Category: Wild Swimming
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Swimmers in Prague Take Polar Plunge to the Next Level With Meet | News Center Maine
For nearly 90 years, swimmers have braved the frigid waters of the Vltava River. They don’t just hop in and hop out. They have a full-blown swim meet.
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Swim Safety Alert: Cooler Waters Pose Hypothermia Risk | WWLP-22News
As temperatures begin to drop with the onset of fall, 22News is working for you about the risks of swimming in colder waters in area rivers and ponds.
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Chat Made Me Swim in 2 Degrees | Arctic Circle | Hitch
Chat made me swim in 2 degrees celsius on the border between Norway and Finland!
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‘Protesters’ in Berlin Jump Into the Spree River to Show It’s Clean Enough for Swimming | Los Angeles Times
A century after the city of Berlin banned swimming in the Spree River because it was so polluted it could make people sick, there’s a push by swimmers to get back into the water. Around 200 people jumped into the slow-moving, greenish water Tuesday to show that it’s not only clean enough, but also lots…
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Swimming at St Ninian’s Beach, Shetland | Jules & Greg’s Wild Swim | BBC Scotland
“Sauna, sea and pure freedom!” Jules and Greg enjoy plunging into the icy waters of St Ninian’s Beach, and the respite of a warming sauna.
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Swimming to Secret Caves | Jules & Greg’s Wild Swim | BBC Scotland
In Stornoway, Jules and Greg meet Norma, who explains how cold water swimming helped her to “reconnect and cleanse” following chemotherapy. Norma then guides them to a stunning spot of coastline where they investigate caves only accessible by boat.
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Wild Waves at Culla Bay, Benbecula | Jules & Greg’s Wild Swim | BBC Scotland
“You feel you’re in a washing machine!” Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill feel the raw power of the Atlantic Ocean as they swim off Benbecula.
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A First-Timer’s Guide to the Columbia River Cross Channel Swim – 1.1 Miles Miles of River Swimming | The Oregonian
Each year, hundreds of brave swimmers board a sternwheeler boat in the Columbia River Gorge to swim from the Washington side of the river to a finish line in Oregon. It’s an 80-year-tradition, now hosted in Cascade Locks. On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest, host Vickie Connor recounts her recent open water swim at…
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Meet the Girl Who Has Been Wild Swimming Every Day for a Year | BBC Newsround
For many of us going for a swim is a treat – especially on a hot summer’s day. But imagine going in the water every day come rain or shine for a whole year! Eva has been taking to the water for 366 days, raising money for her local scout group so they can have…