‘It is the largest open water swimming event in Europe and it did take place this year despite the COVID: the 22nd edition of the Monte Cristo Challenge in the bay of Marseille brings together thousands of professional swimmers and amateurs. The bravest of them swam five kilometers without fins on Sunday morning from Chateau d’If to the mainland.’
Emma McKeon individually won Bronze in the 200 Free at the Rio Olympics. She’s won Gold on relays in the Olympics, at World Championships, Pan Pacs, and Commonwealth Games. She’s one of Australia’s most impressive swimmers and an intricate part of their continued relay success.
The River Moy swim took place on Sunday the 13th of September 2020. The junior swim was 600m and the senior one was 2.5km.
Let’s get back in the pool! We can do it with safety protocols in place!
In this week’s episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast, we talk to special guest Lauren Turner about her recent charity swim to raise money for Cornish charity Shelterbox. Lauren swam 1km at 24 different beaches around the South Coast of Cornwall all within 24 hours!!
We spoke to her about her journey through swimming, the difficulties in the building up to the challenge with swimming pools being closed through the summer, and the mental obstacles she had to overcome during the swim!!
If you want to donate to her already amazing total to support Shelterbox, a charity that provides emergency shelter and tools for families robbed of their homes by disaster, then follow the link below!! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraisin…
Three people were injured last month in separate humpback whale encounters off the Western Australia coast.
The incidents happened during snorkeling tours on Ningaloo Reef when swimmers came too close to a mother and her calf.
Swim encounters with humpback whales are relatively new in the Australian wildlife tourism portfolio. The WA tours are part of a trial that ends in 2023. A few tour options have also been available in Queensland since 2014.
But last month’s injuries have raised concerns about the safety of swimming with such giant creatures in the wild.
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The case marks the second death from the devastating infection in Florida this summer.
A teen has died from a rare “brain-eating” amoeba infection after a family vacation in Florida, according to news reports.
The 13-year-old, Tanner Wall, and his family had recently stayed at a campground in North Florida, which has a water park and lake where the boy went swimming, according to local news outlet News4Jax. Several days after swimming in the lake, Tanner developed symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, headaches and a stiff neck, News4Jax reported.
Tanner was initially diagnosed with strep throat, but his parents suspected Tanner could have a more serious condition, and so they drove him to UF Health in Gainesville, Florida, for a second opinion.
There, the teen was placed on a ventilator, and doctors made a devastating discovery.
“They said, ‘We’re sorry to tell you this, but your son … has a parasitic amoeba, and there is no cure,’” Tanner’s father, Travis Wall, told News4Jax. Tanner died from an infection with Naegleria fowleri on Aug. 2, News4Jax reported.
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