Month: August 2020
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71km. 13 Lakes. 3 Days | Lake District Ultra Swimming Challenge With George Taplin [Podcast] | Propulsion Swimming
In this weeks episode of the Propulsion Swimming Podcast we are talking to George Taplin who swam the length of 13 lakes in the Lake District over 3 days, completing a total of 71kms!
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How hard is it to swim the English Channel? | Rugby player’s incredible attempt
Former Scottish International Alex Grove sat down with Jim Hamilton to discuss his experiences swimming the English channel.
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22 migrants crammed onto a dinghy spotted stranded in the English Channel | SWNS
A group of 22 migrants crammed onto a dinghy were spotted stranded in the English Channel, as the number of crossing continues to grow. The men were seen on the edge of the French side of the Channel and were not moving as the outbound motor on their boat had broken down. A group of…
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19-year-old Spanish swimmer dies after practicing breath-holding
‘Ramiro Tossone, a 19-year-old swimmer who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Regional Hospital of Malaga after being rescued from a pool, finally died on Wednesday, according to health sources confirmed to Europa Press. According to 112 sources, last Saturday he suffered an incident while practicing apnea during training in one of the pools of…
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Olympics: Stranded Japanese honeymooners end up as Cape Verde’s team ambassadors
Japanese couple Rikiya and Ayumi Kataoka had their honeymoon wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, but their resourcefulness in enforced exile in Cape Verde has won them appointments as ambassadors for its Olympic team. The Kataokas had completed a third of their round-the-world trip when a suspension in long-haul flights stranded them for five months in…
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Marathon Swimmer Chloe McCardel
Marathon swimmer attempts to break world record by swimming the English Channel 35 times – RMTV spoke with Chloe in Hythe.