Category: Open Water
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Theodore Yach completes record-breaking 70th Robben Island crossing
Read SuperSports World renowned long distance, cold water swimmer, Theodore Yach, has completed a record breaking 70th crossing from Robben Island to Cape Town in tough conditions including icy 11 degree water. Celebrating the milestone on Wednesday by raising funds for disadvantaged children, 55 year old Yach spent 2hrs 29min swimming from the world famous…
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Cold Water Swimming Championships (CWSC 2013) at Tooting Bec Lido
This is a brief edit of the best bits of the Cold Water Swimming Championships, which took place on the 26th of January at Tooting Bec Lido, London. If you’d like more information about cold water swimming in London visit slsc.org.uk/ Cold Water Swimming Championships (CWSC 2013) at Tooting Bec Lido from Nando Cuca on Vimeo.
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Over 500 attend 44th annual Olcott Polar Bear “Swim for Sight”
Read wivb.com The weather conditions weren’t particularly appropriate for swimming Sunday, but for many dedicated dippers, it was no problem at all. The Olcott Polar Bear Swim for Sight took place in Lake Ontario where 573 hearty souls waded into the freezing water to raise money for a good cause. Swim for Sight Chairman Bill…
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“Project X” Quadcopter might be just the thing for open water swimming
The “Project X” quad is Aquacopter‘s first waterproof design, specifically designed to meet the needs of any pilot, novice or expert. With an onboard GoPro camera skimming inches above the water, images are captured with more ease than ever before. Read RC Groups
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Swimmer Mauled to Death by Great White Shark in front of Hundreds of Tourists on New Zealand Beach
The family of the man killed in a shark attack at Muriwai Beach on Auckland’s west coast say they are “in deep shock.” Husband and father of one Adam Strange died after being attacked while swimming from Maori Bay around a headland into Muriwai, around 200m offshore.
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Haydn Welch Ice Mile training swim
“Diving in and remembering I did not have my safety float or Deepest Bear. The water was too icy to swim as I kept swimming into ice and cut my face and nose as I swam into small pieces. I could not swim hard. Not enough clear water to swim properly so just got out.”
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46-year-old Adam Strange killed by shark off New Zealand
Award-winning short film director Adam Strange was killed by a great white shark off the coast of New Zealand today, at Muriwai, a popular surfing beach near Auckland. Mr Strange, who has worked across the world, has made television commercials for companies such as Pepsi, Toyota and Samsung, and won a Crystal Bear award for best short…
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Ice Hole Swimming
“… or how to unplug and reboot your brain” Steve Olpin of The Talking Fly and Boston McConnaughey and Andrew Hancock of Freakin’ Rad take a quick dip in an ice hole in Deer Creek Reservoir near Midway, Utah. This is super fun and really does reboot your brain. It is good to unplug and…
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Swimming the Strait of Gibraltar
Ole Mose Nielsen crossed Saturday the 16th February 2013 the Strait of Gibraltar “as the first ever this early by swimming”.