Category: Open Water
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Kirkwood Man to Swim the English Channel to Honor His Wife | KSDK News
Nearly 6,000 people are known to have successfully climbed Mt. Everest. Only about 2,000 have been successful in swimming the English Channel.
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Simon Ince Is the Oldest Person to Successfully Swim The 34km False Bay Crossing | eNCA
A new Guinness World Record will soon be awarded in South Africa. 62-year-old Simon Ince is set to receive it as the oldest person to swim from Simon’s Town to Rooi Els, crossing False Bay. Ince took on the almost eleven-hour long swim this past Sunday.
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Rottnest Swimmers Can Now Optimize Route | The University of Western Australia
Swimmers taking part in the iconic Rottnest Channel Swim this Saturday (26 February) will be able to design a personalized, optimized route for their crossing that can be uploaded to their GPS, Garmin watch or the Rotto Swim app.
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Rottnest Channel Swim Preparations | 10 News First
The Rottnest Channel Swim is just days away and a team of former champions are joining forces to raise money for men’s mental health.
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The Greatest Mile | aQuellé South Africa
The aQuellé Midmar Mile was filled with action and joyous moments as swimmers from all over the country completed their Greatest Mile.
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Vision Impaired Swimmer Making Waves Less Than a Year After Taking up the Sport | ABC News
Just six months after taking up swimming, Erica Burleigh is making big waves. The vision-impaired Tasmanian has successfully braved the choppy River Derwent in the Hobart Regatta swim.
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World’s Largest Open Water Swimming Event | eNCA
The world’s largest open water swimming event is underway at the Midmar Dam in KwaZulu-Natal. It is the 49th edition of the Midmar Mile after last year’s edition was called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic. eNCA’s Siphokazi Malinga joins us from the Midlands.
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The World’s Largest Open-Water Swimming Event, the Midmar Mile, Will Take Place This Weekend | Newzroom Afrika
The world’s largest open-water swimming event, the Midmar Mile, will take place this weekend. The event will accommodate the competitive swimmer, the social swimmer, and the community of Mile Charity Challenge swimmers.
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Great North Swim 2022 | It’s In Our Nature
The Great North Swim,  10-12 June 2022, has something for everyone, for all ages and all abilities, whether you’re a seasoned swimmer or a beginner. Join thousands of like-minded people and set yourself an open water challenge in the great outdoors at the UK’s biggest open water swim event. If you’re going to swim, make it…