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Swim Ireland 2018 Highlights
Swim Ireland: Just some of our highlights from 2018!
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Swimmers plunge into Istanbul’s icy Bosphorus for Epiphany
The Patriarch of Constantinople celebrates the Epiphany Mass before blessing the waters of the Golden Horn with a cross that young Greek Orthodox Christians recovered by diving into the icy water. The winner this year is Mihalis Vosnakiris.
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How lifelong swimmer has found long-distance tranquility
Swimming from the time she could walk, Marcia Cleveland swam thousands of hours in the pool training for her high school career as an All-American and for four years of varsity swimming at Yale University that ended with her graduation in 1986.
“When I was done, I wanted to be done,” remembers Cleveland, who couldn’t get to that finish line soon enough. “During my last race, I was thinking of going out for a beer with my teammates.”
Six weeks on dry land turned out to be enough of a respite from the sport of so many years of labor. “I was relieved not having to do it, but I realized I missed it,” Cleveland says. Working for an advertising agency in New York, Cleveland was lured to the beach by friends who enjoyed swimming in open waters.
“I did see ‘Jaws’ when I was 11, and that kept me out of open water for 10 years,” says Cleveland.
Now a swim instructor at Five Seasons Family Sports Club in Northbrook, Cleveland, 54, has battled fear, cold, exhaustion and jellyfish to conquer the world’s greatest swimming challenges, including the legendary English Channel, the 28½-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, California’s Catalina Channel Swim, the Chicago Skyline Swim, and the treacherous North Channel swim between Ireland and Scotland.
See Daily Herald
https://youtu.be/14UXBj5bBFc
https://youtu.be/ug9LBf31jp0
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The Fishermen That Hold Their Breath For 10 Minutes
The Bajau people of Borneo can hold their breath for longer than almost everyone else on the planet. How? Why? And how can the rest of us learn to hold our breath for longer?
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B.C. swim teams hosts polar plunge
Bakersfield College swim team hosts a polar plunge to raise money for new swim equipment and uniforms.
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Tunisians head to the beach for traditional swim
And finally, for the 7th consecutive year, Tunisians headed to the beach to swim, on the 1st morning of the new year. This is long-held tradition in the North African state, which has been revived by sporting associations and doctors, who encourage people to swim to keep fit and healthy. From Hammamet in Tunisia here is CGTN’S Adnen Chaouachi
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Ryan Lochte Swims Blindfolded, How’s That for ‘Bird Box Challenge?’ | TMZ Sports
Ryan Lochte swims blindfolded. And he’s been doing it WAY before the “Bird Box Challenge” became a thing.
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Are You Ready for 2019? | British Swimming
With a host of action packed events scheduled for 2019, including the FINA/CNSG Diving World Series in London and the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, we can’t wait for what’s in store!