Category: Open Water
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Chicago Police Monitor as Hundreds Show Up at Montrose Harbor Despite Friday Swim Club Cancellation | ABC 7 Chicago
Friday Swim Club organizers canceled the event, but dozens showed up anyway to jump in Lake Michigan.
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Swimmers Take on Copenhagen Harbour by Night | The Star
Fluorescent buoys lit up the darkening canals, as swimmers took on the waterways of Copenhagen at sunset on Friday (August 25) to complete a two-kilometer course through the city center.
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Pensacola Man Swims 20 Miles to Raise Funds for Local Animal Shelter | WEAR Channel 3 News
Andrew Edwards swam from Pensacola Beach all the way to Navarre Beach to raise money for the Hotel for Dogs & Cats in Pensacola. See WEAR News
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Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event Cancelled Over Water Quality Fears | Euronews
This weekend’s cancellations pose a new challenge to the Paris Olympics organizers and the city’s ambitions to reopen the iconic river to public swimming after the Games.
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‘What a Special Place to Be In’: Triathletes Swim in the Seine Ahead of Paris Olympics | France 24
The world’s top female triathletes rushed forward into the Seine on Thursday as the famous river’s improved water quality allowed a race to take place in a key test event ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics. It comes after a previous test had to be canceled this month because of poor water quality. Paris Olympic…
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Navy SEALs to Swim Across Hudson River to Raise Money | CBS News
Service members and veterans are taking to the Hudson River on Saturday in support of military programs. The annual New York City Navy SEAL Swim will start in New Jersey and end at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. Navy SEAL Foundation staff members Chris Irwin and Geoff Leard join CBS News to discuss the…
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No Seine, No Gain: Triathletes Compete 1500m River Swim in Paris | Euronews
The countdown to the Olympics and Paralympics in 2024 has begun.
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Swimmers Back in Seine: Triathletes Test Water Quality Before Paris Games | Al Jazeera English
With just under a year to go before the Paris Olympics, triathletes have been braving the waters of the River Seine ahead of a test event for the Games. Heavy rainfall last week caused water quality to fall below minimum health standards. That is despite more than a billion and a half dollars being spent…