Category: Open Water
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Mysterious Chinese warrior statue underwater in La Jolla Cove
Local divers found a mysterious statue in 50 feet of water off La Jolla Cove on November 13, 2011. “How it came to be here remains a mystery.” Via LaJollaPatch.
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How body fat helps Lynne Cox swim in the waters of Antartica
Science doesn’t full understand how she does it, but ocean swimmer Lynne Cox survives in water that is cold enough to kill. Researchers have been trying to understand her unique ability for 30 years. Read more here on CBS News
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Australian swimmer dies after being hit by jet ski
A 51-year-old swimmer has died in hospital after he was hit by a jet ski at Port Melbourne on Friday afternoon. He’d gone to the beach with his daughter and went swimming, when he was hit by a jet ski with two men on board, unaware that they had even hit something until fishermen on…
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Golden Gate Bridge Open Water Swim with a GoPro
Footage from a Golden Gate Bridge Swim in October 2011, swimming with a GoPro attached to the swimmer’s back.
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Underwater ‘Seaview’ lets you explore the Great Barrier Reef
An underwater variant of the Google Street View service will from today begin giving web users an unprecedented photographic tour of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – and another reef in Bermuda will soon be getting similar treatment. Read more here on New Scientist and visit Catlin Seaview Survey.
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Curl Curl
Early morning hours at Curl Curl sea pool on Sydney’s northern beaches. Soundtrack is “The Swimming Song” by Loudon Wainwright III. Love it. Curl curl from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo. Via Gold Medal Mel on Facebook.
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George Bovell on freediving
Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Olympic swimmer George Bovell III has also become a world class freediver and spearfisherman. In this video he shares some tips on freediving, including most importantly on safety, courtesy of The Race Club.
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‘Bownessie’, the mysterious water monster of Lake Windermere
Sightings of a creature not dissimilar to the Loch Ness Monster have caused a stir in the normally quiet waters of the Lake District in England. Local swimmer Thomas Noblett, world record holder in fresh water swimming, thinks he was within feet of the creature whilst out of a morning swim back in 2010, and…