Category: Open Water
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Kim Swims | Official Trailer | DocPlay
The film follows renowned open-water swimmer Kim Chambers as she chases her biggest dream yet: to become the first woman to complete a solo swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge – a 30-mile stretch of water known for frigid temperatures, swirling currents, and the world’s largest Great White sharks.
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Bay Area Teen Raises Funds to Fight Cancer With Open-Water Swimming | KPIX | CBS News Bay Area
An East Bay teenager is contributing to the fight against cancer by swimming in the open water. Kenny Choi reports. (10-13-23)
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South Hadley Woman to Finish Swimming the Entire Length of Connecticut River | WWLP-22News
Kari Kastango will be making her final swim to complete the entire length of the Connecticut River on Sunday.
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The Man Who Took on Lake Michigan | WGN News
In 1961 Chicagoan Ted Erikson is a 33-year-old chemist who swims as a hobby. What possessed him to attempt to become one of the first to swim across Lake Michigan? Larry Potash digs into this little-known story through the eyes of Ted’s widow.
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Rugby Concussion: Turning the Tide | Sky Sports News
A group of ex-rugby stars, some with early onset dementia and concussion symptoms, take on the English channel in The Big Rugby Swim to raise money and awareness for brain injuries.
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Ex-rugby Stars, Some With Early-Onset Dementia and Concussion Symptoms to Swim the English Channel | Sky Sports News
Sky Sports’ Ben Ransom, former Welsh International Alix Popham, and wife Melanie Bramwell-Popham joined Sky Sports News to discuss new documentary Rugby Concussion: Turning The Tide which will premiere tomorrow night on Sky Sports Arena. A group of ex-rugby stars, some with early-onset dementia and concussion symptoms, take on the English channel in The Big…
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South Australian Woman Seriously Injured in Shark Attack During Swim | 9 News Australia
A 64-year-old woman was seriously injured suffering bites on both her upper and lower leg after being mauled by a shark while swimming off a small coastal town in South Australia.
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Swimmer Missing Following Shark Encounter in Marin County | CBS Sacramento
Authorities said Sunday a man is missing after a shark attack off the Marin County coast.