Category: Open Water
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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…
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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.