Category: Open Water
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Australian Breaks the Ice for a Record-Breaking Loch Ness Swim | 7NEWS
Melbourne marathon swimmer John Van Wisse has embarked on a unique training regimen for one of the world’s most grueling events. He’s toughening up his body in a bid to break the record for swimming Scotland’s freezing Loch Ness.
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Top Tips to Master Open Water Triathlon Swimming | Global Triathlon Network
Swimming in a triathlon is not the same as swimming in a pool. In open water there’s a lot to take into account; swells, currents, other swimmers! There’s a lot that goes on in a triathlon swim that you won’t experience training in a pool so Heather is here to show you what the best…
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‘A Lot of Takeaways’: Swimmer’s Grueling Journey Through Kaiwi Channel Comes to an End | Hawaii News Now
After nearly 13 hours, Man-O-War stings brought Sri Viswanathan’s crossing attempt to an end last Friday.
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Ross Edgley Attempts 72 Hours Non-stop Swimming World Record | Gymshark
Gymshark athlete Ross Edgley attempts his wildest challenge yet – the world’s longest open water non-stop swim. He’ll either make it or almost die trying. Eddie Hall, Matt Morsia, Tom Stoltman, and Luke Stoltman have his back. Loch Ness, however, is up against him.
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Man Who Learned to Swim at 33 Will Attempt to Cross the Kaiwi Channel | Hawaii News Now
A man who learned to swim at age 33 will attempt to cross the Kaiwi Channel Thursday.
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Scottish Swimmer Breaks Cook Strait World Record | Sky News Australia
A Scottish man has broken the world record for the fastest swim across the Cook Strait by four minutes. Andy Donaldson swam between New Zealand’s North and South Islands on March 7 in four hours and 33 minutes. The 31-year-old waited more than three weeks for the right conditions and swam through part of the…
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New Swimming Spot Announced in Sydney’s Inner West | 9 News Australia
A new swimming spot has been announced along the iconic Bay Run at Lilyfield in Sydney’s inner west.
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What It Is Like Swimming 10 Miles Down the Tennessee River | Swim the Suck Open Water Race | U.S. Masters Swimming
Here is what it looks like to swim 10 miles through the Tennessee River Gorge. There were 116 swimmers who participated in the 2022 Swim the Suck, a USMS-sanctioned event in Chattanooga, TN. Each participant had their own kayaker to help guide them and make sure they were safe. The overlook at the finish is…
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Several Records Broken in Perth’s Beach Swimming Race | Sky News Australia
Bailey Armstrong has broken the first of several records for the 19.7km open water channel race from Perth’s Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest island. Spectators cheered as the Queenslander crossed the finish line in the first wave of competitors.