Category: Open Water
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Floating Humans
“Stalking some friends floating in the ocean during a beatiful sunset at the Russian Bay near Poros, Greece.” Floating Humans :) from Tjalve Aarflot on Vimeo.
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Georgians arrange inaugural Tbilisi Open Water Marathon
Yesterday September 15, the first ever official open water event was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, arranged by the Georgian Swimmers’ Club, Georgian Aquatics Sports National Federation, Tbillisi City Hall and Lisi Development. The distance was 5K for men and 3K for women, Georgia’s 200 freestyle national record holder Irakli Revishvili clocking the best time of…
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Swimming in Rough and Choppy Water
Swimming in Rough and Choppy Water – Open Water Swimming with swim-art.com. This video will teach you the skills you need to swim comfortably in rough and choppy open water conditions. Includes tips for breathing, stroke technique, and relaxation skills.
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Italy took gold in the Piombino 2012 women’s 10K event
Italy’s Martina Grimaldi European Champion in 2:12.23.3, Germany’s Angela Maurer second in 2:12.24.7 and Czech Jana Pechanova third in 2:12.26.1, see result list here.
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Video from the Piombino 2012 Men’s 10K European Championships
Jeez, looks a bit rough, the footage from the Piombino 2012 European Championships men’s 10K event, 12 September 2012. Russia’s Kirill Abrosimov won in 1:57.46.8, Germany’s Andreas Waschburger second in 1:57.48.2 and Italy’s Nicola Bolzonello third in 1:57.54.0, see result list here.
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Goodbye, Summer
“Another bit of test footage from the new dive rig. Considering this will probably be that last time you can surf Venice without a wetsuit for a while, I wanted to see if I could capture that summer fun feel through the lens.” Goodbye, Summer from Colin Pierce on Vimeo.
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Help oceanographers comb the ocean floor online
A new interactive website called Seafloor Explorer needs the public’s help to identify objects and seascapes in a few million underwater photos. The project is starting with 100,000 images, but there are more than 40 million in all. The photos come from the HabCam group, an underwater habitat-mapping project at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Via POPSCI
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GoPro Movie
Nice footage from this summer, two girls having fun in and around water. Gopro Movie from Lauren on Vimeo.
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Time for the Piombino 2012 Open Water Europeans
Tomorrow morning at 10:00 CET, the 2012 European Open Water Swimming Championships will start in Piombino, Italy, with the men’s 10K and then the women’s 10K at 13:30 CET. See the official schedule here and the start lists here, featuring among others the London 2012 Olympic silver medalist Thomas Lurz, and our guy Pál Joensen,…