Category: Open Water
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Channel Crossing: Marion Joffle Breaks Record Swimming From UK to France | France 24 English
The record for the fastest swim across the Channel has been broken by a French swimmer who completed the crossing in nine hours and 22 minutes.
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Recovered Quadriplegic Swimming From Alcatraz to San Francisco | NBC Bay Area
A Chicago man rendered quadriplegic after an accident two decades ago is doing something Friday that was once unimaginable: He’s swimming from Alcatraz to San Francisco to raise awareness for his foundation. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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Can This Blind Swimmer Finish the Manhattan Island Marathon? | Absolute Documentaries
James Pittar is blind. He is also a long-distance swimmer. In his amazing career, he has swum across the English Channel and taken on sharks and oil tankers. When the reality hit James that he was going blind, he hid in his bedroom for two years – his fate was particularly cruel since his dad…
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Olympic Medalist Takes Part in Boston’s Swim Across America Cancer Care Fundraiser | WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Since 1996, Swim Across America’s Boston event has raised millions of dollars for local cancer care and research. For a 1988 silver medalist, this year’s event hits closer to home.
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4th Annual Hudson River Seal Team Swim Held Saturday | CBS New York
Dozens of people, including members of the military and law enforcement, took part in the fourth annual Hudson River SEAL Team Swim Saturday.
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Open Water Swimming in Grand Traverse Bay | MLive
Well before the daily throng of tourists arrive at the beaches, local open water swimmers hit the water to soak up the beauty of Grand Traverse Bay. And to get a workout. For Ashlea Walter open water swimming in Traverse City is a way to connect with nature and her friends. They often swim from…
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Over 200 Participating in Navy Seal Hudson River Swim | CBS New York
Lots of people will be jumping into the Hudson River on Saturday, including members of the military and law enforcement. As CBS2’s John Elliott reports, it’s all for a great cause.
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‘The Plan for the Swim Was Harder Than the Swim Itself’: Kim Bowler Shares Her Journey Swimming The Length of Lake Coeur D’Alene | KREM 2 News
Open-water marathon swimmer Kim Bowler, 39, swam the length of Lake Coeur d’Alene. She swam the 24 miles in 16 hours and 28 minutes.
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Bondi Rescue Star to Swim the English Channel | Today Show Australia
Bondi Rescue’s lifeguard ‘Whippet’ will swim up to 45 kilometers in the freezing and rough waters of the English Channel to help raise $100,000 for Ocean Heroes – a charity helping people on the autism spectrum build confidence through surfing.