Category: Open Water
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Grace Darling Memorial swim 2013
A group of six open water swimmers tackled this tough swim, never before successfully completed. It began at the sheltered side of the Longstone Lighthouse, through the Farne Islands, past Big Harcar, where Grace Darling and her father rescued survivors of the wreck on the paddle steamer, the Forfarshire 7th September 1838 Grace Darling Memorial…
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Sylvain Estadieu: Butterfly across the English Channel
“Successful butterfly crossing of the English Channel by Sylvain Estadieu on the 22-23rd of September 2013” Butterfly across the English Channel from Sylvain Estadieu on Vimeo.
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Sean Conway completes 4-month-long journey swimming the length of Britain
Read Daily Record and see BBC Sean Conway, a 32-year-old adventurer from Cheltenham, has completed a four-month-long fundraising trip swimming from Land’s End to John O’Groats. No-one has ever completed the swim before. I was told I was going to die & it couldn't be done. But after 135 days, I've only gone and done…
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Swimmer rescued off Beverly’s Mingo Beach
A swimmer, who was treading water off the coast of Beverly for more than an hour, was rescued Sunday morning. Swimmer rescued off Beverly's Mingo BeachWatch this video on YouTube
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Swim the Suck 2013
Swimmers compete in a 10-mile swim down the Tennessee River Gorge. Swim the Suck 2013 from Chad Wilson on Vimeo.
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Siberian Authorities Ban Inflatable Sex Doll Swimming Race
Read Ria Novosti The administration of a Siberian city has banned a traditional swimming race featuring blow-up sex dolls following a complaint from Orthodox Church activists, Gazeta.ru reported Wednesday. The event, titled Bubblе Baba Challenge, has been held in Novosibirsk since 2008, and is also held in other Russian regions. According to the organizers, its…
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Swimming With the Shark Whisperer
ABC News’ Matt Gutman talks with a man who believes sharks are deeply misunderstood. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News
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Swimmer Died After Being Trapped At Tilly Whim Caves
Read BBC A woman has died after becoming trapped in a sea cave off the Dorset coast. A coastguard rescue team was called to Tilly Whim Caves in Durlston, near Swanage, on Saturday afternoon, after a man swimming with her raised the alarm. He was winched to safety but the woman, aged 30, had become…
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City of Key West considers monument to Diana Nyad at Smathers Beach
See keynews.com The city of Key West is considering placing a monument of world record swim champ Diana Nyad at Smathers Beach. That’s where Nyad landed on Labor Day after crossing 111 miles of ocean from Cuba without a shark cage. It was her fifth and final attempt to accomplish what no one had done…