Category: Open Water
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Hungary: Thousands Swim Across Largest Lake in Central Europe | Euronews
Almost 7,000 people participated to the 39th Balaton cross swimming on Saturday, a mass swimming event on Hungary’s largest lake. Training is essential for every swimmer, as the classic track is 5.2 kilometres long and it took about an hour for the fastest competitor to swim it. People with disabilities are also welcome to compete…
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Swimmer Celebrates With Sandwich After ‘Record’ Swim
Jellyfish, a jam sandwich, and nine grueling hours in the sea – that was Jordan Leckey’s day when he swam from Northern Ireland to Scotland. However, it may have all been worth it as the 29-year-old is now waiting to hear whether he’s broken the world record for the fastest swim of the route. Jordan…
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My58 Superstar: James Savage, 14, Is Youngest to Swim Lake Tahoe Triple Crown | KCRA News
Los Banos native James Savage just recently became the youngest person to make the 21.3- mile trek to swim the length of Lake Tahoe. He’s also the youngest to complete the Lake Tahoe Triple Crown after already completing the Viking swim and the Godfather.
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Olympics: Soul Cap Ban Places Swimming’s Diversity Issues In Spotlight | Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
The Soul Cap is designed to protect natural Black hairstyles in the pool and is used by Great Britain’s first Black female Olympic swimmer Alice Dearing.
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Black British Swimmer ‘Optimistic’ Swimming Cap Rules Will Change | Newsweek
The first Black British open water swimmer Alice Dearing said she is “optimistic†changes will be made after FINA, a body that oversees international swimming competitions, rejected the Soul Cap for use in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Soul Cap was manufactured in Britain and has an extra-large silicone covering designed specifically to protect dreadlocks,…
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Open Water Swimmer Exceeds Expectations in 10K Contest | ILTV Israel News
It’s time for our daily recap on the 2020-2021 summer Olympic games, where we cover the latest surrounding Israel’s Olympic team in Tokyo, Japan.
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Tokyo Olympics: Dominant Florian Wellbrock Wins Marathon Swim Gold
Germany’s Florian Wellbrock added Olympic gold to his world title in the men’s marathon swimming at Tokyo 2020 on Thursday. The 23-year-old earned his second medal of the Games having already won bronze in the 1500m freestyle. He started strongly and held onto the lead throughout, finishing more than 25 seconds ahead of Hungary’s Kristof…
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Israeli Swimmer Finishes Fourth in 10KM Olympic Swim | i24NEWS English
German Lorian Wellbrock won the gold medal Israel’s Matan Roditi finished fourth in the 10km (6.2 miles) open water swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday morning. “It’s an incredible accomplishment. I have a hard time realizing it,” said Roditi after crossing the finish line in 1:49:24 – just 23.8 seconds behind Italian Gregorio…
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Tokyo Olympics: Singapore’s Marathon Swimmer Chantal Liew Finishes in 23rd Place | CNA
Singapore’s Chantal Liew has clocked one of her best swims in the 10km open water event. She finished 23rd out of 25 swimmers. Liew is the first Singaporean to ever qualify for this event at the Games.