Category: Open Water
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Swimmer Attacked by Predatory Fish While Training for a Triathlon | USA Today
A triathlete from Ontario, Canada, learned a painful lesson recently while swimming in Lake St. Clair: Muskies might mistake your extremities as prey, and the fish have dangerously sharp teeth. Matt Gervais, 39, was bitten on the right hand Aug. 13 as he trained for an upcoming event with a friend. “It was a lot…
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Swiss Swimmer Crosses the Rhine to Raise Awareness | wocomoDOCS
The Rhine originates high in the Swiss Alps, fed by glacial ice and perpetual snow. Countless small channels and streams tumble into the valley and join to form the river that will eventually become the most powerful watercourse in Europe. The most important source of the Anterior Rhine is the Tomasee in Graubuenden. Ernst Bromeis,…
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Review of the Leeds Dock Open Water Swim Venue | Pretty Gritty Fitness Hub
We decided to go and check out the new open water swim venue at Leeds Dock. We were really impressed and can highly recommend it.
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Huge Open Water Swim GPS Test | Garmin, Apple, Wahoo, Polar, COROS, Suunto | DC Rainmaker
Here’s the biggest open water swim test on YouTube, with every brand of triathlete/open water swim watch, and a dozen current models. This round-up includes the most popular watches for triathletes and open water swimmers: – Apple Watch Series 6 – Apple Watch SE – COROS VERTIX 1 – COROS VERTIX 2 – Garmin Forerunner…
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Sea Swimming to Escape – Melodie’s Story | Golden Summer | Sigma Sports
Just before lockdown in March 2020, Melodie moved to a house just a stone’s throw from the sea. She was lucky to have such an amenity on her doorstep and recognizes the well-documented mental health benefits of cold water swimming.
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18-Year-Old Tries to Swim Across Lake Erie | Today in Toledo History Aug. 16 | WTOL11
In 1934, an 18-year-old girl’s attempt to swim across Lake Erie from the Canadian side to the American shore ended when Miss Florence Brushaber of Sandusky, numb and sick, was pulled from the dark waters of the lake.
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Local Swimmer Teaches Tricks Of Navigating San Francisco Bay | KPIX CBS SF Bay Area
72-year-old Pedro Ordenes has swum to Alcatraz Island 999 times, now he’s paying his good fortune forward with Water World Swim. (8-16-21)
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Tides for Swimmers | Always Another Adventure
Tide for swimmers. How they work. How to use tides to stay safe. a basic understanding of tides.