Author: rokur
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Behold this awesome underwater bullet time ad created in South Africa
Via PetaPixel Portugal’s Krypton Films, in collaboration with production company Moonlighting and marine support company Frog Squad, recently succeeded in filming what they claim to be South Africa’s first ever underwater time slice for an Aqua Das Pedras mineral water commercial.
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Michael Phelps might be back. Or not.
Cap & Goggles had this breaking news story, yesterday, quickly confirmed by NBC Michael Phelps is about to launch a comeback. He’ll soon be returning to training; in fact, he’s rumored to be arriving in Colorado Springs, at the Olympic Training Center, in the next few days. Maybe he won’t show. Perhaps he’ll read these…
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Blood Swimming Pool marks launch of game, rules updated to address zombies
Read for instance Forbes In order to promote Resident Evil Revelations, Capcom is filling a swimming pool in London with faux blood and gore, and inviting fans to come bobbing for prizes in the murky depths. For free, grab one of the 200 tickets here on Monday 20th May from 9:00am (UK time). Miss Cakehead…
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Stephanie Rice rethinking about Glasgow comeback
Read Business Standard Two weeks after confirming a comeback attempt, Rice said that opportunities in business and her previous shoulder injury is keeping her from contesting the 400m individual medley and take up swimming again at the Glasgow event. Rice regretted that she has not fully recovered from the shoulder injury, unsure whether or not…
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Swim in Public Pools? New Study Finds Stinky Issues
Ah nice, read WCTV.tv CDC researchers collected water samples from filters at 160 public pools, booth indoor and outdoor, located in the metro-Atlanta area. They found “poop” in nearly 60 percent of the pools, with tests revealing 58 percent of the water samples were positive for the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli. […] The…
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Ryan Lochte is NOT so dumb, says New York Post
Read New York Post Lochte appears on first glance to be a beautiful catastrophe, the likes of which has not seen since Jessica Simpson made befuddled musings over chicken and tuna on MTV’s “Newlyweds.†Lochte is mesmerizing, and not just because he’s got a way with pickup lines and tightly fitting T-shirts and says his…
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Google Maps the Oceans for Underwater Street View, and You can Help
We’ve mentioned the Catlin Seaview Survey before, where underwater footage is recorded for scientists and the rest of us to enjoy and use, in order to assess the state of coral reefs over time. They have been using a pretty high-tech 360-degree panoramic camera called the Catlin Seaview SVII, but with smart phone camera capabilities…
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CC photo #503: Meilutyte and Hardy racing at Istanbul 2012
Lithuania’s RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— and USA’s Jessica Hardy head-to-head at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, here I think in the preliminary heats. Meilutyte ended up winning the final in a new championships record of 1:03.52, see the result list here.
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Janet Evan supports Olympic wrestling
Olympic champion swimmer Janet Evans PSA to support Olympic wrestling