Month: February 2014
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Divers explore the caves under Weeki Wachee
See WTSP For more than 60-years tourists have been flocking to Weeki Wachee to see the park’s world famous mermaids. Yet, Weeki Wachee would never be if not for its first magnitude spring. At times, more than 200-cubic-feet of fresh water per second rushes up from deep underground. The mermaids call it their fountain of…
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Facing the abyss: Freedivers take on deadly depths in extreme sport
See CNN For most people plunging into the ocean’s cold, dark depths without an oxygen tank would be an alarming experience. But for Ahmad Tahilmet and his friends its one of life’s greatest pleasures. They are freedivers — one of the growing number of young Emiratis who pursue the extreme water sport that is growing…
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Giant Isopod “NO.1” died today, 1869 days after his last meal
See the notice from Toba Aquarium World famous giant isopod “NO.1” died today, five years and 43 days after having his last meal, a horse mackerel that he devoured on 2 January 2009. That is 18 days before President Obama began his first term. “No.1” has now been dissected and his stomach content checked, but…
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Octopus wrestles with underwater cameraman in California
See BBC Two divers have had an unexpected encounter in California after an octopus tried to wrestle their camera from them. David Malvestuto and his diving partner Warren Murray were recording footage of marine life in Bluefish Cove off the town of Carmel. Mr Murray described what happened when they came face-to-face with the camera-shy…
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British Gas SwimBritain 2013
SwimBritain 2013 highlights film showing a host of famous faces who took part last year. See swimbritain.co.uk
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Crimean Winter Swimming
“Shot 100% on the GoPro Hero3 Silver” Crimean winter swimming from Skam Volok on Vimeo.
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Aqualillies Masquerade
Aqualillies liven it up on the rooftop of the Thompson Beverly Hills, Masquerade style. Synchronized Swimming in Los Angeles like never before. Aqualillies also has synchronized swimmers in Miami, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Toronto. Aqualillies.com for more info. Aqualillies Masquerade from AQUALILLIES on Vimeo.
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ICEBERGERS
From the creative mind of David Brooks and George Giampietri the story of one man’s journey from Britain to Australia to discover the Brighton Icebergers. An inventive, hilarious and often very wet film that will take you on a tour de force of the pier politics of cold water swimming, the true romance and comedy…