Category: Equipment
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First underwater wheelchair to debut in London ahead of Paralympics
A British artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world’s first underwater wheelchair this week in London. Sue Austin, a wheelchair-bound artist, invented and helped create the prototype and she’ll be demonstrating what it can do at the London 2012 Festival Wednesday through Saturday. Read for instance Toronto Sun and the BBC
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Behold, the world’s first water jetpack wedding
Grant and Amanda Engler were married Thursday in Newport Beach. Their wedding, which was organized by ZOZI, an “adventure travel” start-up, is believed to be the world’s first jet pack wedding. See Buzzfeed, but warning, bride in a seriously short miniskirt (/ maybe none at all)
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CC photo #238: A pretty cool support boat
Used at the 2012 Swim Across the Bay of KlaksvÃk, owned by the local fire department, looks like a Pioner Multi complete with winch-lowerable bow door.
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We Are Handsome – “The Streets 2012”
We Are Handsome – “The Streets 2012” from trevor king on Vimeo.
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CC photo #230: International team GoPro on Nólsoyarfjørð
A journalist from IMG / Trans World Sport filming Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal with a GoPro on a boom during the “Nólsoyarsvimjingin 2012” open water race from Tórshavn to Nólsoy on August 11th, 2012. Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Federation also filming her in the background with his, and me photographing the situation with…
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Evening Swim
A short film done in partnership with swimwear company So De Mel, shot with Canon 5D’s and a Go Pro over one evening. Evening Swim from Seth Epstein on Vimeo.
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Speedo Fastskin Racing System Media Clinic
Journalists from all over the world enjoyed a taste of life as a Speedo sponsored athlete as they tested out the Speedo Fastskin Racing System at a special media event in London. This I learned today … that extra cap inside the egg-shaped is a ‘hair management system’