Category: Open Water
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Palfrey close to a shark attack during 68 mile solo swim
48-year-old mother of tree and grandmother of one Penny Palfrey is at this moment more than a day into a 67-68 mile (107) solo swim from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman, in an attempt to set the world record for longest ever unassisted ocean swim. And meeting the wildlife apparently, having sighted a white tip…
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Leonard Lopate interviews Diana Nyad
Legendary swimmer Diana Nyad talks about her sport and her plans, at the age of 61, to swim from Havana to the Florida coast without a shark tank this summer.
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Gary Hall Sr interviews Paul Asmuth and Jack Roach
Gary Hall Sr sits down with USA Swimming Open Water Coaches Paul Asmuth and Jack Roach, discussing the recent trends in open water swimming including safety and an increasing popularity. I have to try one of those beach chair interviews one day, back here in the Faroes, only need someone with a gun to fend…