Locals Women Swimming in open waters of the English Channel at Brighton Seafront, near the famous Brighton Pier, East Sussex, UK
The foreground subject, Locals Women Swimming in open waters of the English Channel, draws the eye into the image and then leads it to the background at Brighton Seafront, near the famous Brighton Pier, East Sussex, UK, Brighton Pier on the background. The wide-angle perspective gives depth, a three-dimensional look, this depth gives the viewer the impression they could swim into the photo. They needed to swim about 1200 meters to get round the pier. Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs. The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles) from Europe to Asia.[1] In the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the swimming competition was held in open water. In 2000, the Olympic Games first included a triathlon with a 1500 m swim leg, and in 2008, a 10 km open water swim. 5, 10, and 25 km open water races are included in the General Fina World Championships.
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Location: English Channel open waters, Brighton Seafront, near the famous Brighton Pier, East Sussex, UK
Photo credit: © Miguel Lopez Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
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