Eddy
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noun - Eddy (plural: eddies) is a current of water running contrary to the main current, especially a circular current or whirlpool.
Contents
Usage
The swimmer face a large eddy in the Tsugaru Channel off the coast of Hokkaido.
Origin
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse itha. First known use in 15th century.
Video
Video of Brad McVetta crossing the Tsugaru Channel and the Tsugaru Current with its resultant eddies between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan, courtesy of Masayuki Moriya of Ocean-navi and the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
External links
- Steve Sutton and Steven Munatones Pioneer Palos Verdes Peninsula Swim
- Tsugaru Channel Swimmers Don't Need One More Thing To Worry About
- Mayank Vaid Goes Around Hong Kong for the Second Time, Much Faster
- Iancu Avram Swimming A Long Night Upstream
- How To Train For Open Water Swimming
- Facing Eddies, Undertows, Rapids With Rob Hutchings
- 73-Year-Old Completes Historic Tsugaru Channel Crossing
- Swimming Strait - Tackling The Tsugaru
- Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
- Successful Swimming Strategies In The Far East
- Open Water Swimming
- What Does The Tsugaru Channel Look Like?
- It Takes A Team And All Day
- The Boys Will Bring Us Home...Across The Bering Strait
- Seeds Sown On Land Results In Dream In Water
- Lessons Learned From Diana Nyad
- Impossible Was Made Possible With An Xtreme Dream
- The Certainty Of Uncertainty Principle In The Open Water
- Masayuki Moriya Navigating The Pacific With Ocean-navi
- Swimming With The Flying Dragon (Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association)
- Open Water Swimming Preparations For Tsugaru Channel
- Swimming Comfortably In Uncomfortable Conditions
- Assisted Or Unassisted? Marathon Swimmers To Decide
- The Doctor Is In The House
- 73-Year-Old Completes Historic Tsugaru Channel Crossing
- When Weather Slowed Darren Miller Down, But Not Out