Year: 2012
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Swim – The Pro Dual 1 by George Bovell
This video is from the Pro Dual 1 meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan back in November 2011, when 30 of the best pro swimmers divided in 2 teams to compete against each other for $$ bragging rights and glory. Featuring swimmers like Jean Basson, Darian Townsend, Barry Murphy, Wu Peng, Alex Hetland, Ian Hulme, Gard…
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A vertigo-inducing swimming pool in Mumbai
This eye-catching swimming pool at Bhakti Park in Mumbai, India has a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline attached to the floor of the pool, to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming. Read The Laughing Bug. Source: Uploaded by user via Parastou on…
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Nordic swimmers Svensson, Gustafsdóttir, Arnason named Mid-Major All-Americans
According to CollegeSwimming, the list of 24 female and 9 male Mid-Major All-Americans included no fewer than 3 Nordic swimmers: Emma Svensson of Uppsala, Sweden, Ãrni Már Arnason of Mosfellsbaer, Iceland and Jóhanna Gerða Gústafsdóttir of ReykjavÃk, Iceland. Jóhanna is the older sister of Olympic qualified Eygló Ósk Gustafsdóttir.
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Hero dog rescues swimming puppy stuck in a pool
Amazing technique, and quick thinking too, switching from push to pull. Yes, Hasselhoff would have been proud ! :-) Via The Chive
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95-year-old sets US national record in the 1,000 freestyle
Thursday at the 2012 US Master’s Spring Nationals, 95-year-old Anne A Dunivin set a US Masters national record, completing the 1000 yard freestyle in 50:44.12, first person across the nation to complete that distance in the 95-99 age bracket. Via digtriad.com
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CC photo #120: Roma09 poster at Fiumicino Airport
An Enel commercial greeting people arriving at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, back in 2009. Always nice to have these things greeting the swimmers.
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Reporter accidentally dunks $2000 (non-waterproof) microphone in water
Sweet, while filming a live segment for “Good Day Sacramento“, testing the durability of a waterproof iPhone case, reporter Melissa Cabral forgot that her $2,000 microphone was not similarly equipped, diving down to fetch the phone. Via The Clicker
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London 2012 must-see top-5 list includes the men’s 200 IM and 4×100 free
Nice, the Local 10 / Internet Broadcasting “5 must-see events at 2012 Olympics” includes not one but two swimming events, alongside the obligatory men’s 100m running event, the women’s gymnastics individual all-around, and the women’s beach volleyball final. Personally, I rate the classic marathon higher than at least the beach volleyball, and the men’s 400…