Category: Open Water
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Blair’s Big Charity Swim
“Blair’s Charity Swim in Scotland” Blair’s Big Charity Swim from Tim Martin on Vimeo.
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Record high participation at 2013 Round Christiansborg OWS event in Copenhagen
The Danish Swimming Federation announces today that the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water swimming event in Copenhagen this Saturday 31 August is sold out, as well as the Krüger Relay that follows the same afternoon. A total of 2040 swimmers have registered for the 2K swim in the channels around Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish…
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The Longest Swim – Ben Lecomte to Swim Across the Pacific Ocean
“Ben Lecomte will swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, Ca. as a symbol of motivation, inspiration and endurance in the hopes to inspire others to never give up and to face their fears, and overcome their struggles and any obstacles they face in life.” Date is apparently not set yet,…
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Steven Robles recounts ‘swim from hell’ from Catalina Island to Rancho Palos
Read for instance Daily Breeze After training for months, the lifelong 49-year-old swimmer launched out just after midnight on Thursday morning to swim from Catalina Island to the shore of Rancho Palos Verdes. More than 13 hours later, Robles — after battling unexpected rough seas that carried him several miles off course — staggered onto…
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Steve Redmond quits historic bid to swim from Ireland to Wales
Read Herald.ie An Irish distance swimmer had to abandon a historic attempt to swim from Ireland to Wales after he began to show signs of hypothermia. Steve Redmond (47) was advised by his support team to quit the 80km swim five hours after he left Wexford in an attempt to make the crossing to St…
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Drowning confirmed as Vejle Fjord Svøm swimmer’s cause of death
See the Danish Swimming Federation (in Danish) ‘Based on the autopsy, the police announced Wednesday afternoon that the woman who died during the Vejle Fjordsvøm on Sunday, died because of drowning. The Danish Swimming Federation is now awaiting the police’s overall report, including witness interviews.’ Image courtesy of Madis Veskimeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
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CC photo #598: Reviewing video from a safe distance
The boys ran out on a fish farm ring to run through the video that Jákup had just captured of the 2013 Seaman’s Day Swim in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands. We’re probably a bit too nonchalant around water, but there you go.