Category: Open Water
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Penny Palfrey takes on the Cuba to Florida swim
49-year-old British-Australian mother of three and grandmother Penny Palfrey Friday dove into the waters of the Florida Straits, to try to break her own world record by swimming 103 miles from Cuba to the United States without a shark cage. Read for instance CNN, the Washington Post and MSNBC
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Ocean Swimmer Murray Cox
Nice video featuring Bondi’s Murray Cox, who last month completed a 50-kilometre circuit of Sydney Harbour that began in October. Read for instance The Sydney Morning Herald
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Swim the Island
A promo for the “Swim The Island” event in Italy on 22 September 2012. Tempted? Swim the Island from Alessandro Beltrame on Vimeo.
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9-year-old Jordan Freer makes Alcatraz swim
Last month 9-year-old Jordan Freer made the 1.5-mile swim from just off the shore of Alcatraz Island to Crissy Beach as part of the Orca Alcatraz Swim Challenge. Jordan is thought to be the youngest ever female to brave the chilly waters. Read Auburn Journal. “It was cold and it was really, really choppy,†Freer…
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What happens when you crack an egg 20 meters underwater?
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences presents “The Egg”, a video short from the 2011 BIOS Explorer program’s “Water Moves” series. For more information about why the egg behaves like it does, as well as further videos in the series, visit www.bios.edu
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Oussama Mellouli dominates Setubal Open Water 10K Olympic qualifier
Wow, “Mellouli, representing Tunisia, smoked the field with a 1:45:18.5 for the win, besting Canada’s Richard Weinberger (1:45:30.2) by more than 11 seconds. Bulgaria’s Petar Stoychev, an open water veteran, picked up third in 1:45:34.1.” Read SwimmingWorld Magazine
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Open water and triathlon swimming tips from Sean Kelly
Swimming tips for open water and triathlon swimming from Sean Kelly, long-time head coach of Stockport Metro swimmers like James Goddard and Keri-Anne Payne.
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Setubal Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier this weekend
This weekend 101 swimmers from 44 countries will take part in the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2012, the last opportunity to qualify for the London Olympic Games, in Setubal, Portugal. 9 men and 9 women will book a place for the Olympics, big names like David Davies and Daniel Fogg from the UK, Oussama…
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Lost in space with jellyfish
Nana Trongratanawong gopro-ing herself while snorkeling in Jellyfish Lake in Palau. She has another nice video on Vimeo filming mantas