Category: Open Water
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Women Who Swim | Young Woman and the Sea | Disney UK
Alongside the recent release of the empowering feature film Young Woman and The Sea starring Daisy Ridley, we teamed up with some inspiring female swimmers to showcase their amazing achievements Young Woman and the Sea follows the real-life achievements of Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle who overcame enormous prejudice to be the first woman to swim the…
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Paris Authorities ‘Confident’ The River Seine Is Ready For Olympic Swimmers | The World | ABC News (Australia)
City workers have been cleaning up the Seine, and testing the water quality daily. The city’s mayor says it is clean enough for swimming and hosting the triathlon and open water swimming Olympic events. To prove it, she and others will dive in on Wednesday. Libby Hogan reports.
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Paris Mayor And Olympics Chief Swim In River Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns | Associated Press
Watch as Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, and Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, swim in the Seine following concerns over the river’s water quality for athletes competing in the Summer Games this month
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Parisians Reluctant To Swim In The Seine Despite Minister Taking A Dip | ABS-CBN News
Some Parisians said that they wouldn’t take a dip in the River Seine even after seeing the French sports minister swimming in the capital’s famed river ahead of the summer Olympics.
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For The Love Of Open Water Swimming | CBC Saskatchewan
This is a hot week and what better way to cool down than to go for a swim. So we are diving deep into the joys of swimming in Saskatchewan lakes!
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300 People Jump Into Charles River To Swim For Annual Tradition | CBS Boston
Over 300 people took part in the annual City Splash, including WBZ-TV’s David Wade.
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Olympics: Sports Minister Dips Into Seine River In Attempt To Prove Water Safety | DW News
Preparations for the Paris Olympics are in their final stages and river Seine will play a starring role in the games. National teams will sail down the waterway during the opening ceremony on July 26. Swimming events are also scheduled to take place in the river. But it’s still not clear whether the water quality…
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Can Paris Fix Its Poop Problem Before The Olympics? | VOX
Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.
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Woman Sets Record While Swimming To Raise Money To Help Veterans With PTSD | 10 Tampa Bay
Helping veterans who suffer from PTSD, a Sarasota woman took on a marathon challenge to raise awareness and money. Julie Madison was in the Gulf waters for more than 18 hours in her attempt to swim all the way around Siesta Key. It may not have ended the way she planned, but she still broke…