Swimmer's Daily

Category: Open Water

  • Christmas came early, a gift from the Big River Man himself

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    So I got in contact with Strel Swimming after blogging about their exciting swimming holiday trips in Slovenia and Croatia, and it turns out that ‘Big River Man‘ Martin Strel’s son Borut is also an IT geek professional. Go visit their state-of-the-art webpage www.strel-swimming.com, and notice that there is a special offer on their Slovenian…

  • Lecomte demoing iPhone HUD goggles for his Longest Swim

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    The geek in me is very intrigued (and hopes this is for real): Atlantic Ocean swimmer Ben Lecomte demoing a Vuzix iWear-like iPhone head-up display device for his Aqua Sphere goggles, with which he will be able to read emails and watch video while swimming across the Pacific Ocean, raising funds toward cancer research in…

  • Dan Martin to swim, cycle and run around the world

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    Literally, a Global Triathlon beginning with a first-ever 5700 km swim across the Atlantic Ocean under traditional stage swim rules, before crossing Europe and Asia on bicycle, and then America on foot. The swim alone will take 6 months, starting in May 2012. Via SwimmingWorld Magazine. View The Global Triathlon in a larger map

  • Florida diver sets world record for longest scuba dive in saltwater

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    Earlier this month, a Central Florida diver broke the world record for longest saltwater dive by almost five minutes after spending two days under turbulent seas. 45-year-old Allen Sherrod dove in at 10:12 AM Thursday morning December 1st when the sea was flat, but that swiftly changed and conditions deteriorated, meaning he had to spend…

  • Sychev sets new ice swimming world record: 2100 meters in 56 minutes

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    According to The Voice of Russia and Pravda, 45-year-old Andrei Sychev in Siberia has set a new long distance / long duration ice swimming record, completing 2.1 kilometers in 56 minutes and 7 seconds at the National Ice Swimming Championships in Tyomen, Sibiria this weekend. The water temperature was 0.5°C and the air temperature -13°C…

  • Speedo Ice Swim 2011 Teaser

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    The Speedo Ice Swim Africa is an event held annually in Nuwedam, Fraserburg, South Africa, where the swimmers complete a mile in 5°C warm water (that’s 41°F). This year is was held on 23 July, so yes, this teaser is a bit late. But there’s always next year! :-) Speedo Ice Swim 2011 Teaser from…

  • Support Ocean City hospital by taking an icy New Year’s Day plunge

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    Shiver, “Looking for a quick fix for that New Year’s Eve hangover? In Ocean City, hundreds will ring in the new year with a plunge into the Atlantic Ocean for the 18th annual Atlantic General Hospital Penguin Swim. The event takes place at 1 p.m. on the beach in front of the Princess Royale. “It’s…

  • Cold water blamed for swim death

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    A 56-year-old Swedish woman is likely to have died of a rare condition called “acute pulmonary oedema” – a buildup of fluid in the lungs – that can hit you when swimming in cold water. She was swimming with dolphins off New Zealand, when she started having problems with breathing, and died despite of doctors…

  • Christy Healy first man ever to swim 10 km underwater without surfacing

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    A 10 km underwater swim undertaken by 40-year-old Irishman Christy Healy last month has now been confirmed as a world first by the Guinness Book of Records, and also raised over €14,000 for the Share a Dream Foundation for terminally ill children. It took him 6 hours 21 minutes to make the record, on the…