Category: Open Water
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European Migrant Crisis: Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Swim Into Spain’s Ceuta Enclave From Morocco | The Economic Times
Hundreds of migrants took advantage of a thick mist to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco on Sunday (August 25) and early on Monday (August 26), local police said. Spain’s two enclaves on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, Ceuta and Melilla, share the only land borders of the European Union with Africa. The…
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Hundreds of Swimmers Cross the Ohio River for Charity | Local 12
Swimmers plunged into the river on Sunday morning for the annual Ohio River Swim See Local 12
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Hundreds of Participants Attend Great Ohio River Swim in Honor of Bill Keating Jr | WLWT
Hundreds of participants attend Great Ohio River swim in honor of Bill Keating Jr.
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Thousands Swim Between Continents in Iconic Istanbul Race | DW News
Did you know you can swim from Asia to Europe? That’s exactly what nearly 3,000 people from all around the world did in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul this weekend, in the famed Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race.
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Olympian Katie Grimes Admits She Was ‘Nervous’ To Swim In Dirty Seine River | TMZ Sports
Katie Grimes admittedly had some things other than her opponents on her mind before hopping into the Seine River at the Olympics earlier this month … telling TMZ Sports she was actually “nervous” about the water’s cleanliness.
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Chicago River Swim to Be Held in Lake Michigan Due to Safety Concerns | ABC 7 Chicago
Although the event will begin on the river, swimmers won’t actually get to swim through the heart of the city. Read ABC 7 News
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Why It’s Hard to Find Swimming Spots in Quebec Lakes | CBC News
Although the water is public in Quebec, all of the land around a lake can be privately owned, making it hard to find a place to jump in.
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Is It Safe to Swim in the River Seine? | BBC Global
France invested $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) to clean up Paris’ River Seine, but tests show that it is unsafe to swim after heavy rains. Does this mean that the money went down the drain – figuratively and literally? BBC senior journalist Petra Zivic interviewed Dan Angelescu, the founder of Fluidion, a company monitoring water quality in…
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317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record – Ross Edgley | Chris Williamson
Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author. Ross just broke the world record for the world’s longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He’s also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his…