Tag: Swimmers
Three Utrechters swim from England to France and back: ‘Channel crossing is every swimmer’s dream’
Because France does not support the canal crossing, they are not allowed to land there. “It’s not the official way of entering France, otherwise we’re illegal there. It’s literally tapping…
GPs in Vianen called out about swimmer’s itch: ‘Don’t go swimming in the Middelwaard’
Certainly Tuesday afternoon, when 35 degrees was easily tapped, it was wonderful to stay in the Middelwaard in Vianen. A breeze of wind along the Lek, but above all the…
Expert to summertime swimmers: Beware Great Lakes’ deadly rip currents
Local News Summer has barely begun and the Great Lakes have already claimed 47 lives through drownings this year, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which also pegs…
Like a holiday feeling for young Ukrainian disabled swimmers
They are between 12 and 17 years old. After two months devoted to sports training in the Paris region, young Ukrainian swimmers with disabilities, accompanied by the Paul Guinot Association,…
In Gaza, little swimmers rejoice at the beach day: the waters are bathable for the first time in years
In the past, sewers dumped sewage directly into the sea, polluting coastal waters. Now the cleaning work has been done and the majority of the beaches are seaworthy. The waters…
Swimmers ‘confused and angry’ after their jetty was removed from the Abcoudermeer
It is 8:30 am: the bathrobes are off and the orange buoys are on. The Power women, the Abcoudermeer swimmers, the Angstelhelden and other swimmers have gathered on the south…