Category: Open Water
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Chloe McCardel to swim from Cuba to Florida
In a world first, Australian Chloe McCardel aims to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage. She chats to Sunrise about the attempt. http://youtu.be/MjFwr69gPd8
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Toxic ‘Blue Lagoon’ quarry pool dyed black to deter swimmers
Read for instance MailOnline, Derby Telegraph, BBC A pool at a disused Derbyshire quarry, known locally as the Blue Lagoon, has been dyed black in a bid to deter people from swimming in it. Despite the water at the quarry at Harpur Hill, near Buxton, having a pH level of 11.3 dozens of people still swim there.…
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Gary Emich and Steven Hurwitz make 1,000th swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco
Read for instance MercuryNews, NY Daily News and ABC7 Two Bay Area swimmers are celebrated an official world record Tuesday morning after swimming from Alcatraz to San Francisco for the 1,000th time. Open water swimmers Gary Emich and Steven Hurwitz arrived at Aquatic Park only 40 minutes after leaving The Rock. It was a record…
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Teen drowns after falling into Hollywood canal
See 7News The search for a 17-year-old swimmer who had fallen into a canal on Sunday while he was playing with friends ended almost three hours later with the discovery of his body. Witnesses said the accident happened right before 8 p.m. at the canal located behind Oakwood Plaza on Stirling Road and Oakwood Boulevard…
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Olympic swimmer Keri-Anne Payne chats to River Clyde TV
River Clyde TV caught up with Olympic silver medalist and world champion open water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne on the banks of Loch Lomond to launch the Great Scottish Swim.
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Swimmers defy advisory, take to bay for annual swim
Athletes from all over the world hopped into the Chesapeake Bay on Sunday, coming out in droves for charity and competition despite a weekend swimming advisory. Deborah Weiner reports.
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Teen dies three days after being underwater for 30 minutes
Read for instance KATU and Oregon Live 15-year-old Cesar Campuzano died at 7:35 a.m. on Thursday, three days after he jumped into the Willamette River at Rogers Landing Park in Newberg, Oregon. He remained underwater for 30 minutes until rescuers were able to pull him from the river. Witnesses said Campuzano jumped off a dock into the…
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“Swim Across America” Gearing Up to Make Waves Against Cancer
Swim Across America is a collection of open water and pool related swimming events, that raise millions of dollars every year for a variety of cancer treatment and cancer research programs. They are now getting ready to make waves against cancer with their 7th Annual Greenwich-Stamford Swim.
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Vital Breath
“This documentary provides an atmospheric snapshot of long-distance, river swimmer Jim Alabiso, with a focus on the swimmer’s rhythms and philosophies. Shot (and edited) by Jesse Hanson on the St Johns River, Jacksonville, Florida in the spring of 2013.” Vital Breath from AfterImage Documentary on Vimeo.