Category: Open Water
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Diana Nyad on failed Cuba-Florida swim: ‘Maybe it can’t be done’
Tiny jellyfish threaten to permanently quash 63-year-old swimmer’s dream, read Today News Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy See also CBS News
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Sunday Funday: Island Bouldering
Wow, “Swim out to a rock island and climb around.” Sunday Funday: Island Bouldering from Aaron Eveland on Vimeo.
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Sea Swimming
Here the Siobhan McKenna Cup in Ireland, 11 August, 2012. They sure took their sweet time to get in the water. Sea Swimming from Afric Creedon on Vimeo.
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CC photo #236: 2012 Swim Across the Bay of KlaksvÃk Participants
11 swimmers ready for a cold 200 meter sprint across the bay of KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, on Sjómannadagurin 2012 (the annual “Seamen’s Day”).
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Limb-less Philippe Croizon swims the Bering Strait
French swimmer Philippe Croizon, who lost his limbs in an electrical accident aged 26, has successfully swum the freezing waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics. Saying this was the hardest swim he has ever done. Read for instance Rant Sports
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Diana Nyad quits Cuba to US swim after storm and jellyfish stings
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad’s fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida ended Tuesday morning after severe jellyfish stings and a lightning storm put her off course, her team said. She had been in the water for 60 hours and was about halfway through her swim from Cuba to Florida. Nyad was stung by…
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Teen swimmer completes historic Lake Ontario crossing
14-year-old Annaleise Carr has arrived at Toronto’s Marilyn Bell Park, making history by becoming the youngest swimmer to cross Lake Ontario. That’s 52 km in about 27 hours, for charity. Read for instance The Globe and Mail and see CTV News.
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Congressman Yoder apologizes for skinny dip in the Sea of Galilee
Oh the humanity, U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas apologized to his constituents Sunday night after a published report revealed the freshman lawmaker swam nude in the Sea of Galilee during a private fact-finding trip to the Mideast last August. Giggle, read more here on The Kansas City Star and see for instance ABC News…
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CC photo #235: Extreme rower Livar Nysted giving free rides to kids on a tiny viking ship
Funny and most adorable sight in KlaksvÃk, last Saturday, Faroese rowing legend Livar Nysted giving free rides to kids on a small Faroese rowing boat that he refitted to resemble a viking ship. Silly hat and all, still this guy was part of the 4-man-crew that in 2010 set the still standing transatlantic rowing world…