Category: Winter Swimming
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What Is Ice Swimming? | MySwimPro
Would you go swimming in ice cold water? It turns out ice swimming has tons of health benefits! See MySwimPro
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Polish Winter Swimmers Fundraise With Baltic Dip and Beach Piano Tunes | AFP
A pianist in a bathing suit performs a concert on the beach while a few dozen winter swimmers take a dip in the Baltic sea to raise funds for a costly medical operation for a young Polish pianist.
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Swimming 250 Feet Underwater |The Man Who Doesn’t Breathe S1E1| Only Human
Free-diving world champion Stig Severinsen, also known as “The Man Who Doesn’t Breatheâ€, is the first person to swim the longest distance under 1 meter of thick ice in extreme cold waters wearing only swimming trunks! Stig’s World Record has sent shock waves across the world, as this super human has succeeded in swimming 250…
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Winter swimming enthusiast in China’s Inner Mongolia
Find out how a 75-year-old winter swimming enthusiast work out outdoors in Hulun Buir, one of the coldest areas of China.
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Typical Ice Swimmers in Finland
‘Eek!’ ‘No way!’ ‘You Finns are nuts!’ These tend to be the first unenthusiastic reactions of tourists faced with the prospect of a dip in an icy lake. Slipping into black, frozen water does bring to mind the fate of the Titanic rather than the exciting prospect of a pleasant swim. Why on earth would…
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Crews Recover Body Of Missing Swimmer In Wareham Pond
Dive teams were able to recover the body of a missing swimmer in an icy pond in Wareham around 12:30 p.m. Monday. The recovery efforts took hours. Assistant Wareham Fire Chief John Kelley said providing closure for the family of the man was important. “They were present during that timeframe while all the agencies worked…
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Minnesotan’s Streak of Swimming Every Day in Lake Superior Could Be Threatened by Cold Snap Ice-Over
Scott Lucas was days away from meeting his one-year goal.
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‘Yetis’ Continue Swimming in Portland Rivers
Would you jump in the Columbia River for a swim right now? For a group of swimmers in Portland, it’s what they live for.