Category: Open Water
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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.
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Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim 2022 | British Heart Foundation
Take part on Saturday or Sunday and swim 1.4 miles between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers in one of Europe’s biggest charity swimming events. Your willpower has never been more important to support the lives of those living with heart and circulatory diseases. Sign up now: bhf.org.uk/p2p
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Kareena Lee Wins Marathon Swimming Bronze | AUS Olympic Team
Kareena Lee reflects on her history-making swim which saw her become Australia’s first Marathon Swimming Olympic medallist!
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Alice Dearing Hopes to Inspire More Black People to Take Up Swimming | Loughborough University
Alice Dearing will become the first black female swimmer to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Games and she is hoping to inspire more people of color to take to the pool.
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A Swim across Lake Ontario for Charity | YourTV Halton
Open water swimmer and lawyer, Robert McGlashan is embarking on a 42km swim across Lake Ontario this Saturday, July 31. McGlashan aims to raise $100-thousand for World Wildlife Fund Canada. McGlashan is starting in Port Dalhousie at 6 am and will end at Glow Beach in Coronation Park, in Oakville, between 8-9:30 pm. For details,…
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How to… Swim Better Breaststroke | Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
Inspired by Adam Peaty to improve your breaststroke? Or just want to be able to swim more efficiently while taking in the views when wild swimming? Outdoor Swimmer editor Jonathan Cowie meets British Masters breaststroke multiple medalist Helen Davis for some top tips on better breaststroke.