Category: Open Water
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Ben Lecomte: Ultra endurance swimmer and environmental activist
Ben Lecomte is an ultra-endurance swimmer and the first person to complete a cross-Atlantic ocean swim without a kickboard. He has also swum through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to raise awareness for sustainability and the impact of plastic pollution. He was named one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Swimmers in 2019…
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Episode 5 Alice Dearing | Swim Swift Elite Podcast
Senior GB Marathon swimmer, World Junior Open water Champ and one of the CEO’s of the Black Swimming Association, Alice Dearing talks Tokyo, her passions outside of the pool, and hair care! Watch this video on YouTube
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Rosanna Bille – The Ulu Watu Ultra Swim
Elite athlete and Bali-based ex-pat Rosanna Bille is taking on an epic 10km swim along one of the world’s most iconic coastlines to raise funds for Bali Children Foundation. Please support with a donation here: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/uluw… Watch this video on YouTube
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Swimmers seen on New York City and New Jersey beaches as temperatures soar
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Surfers, swimmers hit the waves on France’s west coast as lockdown eases | AFP
At the surfing hotspot of Lacanau on France’s west coast, surfers and swimmers alike hit the waves as beaches begin to gradually reopen on the first weekend since France eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions on May 11. Watch this video on YouTube
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Success Story | Bhakti Sharma | Open Water Swimmer
Bhakti Sharma is an Indian Open water swimmer. Sharma is the first Asian woman and the youngest in the world to set a record in open swimming in Antarctic waters. Sharma swam 1.4 miles in 41.14 minutes, at a temperature of 1 °C, breaking the record of Lynne Cox and Lewis Pugh. https://youtu.be/uQyovApNyWg
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Time to Swim
In this video, we have taken a closer look at how to make open water swimming safer and more enjoyable. Watch this video on YouTube
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Men’s Marathon Swimming | Beijing 2008 Replays
Relive the full Men’s Marathon Swimming competition of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing! Maarten van der Weijden from the Netherlands, Thomas Lurz from Germany, and David Davies from Great Britain all made it to the podium. Who would win the Gold Medal for their country? Stay tuned to find out! Watch this video…
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Verify: Can COVID-19 survive in ocean water? Here’s what a professor says
News 8 reached out to Dr. Charles Gerba, Professor of Environmental Virology at the University of Arizona. Gerba said at this point, no one can say for sure. “We don’t have a lot of data on it right now,” said Gerba. Gerba believes the possibility of catching COVID-19 while swimming in the ocean is unlikely.…