and-run boat speaks out
Read The Palm Beach Post Jorge Caba’s physical recovery from injuries inflicted by a boat propeller to his thigh and pelvis Sunday is moving along, but he says recuperating mentally has been tough. As he considers his 12-year-old daughter who was on his boat with him that afternoon, he cries. “My daughter doesn’t want to…