Category: Open Water
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The Longest Swim
A promo of the documentary series about Ben Lecomte’s epic swim across the Pacific Ocean this summer, being developed by Emmy Award winning producer, Doug Stanley. See thelongestswim.com
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Ditched kite surfer fends of sharks with a knife for 2 days in Red Sea
Janek Lisewski, 42, a kite surfing champion from Poland, was two-thirds of the way through a 124-mile trip between Egypt and Saudi Arabia when the wind died down and deflated his kite. He survived by drinking energy drinks and two energy bars. He used a knife to fend off sharks. “I was stabbing them in…
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English Channel Swimming website launched
The Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation (CS&PF) launched their newly designed site cspf.co.uk this week, offering a wealth of practical information including an informative explanation of what English Channel rules are, and featuring personal accounts of swimmers who have successfully swam solo between England and France. It also has a lighter side with advice regarding…
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Navy SEAL endorses swimming
“Competitive swimmers have an advantage in this pipeline because of their familiarity and comfort in the water. Something you can’t really teach. One of the biggest and largest hurdles that any potential SEAL has to face is fear of the water, fear of the ocean.” Via GoSwim on Twitter
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La Grande Swim 2012 TV coverage
This is brilliant TV, coverage of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series – La Grande Swim Akaroa, February 19th, 2012.
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GoPro’s are like Lassie when it comes to finding their owner
This photo to the right is a screen grab from Anthony Banuelos’ GoPro video camera as he paddled out at San Onofre on February 12th. He had rigged his camera to the front of the surfboard and on his first wave, it came off. But a couple found it and were able to trace it…
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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…