Category: Open Water
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Christiansborg Rundt 2013
A nice video from the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water swim in Copenhagen, Denmark. Christiansborg Rundt 2013Watch this video on YouTube
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59-year-old Jane Petkov swims 1.25 miles across lake tied up in a bag
Read TwinCities.com, video off svt.se A 59-year-old Bulgarian man has swum more than 1.25 miles completely tied up in a bag in a bid to enter into the Guinness World Records book. Wrapped in an orange, porous bag with his arms and legs strapped to his body, Jane Petkov swam “on his back, like a…
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Swimming Britain | Sean’s Top Open Water Swimming Tips
“Fancy doing a long distance swim? Here are Sean’s top open water swim tips. Follow Sean on his epic journey to be the first person to swim from Lands End to John O’Groats here –http://bit.ly/15hZXm8” Swimming Britain | Sean's Top Open Water Swimming TipsWatch this video on YouTube
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Diana Nyad Speaks Out Against Critics of Historic Swim
Nyad credits powerful current in final stretch of swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida. Here is Chloe McCardel commenting on the case See also NBC Today Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Triple Deca Ironman: Thea Henriksen out with the flu, Kim Greisen with a fractured femur
Turns out that Thea Storm Henriksen’s 30 Ironman events in 30 days is only her part of an actual (crazy) Triple Deca Ironman competition in Northern Italy, where 50 athletes ‘attempt the impossible’. Thea managed to complete one before sitting out two with the flu, hoping to start again Friday to attempt at the world…
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Ryan Lochte’s Epic Pizza Delivery
“Ryan Lochte swam the Hudson to bring COMBOS® Pizzeria Pretzel to hungry, adoring fans in what could be considered the Most Epic Pizza Delivery of all time.” http://youtu.be/gqB4QjFMfuc
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Diana Nyad fires back against questions over Cuba-Florida swim
See CNN During a conference call with more than a dozen of her peers Tuesday, Nyad was adamant that her swim was by the book. “I swam,” she said. “We made it, our team, from the rocks of Cuba to the beach of Florida, in squeaky clean, ethical fashion.” She said she never held onto…
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Team USA swim chair, coach Sid Cassidy questions legitimacy of Diana Nyad’s Cuba to Florida swim
See wptv.com “In my gut I would be very surprised to learn she did the entire swim unassisted,” said Cassidy. Cassidy, who also heads the swimming program at St. Andrews High School, questions a gap charted by Nyad’s crew. It is a roughly seven-mile stretch when Nyad apparently did not stop to eat or drink.…