Category: Open Water
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Fitness Technology Company FORM Launches Next Generation Smart Swim Goggles, Accelerating Augmented Reality Adoption in Endurance Sport
FORM Smart Swim 2 features integrated heart rate and innovative SwimStraight™ digital compass for open water navigation, available now worldwide Vancouver, BC, April 2, 2024 – FORM, the industry-leading fitness technology company pioneering real-time visual feedback to elevate athletic performance, is excited to announce the launch of its highly anticipated second-generation augmented reality swim goggles,…
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Dean Summers Becomes First Man to Swim From Newcastle to Sydney | Sky News Australia
A 64-year-old Australian man has broken a major record, becoming the first man to swim from Newcastle to Sydney unassisted. Long-distance swimmer Dean Summers completed the 95km swim in 31 hours. “I’ve recovered well because I trained well,” Mr Summers told Sky News Australia. “It’s just been a really successful endeavour. “I’m really happy with…
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Cancer Survivor Helping Raise Money for Cancer Awareness by Swimming to Alcatraz | KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
Loureen Ayyoub reports on what a cancer survivor is doing to help raise money for other cancer survivors.
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Why I Am Swimming The Whole 11.8km 3MB Water – Swimming Academy CEO | Channels Television
Why I Am Swimming The Whole 11.8km 3MB Water – Swimming Academy CEO
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Florence Chadwick “American Swimmer Crosses the English Channel” on the Ed Sullivan Show
Florence Chadwick “American Swimmer Crosses The English Channel” on The Ed Sullivan Show, August 27, 1950.
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Lake Windermere – Why Swimmer Health Could Be at Risk in World Heritage Waters | Channel 4 News
It’s England’s largest natural lake and a world heritage site, with bathing waters classed as ‘excellent’ by the Environment Agency.
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Gertrude Ederle – First Woman to Swim the English Channel, National Heroine | Unpacking The Problem
Daniel tells us about how when Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel she instantly became a national hero. When she arrived home to the United States she was met with an enormous ticker-tape parade through downtown New York City. He also explains how Diana Nyad claimed that her swim from…
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2024 Swim Across the Sound: Swimmers to Make Waves in the Fight Against Cancer on Aug. 3 | WTNH News8
2024 Swim Across the Sound: Swimmers to make waves in the fight against cancer on Aug. 3
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Swimming to Antarctica – Daniel Slosberg on Lynne Cox’s Cold Water Swims | Unpacking The Problem
Daniel talks about his teammate and friend Lynne Cox’s swim to and around Antarctica, and rules that follow from English Channel Swim rules, and how to prepare.