Category: Open Water
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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 :-) Watch this video on YouTube
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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. Watch this video on YouTube
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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 Bray Lions Club – New Year's Day Swim 2013Watch this video on YouTube
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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
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Ice Swimmers in China
“Harbin, one of the coldest cities in China, hosts a ice swimming contest. The swimmers take the plunge into waters close to -26 degrees Celsius.” Ehm no, pretty sure that water freezes before -26 degrees Celsius, even in China Watch this video on YouTube