Month: May 2012
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Behold, Guinness sponsors world’s first deep-sea bar
Celebrating the Irish brewery’s 250th anniversay, Guinness had a submarine stationed in Stockholm’s harbor refitted with fancy lights and decor, and held a contest for to people to enjoy their stout at depths never before experienced. Guinness also celebrated by signing an incredible 9,000 year lease on its brewing property(!). Via DailyTech.
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Braun Silk Epil commercial featuring Britta Steffen
TV commercial for Braun’s Silk Epil line of shavers, featuring German Olympic swimmer Britta Steffen. There is also an English spoken version featuring UK synchronized swimmer Jenna Randall
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Norwegian swimmers struck by strike
Returning from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, coach Finn Zachariassen and swimmer Sindri Þór Jakobsson came to closed doors at their Bergen base, all municipality swimming pools closed because of strike. This is of course a major crisis, with Jakobsson vying for an Olympic spot at the Dutch Open in Amsterdam in two weeks.…
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Bear takes a swim in Monrovia backyard pool
Sisters Rachel and Valerie Gasparini found a bear in their backyard pool in Monrovia, California in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, May 28, 2012. So scary, but luckily John was coming over :-P Read more here on Z6Mag
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U.S. Olympic swimmers float on cash
“Americans love to swim: 93 million people do so and spend $1.4 billion on suits every year. For professional swimmers, this means both lucrative sponsorship and a deep-pocketed support organization — USA Swimming raises about $100 million a year, from its nearly 300,000 members’ registration fees, taking a share of about a sixth of that…
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John Cheever reads “The Swimmer”
John Cheever reading one of his most famous stories, “The Swimmer†at 92nd Street Y on December 19, 1977.
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BT aims to have 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across London for the Olympics
As sole provider of public Wi-Fi in the Olympic Park this summer, BT claims it will be the largest high density Wi-Fi venue deployment ever, including 1,000 access points at nine Olympic venues, and 500,000 across London by the times that the Games begin in July. They already have 475,000 hotspots up and running. Access…
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Fan changes name to include Ian Thorpe and 11 other athletes
A British Olympics fan has paid £33 to officially change his name from Thomas Manly to Thomas Steve Redgrave Matthew Pinsent Linford Christie Ian Thorpe Daley Thompson Chris Hoy Seb Coe Carl Lewis Steve Ovett Jonathan Edwards Ben Ainslie Usain Bolt Manly. “It’s not every year we get the Olympic Games – it is history…
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33̬ Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 РPromo
Part of the Mare Nostrum 2012 series, hosted by Club Natació Sant Andreu, the club of Erika Villaécija, bronze winner in the 1500 freestyle at Debrecen 2012. This weekend June 2nd and 3rd, see event details here, including start lists featuring swimmers like Rebecca Adlington, Erika Villaécija and Mireia Belmonte, Keri-Anne Payne, Kristel Kobrich, Sergey…