Category: Fun
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CC photo #343: The President looking forward to an open water swim
“Like swimming in noodle soup”, he said afterwards, describing the experience of swimming in the shallow fresh water lake Vatnið (“the lake”) in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, back in June 2010. Jon Hestoy here to the right, President of the Faroese Swimming Federation, and to the left Jón Bjarnason, coach of Pál Joensen, helping young…
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Michael Phelps says ‘Call Me Maybe’ video was key for USA Swimming’s succes at London 2012
Read USA Today The most successful Olympian in history sat for an interview with Costas Tonight this week and credited the team’s viral Call Me Maybe video for bonding the team. The clip, which has over 10 million views on YouTube, was a sensation this summer before London. “It’s funny to say it now, but…
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German Saint Nicholas in shark hug
“Saint Nicholas, the inspiration behind Santa Claus, was celebrated throughout Germany today. Saint Nicholas was filmed in the Sea Life aquarium in Munich swimming with sharks, promoting the holiday season in a somewhat original fashion.”
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Ludwick Marishane: A bath without water
If you had to walk a mile for a jug of water every day, as millions of people do, it’s unlikely you’d use that precious water to bathe. Young entrepreneur Ludwick Marishane tells the amazing, funny story of how he invented a cheap, clean and convenient solution: DryBathâ„¢, the world’s first bath-substituting lotion.
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Swim Team 2
Swimmers, parents and coaches at the Miami-Dade County Aquatic Club describing the demanding sport that is swimming Swim Team 2 from Stephan Useche on Vimeo.
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CC photo #334: Go practice
Seen at the local music school last week, somehow I feel it applies to swimming/sports also
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Extreme open water winter swimming in Poland
More than 200 people have kicked off the annual winter swimming season along the Szelag Maly Lake in the northeastern Polish city of Olsztyn.
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In case sea serpents aren’t scary enough, here’s a robotic version
Behold the HiBot ACM-R5 robotic snake
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This Is Why Olympic Athletes Don’t Wear Microphones – CONAN on TBS
The breaststroke part is true, yes