Category: Equipment
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Sealander, the Amphibious Camping Trailer
This German-designed Sealander Amphibious Camping Trailer does double duty as both a place to rest and a lake-worthy water vessel. Ultra-light and waterproof, to be towed by almost any vehicle, and with a handy outboard motor for when on the water. The soundtrack could be a little less “The Last Samurai” me thinks, and a…
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DigitalRevTV testing 5 waterproof cameras
Using a “professional swimmer” and everything. The review is now 1½ years old, but it is still amusing, and might help you select one of these cheap waterproof cameras that must be even more cheap by now. As a service to our Swimmer’s Daily readers, I’ll save you having to watch the full 9:52 minutes…
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Woman fishes leg out of lake, lost 3 years earlier by a swimmer
A woman fishing near her home on Lake Ida in Minnesota said she reeled in a prosthetic leg three years after it was lost by a swimmer. She tries to track down the leg’s owner, who turns out to be another resident at Lake Ida who lost her leg while swimming three years ago. Leg…
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Using the pool as a furniture storm shelter
Commenters here on buzzfeed.com say that this is perfectly normal procedure in Florida, but it still looks like they are overloading the filtration system.
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Arena Smartcap commercial
Presenting the smart cap Arena Smartcap Swim Cap: You wear it in 5 seconds, even with long hair. It’s … smart :-)
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This radio runs on shower power
The H20 Power Radio screws into place between the taps and the hose, and then runs on power generated from water running through a micro turbine inside of it. It’s not clear whether or not it can be installed if your shower is the type where the taps and the head just stick out of…
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Livestream with Teradek Cube is pure portability
With Teradek Cube you can stream directly from any camera in HD quality via Wifi, Ethernet or 4G to Livestream.com, no laptop required. It is small enough to be carried on top of your camera, and still encodes professional grade H.264, using only 2.5W of DC power, which can be from a battery pack. Type…
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Phew, WADA Says Viagra Is OK For Athletes
The agency is studying Viagra’s effects in athletes, but hasn’t yet banned it. Viagra is not on the International Olympic Committee’s list of prohibited drugs, so athletes can take it at the Beijing Olympics. Read cbsnews.com
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Japanese Swimmers May Wear Speedos At Olympics
The Japanese Swimming Federation has decided to allow its swimmers to wear Speedo’s LZR Racer at the Beijing Olympics. “In order to get the best results in Beijing, we took into account the opinions of the athletes and the coaches,” JSF vice chairman Kazuo Sano said Tuesday. Source: iht.com