Category: Wild Swimming
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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…
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The Joy of Wild Swimming | Jules and Greg’s Wild Swim | BBC Scotland
“The wild swimming thing has really helped me level all the seasons.” Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill chat about their shared love of wild swimming and their Scottish identity.