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3 unusual facts about Open Water


Open Water

Open-water diving, a place without boundaries where you can dive (sea or lake)

Open water swimming, an activity in which people swim in large, outdoor bodies of water such as oceans, bays, lakes and rivers

Open Water Diver, a scuba diving certification level provided by several training agencies



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2007 World Aquatics Championships

The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (diving and water polo), St Kilda Beach (open water), and Rod Laver Arena in a temporary pool christened the Susie O'Neill Pool (synchro and swimming).

2012 Oceania Swimming Championships

Swimming was held at the CARD Guy Verlaguet pool in Dumbéa, Synchro was held at a pool in Ouen-Toro park, and the Open Water races were swum in the waters off Baie des Citrons (5K) and Anse-Vata (10K).

Arjun Muralidharan

Along with his brother Amar, Arjun participated in the national Open water 10 kms endurance swim race held at Pune finishing second with a time of 1 hour 4 mins and 55 seconds.

Astronaut training

This training phase also focuses on skills such as robotic operations, rendezvous and docking, Russian language courses, human behavior and performance, and finally a PADI open water scuba diving course.

Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve

Among the colourful family of kingfishers, who preferably occur near open water, the Woodland Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Giant Kingfisher (Ceryle maxima), Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) and the Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) are notable.

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic

In addition to the core programme, students receive full SCUBA training up to PADI Divemaster or Open Water Instructor, as well as with certifications including NZ Coastguard Boatmaster, Restricted Radio Telephone Operator's Certificate, NZ Red Cross First Aid Provider and DAN Oxygen Provider.

Blue chub

In Upper Klamath Lake, they generally prefer rocky margins and open water to marshy shores, while along Boles Creek, they are most abundant in shallow weedy reservoirs.

Bolton Sailing Club

The club sails on Belmont Reservoir which provides a large area of open water for sailing.

Christian Hein

Christian Hein (born September 6, 1982 in Würzburg, Bayern) is a retired German swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events and open water marathon.

Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes Ramsar Site

They are similar in size and shape, being oval, about 1.6 km long by 1.3 km wide, with large central areas of open water when full and with shorelines vegetated with concentric fringes of the introduced bulrush Typha orientalis, sedges, paperbarks and other plants tolerant of seasonal waterlogging.

Hanna Miluska

She won a total of two medals in the 5 km open water: silver at the European Championships in Berlin (1:00:27), and bronze at the FINA World Championships in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (58:13).

Keith Barry

As an actor, Barry performed in the "Open Water" episode of CSI: Miami in 2006.

Loch Gate

Loch Gate, at the eastern extremity of Galston Parish, was once a sheet of deep water, but now is a small area of open water in a marsh.

Olivier Saminadin

At the 2003 South Pacific Games he won the 200, 400 and 1500 frees, the 200 fly, the 400 individual medley and the open water race; and was also part of all 3 New Caledonia's relays, each which also won.

At the 2007 South Pacific Games, he defended his titles in the both 400s (free and I.M.), the 1500 and the open water race.

Out To Swim

Inspired by the swimming teams at the Gay Games in Vancouver in 1990, the club has competed at national and international competitions; it has expanded to include a synchronized swimming team, and regularly competes in open water events.

Overhead environment

In scuba diving, an overhead environment is a situation where there is no open water overhead, and thus the diver in an emergency cannot escape upwards to atmosphere if his breathing set malfunctions.

Pier to Pub

The Lorne Pier to Pub is an annual, 1.2-km open water swimming race held in January at Lorne, a town located on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.

Reed bed

Reed beds are part of a succession from young reed colonising open water or wet ground through a gradation of increasingly dry ground.

S. Davies Warfield

This ship changed its name in open water in 1947 to the SS Exodus, and gained fame as the vessel that tried to transport 4,500 Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine, ultimately failing in the endeavor.

Santa Fe-Coronda Marathon

The race as been included as part of FINA's Marathon circuit (prior to 2007), and its appropriate successor: the FINA Open Water Grand Prix series.

Susan Blanchard

Blanchard Ryan (Susan Blanchard Ryan, born 1967), American actress who starred in the 2003 film Open Water

Tibor Kökény

Éva Risztov Olympic Champion, London 2012, 10km open water swimming

Widmerpool Gulf

The Widmerpool Gulf is a name given to a sedimentary basin that existed as an area of open water during the Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian Age).