Category: Open Water
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Swim in the Anacostia for the First Time in 50 Years | NBC4 Washington
Anacostia Riverkeeper is inviting D.C. residents to swim in the Anacostia River for the first time in more than 50 years. News4’s Tommy McFly has more.
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You Can Swim in the Anacostia River on July 8 | FOX 5 Washington DC
For the first time in 50 years, you’ll be able to swim in the Anacostia River at a special event. Anacostia Riverkeeper is hosting the splash event on July 8 off the Kingman Island Dock next to the Benning Road Bridge.
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The Swimmer | Short Film | Real Shorts | Screen Ireland
Delving into the peculiar, solitary psyche of West Cork open-water swimmer Stephen Redmond (the first person ever to complete the world-famous Ocean’s Seven Challenge), The Swimmer looks at the beauty and poetry of Stephen’s passion and touches on the lives of the people he has loved and lost.
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Emotional Graeme Souness Holds Back Tears Over £1M Charity Swim | TalkSPORT
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness held back tears in the talkSPORT studio after raising over £1million for charity.
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Navy Doctor Chua Jia Long Is First Singaporean to Complete World’s Longest Marathon Swim | CNA
A Singapore navy doctor has become the first Singaporean to complete the world’s longest marathon swim. Dr Chua Jia Long braved the 193-km “8 Bridges Hudson River Swim” in New York, which is roughly the length of the Singapore coastline. Read more: https://cna.asia/3JlyYj6
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Ultramarathon Swimmer Inspires Wounded, Injured and Sick Personnel | Forces News
Professional swimmer and athlete Ross Edgley is working to inspire wounded, sick, and injured military personnel at the Royal Navy’s Hasler Naval Service Recovery Centre. Mr Edgley, famous for being the first person to swim 1,780 miles around the coast of Great Britain, visited service personnel in the care of the centre to deliver some…
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6th Annual Swim Across America Raises 88K at Kiawah Island Event | WCBD News 2
6th Annual Swim Across America raises 88K at Kiawah Island event
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Hundreds Turn Out for Montrose Harbor Swim Club | ABC 7 Chicago
Chopper 7HD spotted a couple of hundred people out for the first ‘Friday Morning Swim Club’ of the year.
