Category: Open Water
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Trash Collecting ‘Mermaid’ Breaks Swimming Record | Reuters
Merle Liivand, aka Mermaid Merle, broke a record by swimming 30 miles around Florida’s Biscayne Bay wearing a monofin, all the while collecting some 20 pounds of trash.
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Turning the Tide: Olympic Organisers Hope to Make Murky Seine Swimmable Again | RFI
A costly and complex clean-up is resuscitating the River Seine in the French capital just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The city and its region aim to turn the Seine’s clouded waters into a venue for outdoor swimming events. See RFI
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Tulane Swimmer Facing Backlash After Diving Into Flooded New Orleans Street | 4WWL
A Tulane University swimmer is facing backlash on social media after a video showing her swimming through a flooded street in New Orleans went viral on Monday. After a water main ruptured near her Uptown home, Gabby Hebert said she woke up Sunday to find her street flooded. She said she decided to take the opportunity to…
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Australian Breaks the Ice for a Record-Breaking Loch Ness Swim | 7NEWS
Melbourne marathon swimmer John Van Wisse has embarked on a unique training regimen for one of the world’s most grueling events. He’s toughening up his body in a bid to break the record for swimming Scotland’s freezing Loch Ness.
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Top Tips to Master Open Water Triathlon Swimming | Global Triathlon Network
Swimming in a triathlon is not the same as swimming in a pool. In open water there’s a lot to take into account; swells, currents, other swimmers! There’s a lot that goes on in a triathlon swim that you won’t experience training in a pool so Heather is here to show you what the best…
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‘A Lot of Takeaways’: Swimmer’s Grueling Journey Through Kaiwi Channel Comes to an End | Hawaii News Now
After nearly 13 hours, Man-O-War stings brought Sri Viswanathan’s crossing attempt to an end last Friday.
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Ross Edgley Attempts 72 Hours Non-stop Swimming World Record | Gymshark
Gymshark athlete Ross Edgley attempts his wildest challenge yet – the world’s longest open water non-stop swim. He’ll either make it or almost die trying. Eddie Hall, Matt Morsia, Tom Stoltman, and Luke Stoltman have his back. Loch Ness, however, is up against him.
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Man Who Learned to Swim at 33 Will Attempt to Cross the Kaiwi Channel | Hawaii News Now
A man who learned to swim at age 33 will attempt to cross the Kaiwi Channel Thursday.
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Scottish Swimmer Breaks Cook Strait World Record | Sky News Australia
A Scottish man has broken the world record for the fastest swim across the Cook Strait by four minutes. Andy Donaldson swam between New Zealand’s North and South Islands on March 7 in four hours and 33 minutes. The 31-year-old waited more than three weeks for the right conditions and swam through part of the…