Month: June 2013
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CC photo #538: Tug o’ War, Mano a Mano, the cold sea awaits
A snapshot from a video I took this morning, Helgi and Olaf duking it out here down on the pier at Toftir, Faroe Islands, in a tug of war match with a dip in the sea as punishment for the loser. Here is the video …
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2013 World’s Largest Swim Lesson – Brendan Hansen at Aquatica San Antonio
“Aquatica San Antonio participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on June 18, 2013. We were joined by special guest Brendan Hansen, six-time Olympic medal winner and former world record holder.”
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Els Amics de les Arts – The City Between Blue and Blue
Official Song of the 15th FINA World Championships – English version
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CC photo #537: Clothes, boats and kayaks
A scene from the open water swim across Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands, Sunday 16 June, 2013. Some swimmers using one of the traditional (race) rowing boats as a drying rack, while in the boathouse of Kappróðrarfelagið NSÃ. In the background kayaks and a sign saying (the 10-man rowing boat) “Eysturoyingur No. 1”. Old meets…
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ABC13 on Water Safety
“For the fifth time this month, someone has drowned in our area. The latest drowning happpened on Wednesday on the Chattooga River in Oconee County. It is a reminder that people need to be vigilant when they are out on the water.”
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Worlds Largest Swim Lessons
Setting the Guinness World Record for the single largest simultaneous swim lesson. It was an international effort that brought together over 35,000 participants on five different continents. See
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Danish former pro cyclist: Mads Glæsner got off easy
A very interesting discussion here on Danish TV2, retired Danish swimmer Jakob Andkjær, Danish former professional road racing cyclist Niki Østergaard and Danish footballer Thomas Rasmussen and others discussing the two current doping cases in Danish swimming, plus doping and doping prevention in general. It is unfortunately in Danish only, but Niki Sørensen says when…
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Coast Guard Florida: Injured Swimmer
A pleasure cruise ends in disaster when a swimmer gets tangled in the boat’s propeller! Time is of the essence; can the Coast Guard get to the young victim in time?
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Why not to have a Liquid Nitrogen Pool Party
See PopSci German liquor company Jägermeister recently hosted a party in Mexico, during which staffers poured what appeared to be numerous 10-liter dewars of liquid nitrogen into the water, creating a foggy effect. In videos, you can hear partiers “Woo!”-ing… and then, not two minutes later, those not in the water pointing and saying, in…