Category: Open Water
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Man to swim 82 miles across Lake Michigan | TMJ4 News
August is a month of milestones for record-setting swimmer Jim “The Shark” Dreyer. He turns 60 years old and he is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of his swim across Lake Michigan. See TMJ4
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Swimmer Crosses Georgia Strait From Vancouver to Nanaimo in 11 Hours | CBC Vancouver
A 39-year-old blind man completed his swim all the way from Vancouver to Nanaimo over the weekend. He did it to raise money for a cause near his heart. Claire Palmer was there for the triumphant moment when he swam his last stroke to shore.
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4 Singaporeans Make History by Swimming Across English Channel | CNA
A four-man relay team has become the first quartet from Singapore to swim across the iconic English Channel. They started from Samphire Hoe in England early this morning Singapore time and completed the 33-kilometer swim in 11 hours and 25 minutes, landing at Cap Gris Nez in northern France. The team comprises former national swimmer…
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How to Make the Most of an Open-Water Swim | Global Triathlon Network
Something about the freedom of open water takes away some of the structure you would have for a pool swim. As lovely as this is, we still need to optimize the limited time we have for our training. In this video, we help you make a plan for your open-water swim!
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15-Year-Old Girl Swims 28.5 Miles Around Manhattan to Raise Money for Cancer Research | Eyewitness News ABC7NY
WABC-7 reporter CeFaan Kim shares the inspiring story on the 15-year-old teenage swimmer, Maya Merhige, who took almost 9 hours to complete the 20 Bridges Swim in Manhattan.
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Swimming in the Seine to Be Authorised After Paris Olympics • France 24 English
Swimming in the Seine in Paris, long banned because of health risks from pollution, is set to be authorized in 2025, shortly after the end of the Olympic Games. It follows a 1.4 billion euro clean-up project, which authorities claim is bearing fruit.