Category: Open Water
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Lewis Pugh Attempts 160km Swim Across Red Sea to COP27 | Evening StandardTech & Science Daily
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh describes his second swim for climate change: a 100-mile stretch of water between Saudi Arabia and Egypt as Cop27 approaches.
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‘I Wanted to Test Myself’: Singaporean Swimmer Makes History Crossing English Channel | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong-based swimmer and Splash volunteer Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki became the first Singaporean woman to swim 34km (21 miles) across the English Channel in September 2022, completing the swim in just under 13 hours. In the process, she raised funds for the expansion into Singapore of Hong Kong charity Splash, which gives free swimming lessons…
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Hundreds Swim Along SF Waterfront to Raise Funds for Cancer Fight | KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
Hundreds of people came together Saturday for an event in the San Francisco Bay that made some waves in the fight against cancer. Max Darrow reports. (9-24-22)
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LI Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki, 37, Is First Singaporean Woman to Swim Across English Channel | CNA
Training for at least 30 hours a week for nearly two years, and taking frequent ice-baths to prepare her body — tough preparation that paid off for Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki, the first Singaporean woman to cross the English Channel. The 37-year-old completed her 34km swim across the English Channel in under 13 hours.
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Swimmer Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest at Waikiki Swim Race Dies | KITV
The Medical Examiner today confirmed the man who suffered a heart attack during the Waikiki Roughwater Swim has died. Friends identified him as Gustavo Penilla.
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18,000 Swimmers Ignore Typhoon to Take Part in the Annual Sun Moon Lake Swim | Formosa TV English News
The annual Sun Moon Lake Swimming Carnival was held Sunday in less-than-ideal weather. More than 18,000 participants, who were required to be fully vaccinated, braved the rain to take part in the event that’s already in its 40th year. With COVID and a typhoon looming, organizers initially faced a real dilemma about whether to go…
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Atlanta Police Officers Swim After Fleeing Suspect, Arrest Him in Lake | The Independent
Atlanta police officers swam after a fleeing suspect, arresting him in Tatum Lake. The man was arrested and charged with reckless driving, fleeing and eluding, obstruction, theft by receiving stolen vehicle, driving while unlicensed, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. “It is not often that we see police officers swim after…