Category: Open Water
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CC photo #225: Hestoy being interviewed during Nólsoyarsvimjingin 2012
Jon Hestoy, President of the Faroese Swimming Association, being interviewed today by a reporter from IMG / Trans World Sport during the annual (approximately 5K) open water swim between Tórshavn and Nólsoy. In the background you can see 15-year-old Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal and her support boat, leading the race to Nólsoy. She won in a…
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Brain-eating amoeba eyed in death of Minnesota child
Minnesota State Department of Health officials have been eyeing a rare parasitic amoeba in the death of child. Read and watch ABC News video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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What it’s like to be attacked by a Great White
Massachusetts General Hospital has posted this two-minute, hospital-bed video of Chris Myers, the swimmer who was bitten by a Great White Shark off Truro on July 30. This is apparently the first such attack in the state’s waters in more than 70 years, so it’s a rare chance to ask the inevitable question: What does…
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The London 2012 women’s 10K Marathon Swim is tomorrow
Thursday August 9th, and Open Water Source has this great website ready for us, complete with real-time commentary on Twitter and stuff. Go Paine!
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On Pace w/ Pastrana : Ice Diving in Utah
Motorsports competitor / stunt performer Travis Pastrana ‘learning to overcome fear’ by swimming under ice. Nice.
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Brave freediver spears and lands huge tuna amid circling sharks
“For veteran freedivers, spearing a giant yellowfin tuna is an ultimate goal, but one rarely fulfilled because the fish are so swift and elusive. But Wendell Ko, 51, recently bagged an 188-pound yellowfin, on a single breath, off Kona, Hawaii. And he accomplished this feat while surrounded by circling sharks.” Read The GrindTV Blog.
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CC photo #213: Faroe swim boss graciously accepts defeat at Tórshavn 400 Pier Swim
The men’s masters medal podium at Ólavsøkusvimjingin 2012, a 400 meter sea swim along the main pier of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Jon Hestoy president of the Faroese Swimming Association greeting gold winner (and triathlete) Evald Rasmussen, words going something like this: ‘How can we stand a chance when the others take into use such unethical…
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CC photo 211: A happy Magnus after winning the Tórshavn 400 Pier Swim
They call it “Ólavsøkusvimjingin”, the 400 meter swim along the main pier of Tórshavn, right after the traditional boat races on our national holiday Ólavsøka. Me and Bartal had planned to film it in a relay fashion, one guy filming while the other moved to a new position along the route. Turned out to be…
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CC photo #210: My kids meeting a sea swimmer on Tórshavn harbor today
We are celebrating our national holiday “Ólavsøka” this weekend, which explains the clothes. Sea swimmer is Eyðun Húsgarð, chairman of Havnar Svimjifelag (the swimming club of Tórshavn). Video will be ready later.