Category: Open Water
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Canucks Polar Bear Swim
Eden and Taylor go for a polar bear swim at Ashley Lake. Also, people singing “O Canada” :-)
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New Year’s Day 2013 Swim at Barry Island
Swimmer brace the cold waters on New Year’s Day 2013 Swim at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island.
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New Year’s Day Swim 2013 in the North Sea, the Hague
“Went and did the swim in the North Sea at the Hague for New Year’s Day, its was awesome and the temperature was about 5deg!”
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Charlottetown’s Polar Bear Swim 2013
Capturing the moment a huge group of brave souls ventured into the chilly water on a PEI New Year’s morning with temps at about -6 (-11 with the wind)!
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New Year’s Day Swim in the Cold Yongjiang River, China
New Years Day Swim January 1, 2013 in Nanning, China in The Yongjiang River
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Almost a dozen people rescued after falling into frozen California lake trying to rescue man
A slip on thin ice led to chain reaction panic in Wrightwood, California, with close to a dozen people falling through. It took close to ten minutes, but bystanders helped pull everyone to shore. Fortunately, they are all okay. Read 6abc.com via Arbroath http://youtu.be/MxW9Xeky6Po
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Chloe McCardel joins the Cuba-USA race
Australian marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel has made a New Year’s resolution to top them all: to conquer a world-first crossing from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. ‘I think my mum will faint when she hears about this,’ McCardel said. The 27-year-old Melburnian, who has already completed six solo crossings of the English…
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Weymouth Harbour Christmas Day Swim 2012
“236 competitors raised over £8000 for the Lions Club, Weldmar Trust, MV Freedom and 20 other charities. The day started with torrential rain but cleared up to dazzling sunshine by the start of the race. My nephew, Karl Wall, from the Cumberland Hotel, took part, though he was hampered by his Santa Suit disintegrsting in…