Category: Open Water
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CC photo #532: Cup winners at Skálafjarðarsvimjingin 2013
Top-three placed swimmers of the open water swim across the firth Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands, today Sunday 16, 2013. They are standing in a festival tent, which makes it all a bit circusy.
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CC photo #531: Instructions before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim
Last minute instructions before the 2012 Seaman’s Day swim across KlaksvÃk harbor, back in 2012. Cold sea water makes people speculative. Tomorrow we will swim across the local firth here at Toftir, ‘we’ as in I will be taking photos :-)
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Sunrise – Will Chloe McCardel swim again?
Chloe McCardel had to abandon her swim from Cuba to Florida after she was stung by a jellyfish. She chats to Sunrise about her plans moving forward. See also CNN, where they also talk to Diana Nyad about the challenge
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Man paralyzed after diving into creek to save 4-year-old girl
Read for instance Huffington Post and International Business Times Michael Patterson, 43, dove headfirst into a creek on Saturday when he noticed 4-year-old Javaeh Jones struggling to stay afloat. The heroic dad hit his head, broke his neck and severed his spinal cord in the process, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down, according to…
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Chloe McCardel won’t try again to swim from Cuba to Florida
The Australian who had to give up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of jellyfish stings said she will not make another attempt.
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Chloe McCardel abandons Cuba to Florida swim after ‘debilitating’ jelly fish sting
Off Chloe McCardel’s official facebook page OK, so the word is that Chloe has suffered a ‘debilitating’ severe jelly fish sting that made it impossible to continue. She and the team are now heading towards Key West. Once landed, we’ll post further details. Thanks everyone for all your support and best wishes. This was 11…
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Chloe McCardel on her way from Cuba to Florida
About 6 hours ago, marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel started her world record breaking 170km+ swim from Cuba to Florida, follow Chloe’s official Facebook Page for regular updates, and see the Live Satellite Tracking Feed.
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Chloe McCardel hopes to be first person ever to swim from Cuba to the US without Shark Cage
As well as the sharks, 29-year-old Chloe McCardel will battle exposure, swift sea currents, stinging jellyfish and extreme fatigue as she attempts the record swim from Cuba to Florida this week. The 103-mile (166km) journey is considered the ‘holy grail’ of marathon swimming, with numerous failed attempts having been made at the treacherous crossing. McCardel,…
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Chloe McCardel to attempt Cuba to Florida swim
Australian athlete Chloe McCardel explains why she is going to attempt to become the first person in history to swim from Havana in Cuba to Florida’s Key West without a shark cage. The 29-year-old will battle strong currents, stinging jellyfish, sharks and her own physical limits when she attempts the swim this week. “I will…