Author: rokur

Yes, I’m still in GoPro mode. I like the fact that you can do all this with a camera that has no manual controls, but is rugged and watertight and extremely good at capturing motion … plus so small that you can have it in your pocket, or stick it to a 5 foot pole like this guy did :-) Sun, Sand, and Surf from Reel Story Films on Vimeo.

On 12-15 January 2012, Stadshallen/Högevallsbadet in Lund, Sweden will host the 1st World Aquatic Development Conference, featuring Bill Boomer, Milt Nelms, Alex Nikitin, Brad Burnham, Chris Martin, US Olympic Head Coach Teri McKeever and multiple Olympic gold medal winner Shane Gould. There will be five tracks, ranging from “Learn to Swim” over “Women in Sports” to “Competitive swimming”. The organizers know their stuff, they organized a successful conference with Boomer, Nelms and Gould in Haderslev, Denmark back in 2005 that I attended, and are now with this “Swedish Center for Aquatic Research” establishing a state-of-the-art training and testing facility with…

The “Air Swimmers” video shown here on August 12 is a full-fledged viral YouTube sensation now, receiving a whopping 2.125.609 views in just five days, after being tipped by also Toys ‘R’ Us and Hamleys as a must have toy (/tool) this holiday season. The clip has also been voted as YouTube’s favorite Science and Technology video for the month. Read Gadgets and Gizmos. Another clip called “Flying fish attacks cat!” is also going viral, receiving 424.189 views in just a few days. I for one welcome our new flying robotfish overlords!

The GoPro HD is a fantastic camera. Water is fantastic too, and vacations with your dearest. Considering a Rio 2016 research trip as we speak. 3 Days in Rio (personal vacation 2011) from Daniel Ferro on Vimeo.

Here is William Trubridge from New Zealand attempting to break the world record of freediving the deepest in history. Diving straight down with no fins, no oxygen, no assistance, in an effort to make awareness that we need to protect our wildlife, and specifically our dolphins. Or as he writes on his website “1 hectometer for the Hector’s dolphin.” Notice how he stops swimming at around 40 meters, because at that point his body is so squeezed together by the pressure, that it is heavier than water and just falls. Which means he won’t just float up again, but has…

I’m personally not so fond of catch-up freestyle, but this description is great. From the Northern Arena swimming facility in North Auckland, New Zealand, where they by the way have a spongy bottom in the teaching pool. Never heard of that one, but sounds nice for your knees.

Millions of Americans from Georgia to Canada were jolted Tuesday by the most powerful earthquake to hit the US East Coast in decades. Summer Sanders tweeted about how crazy it feels to be in a swimming pool during an earthquake, while Michael Phelps felt nothing. Ricky Berens felt that he was missing out on something, while Katie Hoff was just worried. The picture tells it telling tale. Enjoying a most pleasant post earthquake afternoon on the deck in Monkton. All my pond fish are accounted for. Now where is that limoncello?less than a minute ago via TweetList Pro Favorite…

Vanity Fair has revealed its 2011 International Best-Dressed List, featuring style icons like Michelle and Barack Obama, Kate Middleton, Justin Timberlake and Princess Charlene of Monaco. Charlene is only one of three royals making the list, alongside Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar. Bartal forced me to post this, with endless links about how Karl Lagerfeld taught her about style by borrowing her his smoking jacket and stuff.

This is just wrong, cities across the United States are experiencing record drownings this summer, despite efforts to raise awareness about water safety and the importance of life-saving swimming lessons. We should know better, the safety tips are simple, and our possibilities to spread them are better than ever. Read what Cullen Jones has to say about the issue, visit www.makeasplash.org, and follow these five rules: Teach children to swim. Research shows that parents are the most influential factors in whether or not a child learns to swim. Only 13 percent of children from non-swimming households will ever learn to…

Released in celebration of the Third Wave Remix Competition, there is something very Pamela about this music video. Via Potholes In My Blog.