Category: Open Water
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Florida diver sets world record for longest scuba dive in saltwater
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…
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Sychev sets new ice swimming world record: 2100 meters in 56 minutes
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…
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Speedo Ice Swim 2011 Teaser
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…
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Support Ocean City hospital by taking an icy New Year’s Day plunge
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…
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Cold water blamed for swim death
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…
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Christy Healy first man ever to swim 10 km underwater without surfacing
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…
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State Insurance – Swim Promo
Cool promo video here, I guess promoting the State NZ Ocean Swim Series State Insurance – Swim Promo from Gemma Heyes on Vimeo.
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Strel Swimming Adventures expands to the US
Exciting news, Strel Swimming Adventures have opened a new tour at Lake Powell, Arizona, which looks just great. See www.strelswimming.com for other tours in Slovenia and Croatia as well. Gee, here is something for both me the swimmer and my brother the geologist.
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Live Shark Attack Experiment to start in T-minus 12 hours
Today, Friday 11/25 at 9P ET, Nat Geo Wild is arranging a special “Shark Attack Live Experiment”, to answer the questing: “Are sharks out to get you?”. We’ve already seen a teaser, with girls in bikinis testing if Great Whites like human skin, and this evening it will then be a team of freedivers and…