Category: Open Water
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Author To Swim 2.4 Miles to His Book Signing
San Francisco journalist and surfer Jaimal Yogis will swim to his book event in San Francisco tonight, to talk about The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me about Survival, Success, Surfing…and Love. You can watch the swim live online. Read GalleyCat
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Ice swimming
‘There are strong traditions for ice swimming and dousing with cold water in Russia. They are done for health benefits, as a ritual of the Orthodox Church for the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, and for sports. Such club members are called “walruses” instead of “polar bears”‘
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Models swim with whale sharks for fashion shoot
Models posed in their swimwear and accessories next to the world’s biggest fish in the Philippines for an unusual fashion photo shoot to raise awareness about poaching of whale sharks.
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Hartland 8th Annual Polar Swim 2013
Highlights of our 8th annual polar swim we do each New Years Day – When they bring out the chainsaw, you know it is cold :-)
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Belgians brave North Sea swim
Thousands of people braved the cold on Saturday to take a plunge in the chilly waters of the North Sea.
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Bray Lions Club – New Year’s Day Swim 2013
Official Video – Bray Lions Club – 30th Annual Sea Swim New Year’s Day – Tuesday 1st January 2013 Music: © Sharon Shannon
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Swimmers Brave Cold 1.5-Mile Swim From Alcatraz
About 26 well-trained swimmers braved the cool waters of San Francisco Bay Saturday morning for a wintertime swim from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park, according to an event spokesman. Read CBS SF Bay Area