Author: rokur
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New Zealand swimmers break record for World’s largest skinny dip
Read for instance Mail Online (photos obviously NSFW) Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world’s largest skinny dip. Basking in the glow of a warm summer’s day down-under, the 745 nude swimmers swarmed into the water on the…
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Crab Steals GoPro
“Bored in Paradise…. set my GoPro Hero 3 up outside one of the crab holes at a dive resort in Fiji (Maidive). I used the new GoPro app and wifi to sit and wait for the crab to appear and hit record from the building in the background. It all looked great until he disappeared…
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Can You Walk on Water? – Fun on a Non-Newtonian fluid pool of “oobleck”
Via Laughing Squid People run, dance, and bike across a 8,000-litres pool of “oobleck,†a non-Newtonian fluid of corn starch and water, in this video shot in Kuala Lumpur by film company KIX. http://youtu.be/D-wxnID2q4A
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Brandon swimmers brave near-freezing temps to train
See 10News “As steam rose from the glowing blue pool, around a dozen swimmers at the Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center crisscrossed, lap after lap, Wednesday morning. The high schoolers braved the cold weather Wednesday to keep up a twice-a-week training plan that puts them in the pool during the day’s coldest time, from 5-7 a.m.”
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Episcopal High School team swimming in the cold
See news4jax.com “We are all struggling to deal with these chilly temperatures, but imagine having to jump in a pool. Students on the Episcopal High School swim team are doing just that.” video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s Shark Survival Story
“He’s a talented actor, but did you also know that he survived swimming in a cage with a great white shark? He told Ellen the story.” http://youtu.be/wB1HHGyAyU8 Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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James Magnussen, YOUR TIME IS NOW
“Discover what drives our brand ambassador James Magnussen to reach the top as 100m freestyle world champion during an interview by the Swiss waters.”
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7News : Free swim lessons for babies
A South East Queensland swim school has started giving free lessons for free. See also Kawana Aquatic Centre http://youtu.be/djX0Ff6HEZE
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Swimmers get chance to swim with whale shark
“Getting the chance to see a whale shark doesn’t come around often.” Come on, you guys, you are scaring away the krill ! ;-) Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons