Category: Open Water
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Hundreds Participate In NYC SEAL Swim In Hudson River | CBS New York
Hundreds of people took a plunge into the Hudson River Saturday for the New York City SEAL Swim.
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How To Swim The English Channel (As An Amateur) | The Australian
It’s a challenge only the bravest will tackle – more people have climbed Everest – and yet Australians have an undeniable pedigree when it comes to channel swimming. It took a pre-dawn swim in Sydney’s Botany Bay to find out why. For Christian Renford, his presence in the water this morning is personal. At 49,…
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Why Long Distance Swimming Is So Dangerous (It’s Not Just The Poop Water) | Real Science
Why Long Distance Swimming is So Dangerous (Its not just the poop water)
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Southern California Woman To Swim English Channel To Honor Mother | KCAL News
Rachel Griffin’s voyage from England to France will raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer, the disease her mother suffered from. Luzdelia Caballero reports.
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CrossFit Games Press Conference | Officials Give Update On Athlete Who Died During Swimming Event | WFAA
Rescue crews appeared to pull a body out of a Fort Worth lake where a CrossFit Games event was being held on August 8, 2024, after responding to a drowning call.
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Was Swimming In The River Seine Ever Going To Be Safe? | The World | ABC News (Australia)
The latest Olympic swimming event in Paris’ River Seine has gone ahead after organisers said water quality tests showed it was clean enough. But multiple athletes have fallen ill after taking part in previous events. Dr. Primrose Freestone, an associate professor in clinical microbiology at the University of Leicester, tells The World the levels of…
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Surviving Open Water | Is Swimming in Lakes and Dams Safe For You? | Global Triathlon Network
The open water! Fresh air, fresh water, exercise, the Great Outdoors…Let’s jump in! But water safety is no joke. And the open water is about as treacherous as the water gets, so you should take safety there seriously. Today we’re going to try to make you aware of some things you may not have thought…
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Marathon Swimming Training Cancelled Over Water Quality Concerns In Paris | CP24
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says it is all too easy for athletes to be exposed to pollutants in the Seine.
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Paris’ Worst Fears As Olympic Athlete Hospitalised After Swimming In The River Seine | news.com.au
Paris organisers’ worst fears have materialised as multiple athletes have fallen seriously ill after competing in the triathlon events held in the Seine River.