Highlights of our 8th annual polar swim we do each New Years Day
– When they bring out the chainsaw, you know it is cold :-)
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Belgians brave North Sea swim
Thousands of people braved the cold on Saturday to take a plunge in the chilly waters of the North Sea.
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Bray Lions Club – New Year’s Day Swim 2013
Official Video – Bray Lions Club – 30th Annual Sea Swim New Year’s Day – Tuesday 1st January 2013 Music: © Sharon Shannon
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Swimmers Brave Cold 1.5-Mile Swim From Alcatraz
About 26 well-trained swimmers braved the cool waters of San Francisco Bay Saturday morning for a wintertime swim from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park, according to an event spokesman. Read CBS SF Bay Area
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Does a Sloth Sink or Swim?
I think we’ve found a new swim stroke here, the ‘sloth paddle’
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CC photo #371: Gyurta going for gold at Istanbul 2012
Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta leading the men’s 200 breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He won in a new championships record of 2:01.35, the old one Naoya Tomita’s 2:03.12 from Dubai 2012. See the result list here.
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Ice Swimmers in China
“Harbin, one of the coldest cities in China, hosts a ice swimming contest. The swimmers take the plunge into waters close to -26 degrees Celsius.”
Ehm no, pretty sure that water freezes before -26 degrees Celsius, even in China
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Abuse In Sports: An Overview
At MaleSurvivor’s 2012 International Conference a panel discussion on Abuse in Sports was held. This is part two of the discussion.
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Freedive and scuba diving don’t mix
Noteworthy warning from Feargus Callagy of FreediveIreland.com, that you can risk getting the bends if you mix scuba diving with freediving. Read Deeper Blue
