Category: Open Water
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Saskatoon Swimmer Prepares to Take on the English Channel | CBC Saskatchewan
Saskatoon native Airen Bowers describes herself as “half woman, half fish.” That nickname is going to be put to the test later this month when she attempts to swim across the English Channel.
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Boulder Woman Battling Illness Completes 28.5-Mile Marathon Swim Around Manhattan | Next 9News
She is now training to swim the English Channel next year, so she can claim the “Triple Crown” of marathon swimming.
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Jim “The Shark” Dreyer Turns Back in Attempt to Swim Across Lake Michigan | CBS Chicago
A marathon swimmer abandoned his latest attempt to cross Lake Michigan on Wednesday, after about 40 hours in the water.
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The Real Story Behind the Women’s 10km Open Water at Paris With Sharon and Moesha | Effortless Swimming
The women’s 10km open water race at the Paris Olympics was a thrilling and grueling event that saw Sharon Van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands and Moesha Johnson of Australia showcase extraordinary endurance and strategy. Taking out the gold and silver medals, Sharon and Moesha put together a race for the ages. In this episode, we…
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Jim Dreyer Will Attempt to Swim Across Lake Michigan Again | WOOD TV8
He will try again starting Monday night. (Sept. 2, 2024)
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Michigan 10K Swim to Benefit Veteran Brain Health | CBS Detroit
Michigan veterans die from suicide at much higher rates than the rest of the population, according to recent Veteran Affairs data. The Step Up Foundation is working to prevent these deaths by funding research into veteran brain health. The 2024 “Find Your Way Home” swim in Grosse Ile will benefit the foundation.
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Athletes Celebrate Labor Day With a 1-Mile Swim Around Oceanside Pier | CBS 8 San Diego
More than 500 athletes rushed the shoreline in droves Monday morning for the 95th Annual Oceanside Pier Swim, tackling the mile-long route around the pier. “It is true, open ocean so you have the currents, you have the waves, you have those natural elements, but today we had really good conditions,” said Race Director Sabrina…
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Swimming 510km Non-stop | Official World Record (Yukon River) | Ross Edgley
How far can a human swim non-stop? No sleep, no rest and no touching land. On June 16, 2024, we wanted to find out and embarked on a 510km (317 mile) non-stop swim down the Yukon River (Canada) in water temperatures as low as 8°C (46.4°F). Now ratified as an Official Guinness World Record, the…
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European Migrant Crisis: Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Swim Into Spain’s Ceuta Enclave From Morocco | The Economic Times
Hundreds of migrants took advantage of a thick mist to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco on Sunday (August 25) and early on Monday (August 26), local police said. Spain’s two enclaves on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share the only land borders of the European Union with Africa. The…