Category: Winter Swimming
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Siberians Go Swimming in Ice-Cold River
Dozens of Siberian enthusiasts braved freezing cold in the Russian northeastern city of Omsk and took a dip in an icy river.
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Swimmers gather for annual cold swim in Prague centre
Hundreds of swimmers take a cold swim in the Vltava river in Prague’s historic centre on St Stephen’s Day. The 74th edition of the Alfred Nikodem Memorial took place under tight anti-virus measures.
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Copa Nadal 2020: Winter/Christmas Swimming Competition – Club Natació Barcelona
Copa Nadal or Christmas Cup, is a traditional swimming competition organized by Club Natació Barcelona. It’s held during the winter season, on Christmas Day! The swimmers shall swim through 200 meters of open water in Port Vell Barcelona. This is one of the oldest sports events in Barcelona and Europe, being created in 1907.
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Swimmers enjoy Christmas Day dips across the UK
Members of the public braved freezing temperatures for a festive dip in Dorset, Birmingham and Co Down.
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505 Estonians Brave Freezing Water to Set a New Record for Largest Swimming Relay
With the number of cases of COVID-19 rising and little hope of travel to warm beaches, thousands of Estonians have taken up swimming in the near-freezing Baltic sea.
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Estonians brave icy waters to break swimming relay world record
Estonians braved the dark and cold waters of the Baltic Sea on Friday (December 11) to set a new world record for the largest winter swimming relay, according to event organisers. Five hundred and five people took part in the challenge, which lasted for nearly five hours and covered a total distance of 12.6 kilometres,…
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Inspired by Mao, Wuhan river swimmers ‘reborn’ after virus lockdown | AFP
Even in winter temperatures of about 15 degrees Celsius (60F), a steady flow of hardy men and women wade into the brown waters of the Yangtze River in Wuhan and swim into the distance. The tradition pre-dates Mao, but it was embedded in Wuhan’s consciousness in 1966 when the then-73-year-old founder of communist China launched…
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Slideshow: Ice hole swimming in Omsk, Russia
An ice hole was carved into the frozen Irtysh River for brave locals to take a dip on the opening day of the winter swimming season in Omsk, Russia
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Siren of the Sea
Singer, songwriter and now sea swimmer @CCSings tells @HowCaine and @ChristyDH about her new hobby, inspired by some of her fellow #Manx creatives #manxradio #iom #seaswim