Category: Open Water
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Portland Woman Attempts Nearly 25-Mile Swim Down the Willamette River | KGW News
Angie Williamson says she is dedicating the swim to promoting safe and clean river access for all Portlanders. The full swim would mark a new record.
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Josh Does Open Water Swimming at Princes Dock | the Guide Liverpool | The Guide Liverpool
In the next episode of Josh Does, we head to Princes Dock where Josh tries out a bit of open water swimming with weswimrun.
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Why This New York High School Football Coach Is Swimming From Alcatraz to San Francisco | Currents News
St. Francis Preparatory H.S.’s football Coach Richard Carroll wants to raise money for a new portable scoreboard. So he’s decided to swim the shark-infested waters of San Francisco Bay.
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Swimming the Length of the Danube | DW Documentary
Chemistry professor Andreas Fath swims the length of the Danube to raise awareness about plastic waste. Four tonnes of microplastics end up in the Black Sea via the Danube every day — with consequences for people and the environment.
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Desperate Escape in China: Quarantine-Avoiding Swimmer Arrested; COVID- Test Refusers Suppressed
According to China News, the Hainan Provincial Health Commission reported that on July 13, Hainan Province added three new cases of local asymptomatic infected people. Including two cases reported by Haikou City and one reported by Ding’an County.
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64 Year Old Marathon Swimmer Steve Wargo to Swim 12 Miles Along Cleveland Shoreline for Charity | WKYC Channel 3
Meet 64-year-old Steve Wargo. At his young age, Steve will be swimming 12 miles of Lake Erie later this summer for charity! His laps will benefit the City Mission, one of the biggest homeless shelters in Cleveland. Steve will start his mission somewhere between July 29 and August 12, depending on water conditions. We got…
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How To Swim Around Buoys | Global Triathlon Network
You may think there isn’t much to swim navigation, just turn left or right, but in the melee that is a race swim, there are some tips and tricks to doing it well… So today, let’s look at 8 tips to swim around buoys!
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Colorado Swimmer Sarah Thomas Crosses North Channel Twice, Achieves World Record | CBS Colorado
World-record swimmer Sarah Thomas did it again, as the Colorado ultra-marathon swimmer and cancer survivor set another world record.
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Tommy Little’s Big UK To Belgium Swim Cancelled Half-Way After French Authorities Stop The Event | The Project
Tommy Little’s big swim from the UK to Belgium had to be canceled at the halfway point after French authorities asked the team of swimmers to stop. But what really happened and what’s next?
