Category: Open Water
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46-year-old Adam Strange killed by shark off New Zealand
Award-winning short film director Adam Strange was killed by a great white shark off the coast of New Zealand today, at Muriwai, a popular surfing beach near Auckland. Mr Strange, who has worked across the world, has made television commercials for companies such as Pepsi, Toyota and Samsung, and won a Crystal Bear award for best short…
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Ice Hole Swimming
“… or how to unplug and reboot your brain” Steve Olpin of The Talking Fly and Boston McConnaughey and Andrew Hancock of Freakin’ Rad take a quick dip in an ice hole in Deer Creek Reservoir near Midway, Utah. This is super fun and really does reboot your brain. It is good to unplug and…
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Swimming the Strait of Gibraltar
Ole Mose Nielsen crossed Saturday the 16th February 2013 the Strait of Gibraltar “as the first ever this early by swimming”.
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Hill Family Channel Swim-Sydney Harbour Training Swim
Tania, Luke, and Paul Hill are swimming the English Channel while raising funds for the Cancer Council NSW. This is their Sydney Harbour Training Swim, see also hillfamilychannelswim.com
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Great Scottish Swim 2013 moved from Strathclyde Loch to Loch Lomond over pollution fears
Read Inside The Games Europe’s biggest open-water swimming series, the Great Swim, has moved its event in Scotland to Loch Lomond after the 2012 race at Strathclyde Loch had to be cancelled because of the poor quality of the water and fears competitors would get ill.
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Navy SEAL Goes Missing During Hawaii Ocean Swim
Read KPBS Crews are searching for a missing 34-year-old Navy SEAL who disappeared during an open ocean training mission near Kaena Point, Oahu on February 19. The SEAL is assigned to a Hawaii-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
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Swimming Idiots – A beautiful swim
“A morning swim by The “Swimming Idiots” at Balmoral Beach in Sydney. Shot on 19th and 20th Feb 2013.” Swimming Idiots – A beautiful swim from Chris Meredith on Vimeo.
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2013 Mooloolaba Mile Ocean Swim
The Mooloolaba Mile is the latest addition to the Milk & Co Queensland Ocean Swim Series.