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Aqua Sphere extends commitment to Great Swim until 2018
Aqua Sphere has announced that it is extending its partnership with the Great Swim Series until at least 2018
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Swimmers complete 200km swim to highlight water crisis in South Africa
Andrew Chin, 45, and Toks Viviers, 52, have completed their 200km descent of the polluted Wilge River in Free State,…
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Arena sponsors Commonwealth 200m freestyle champion Thomas Fraser-Holmes
Aquatic sports company Arena announced today that it has signed Australian Rio hopeful Thomas Fraser-Holmes
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blueseventy launch polarised goggles
Swimming and triathlon brand blueseventy has launched a polarised version of their award-winning Hydra-Vision goggles
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FINA confirms World Cup race in United Arab Emirates
After weeks of being tagged 'tbc' on the FINA website, it has finally been confirmed that the controversial second-leg race…
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Warm hearts, cold competition at the US Winter Swimming Championship
On 21 February 2015, the United States entered the world of international winter swimming competitions with the first US Winter Swimming…
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Swim the Solent in aid of the Samaritans
Entries are now open for the annual Swim the Solent in aid of the Samaritans. The 1.5-mile swim from the…
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Elivar Open Water Swim Series to include Mad Hatter sea swims
Sports nutrition brand Elivar has announced that the 2015 Elivar Open Water Swim Series will include the Mad Hatter Velotive…
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50% increase in wet wipes found on UK beaches in 2014
The numbers of wet wipes found on UK beaches increased by over 50% last year, reports the Marine Conservation Society
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Would this be allowed in the UK?
Participants are required to leap (jump or dive) from a 3m wall into a swollen, fast flowing river with a…
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French and Italian swimmers win in Abu Dhabi while Americans boycott race
The second round of FINA’s 2015 10km marathon swimming world cup series took place earlier today in Abu Dhabi and…
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List of UK open water races under FINA regulations
FINA rules – the ones they use for the Olympic Marathon Swim – are not to everyone’s liking as they…
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40 swimmers, 40 kayakers and 18 km in 11 hours
Two decades ago, 30 members of Raleigh Kuala Lumpur took on an unprecedented challenge of swimming 60km across the Malacca…
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Take the Crisis 10 Minute Challenge
Crisis Skylight Oxford is calling for keen open water swimmers to take on the 10 Minute Challenge at the Crisis…
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187,888 lakes to swim in
A new swimming holiday company has emerged to take advantage of Finland’s almost countless swimming opportunities
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Free parking for swimmers!
No need to worry about where to park before a swim in the Lake District, a pub near Ambleside has…
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International Winter Swimming Association launches World Cup
The International Winter Swimming Association (IWSA) has announced the inaugural Winter Swimming World Cup Series for 2015-16
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Sprint finish at Sand to Surf
The State Sand to Surf, the penultimate race in the New Zealand State Ocean Swim Series, took place at Mt…
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Three iconic open water swims from the Chestnut Appeal
Burgh Island, St Michael’s Mount and the Plymouth Breakwater: if you wanted to select three iconic south Devon and Cornwall…
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Aqua Sphere join forces with Michael Phelps to launch new brand of competitive swim wear
Swim brand Aqua Sphere, best known in open water swimming circles for its wetsuits and popular wide-angle vision goggles, has…
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Record number turn out for Eastleigh Lake opening
Fifty-five men and women tested the waters at Eastleigh Lake near Southampton as the lake opened to open water swimmers…
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Durley Sea Swims starts this weekend
English Channel training starts again this weekend at Durley Chine, Bournemouth
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Ben Hooper reaches milestone in training for Atlantic crossing
This weekend, Ben Hooper, who’s training to swim across the Atlantic, reached the 100,000-length milestone. And it’s taken just a…
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New open water swim series launches in Canada
A new four-swim series of open water races in Ontario, Canada launches on 31 May
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Swim the Big Blue expedition seeks crowd-funded sponsorship
British adventurer Ben Hooper is planning to swim across the Atlantic, starting in November this year, and he doesn’t want to get…
