Category: Fun
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“To Tell the Truth” featuring Don Schollander
Four-times Olympic gold medallist Don Schollander (and impostors) appears on “To Tell the Truth” back in 1964. Courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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CC photo #76: Swedish Droppy with his handler
That Swedish guy again, who borrowed one of the ‘Droppy’ mascot outfits at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships, from the guy in cream-colored pants.
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Stephanie Rice chilling in an ice bath
Comment “Ice bath pain 11 degrees“, sure hope those are Celcius and not Fahrenheit! :-)
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With the Aussie Trials coming up, here’s a Vegemite ad
Funny commercial here promoting the not-so-funny Australian food paste thingy called Vegemite. Tried it while staying in Shetland back in 1988, still remember the taste.
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Behold the Jacqueline Bradley Boat Dress
Jacqueline Bradley is a Canberra based artist who makes sculptural objects, exploring ways of engaging with the surround environment, ideas of home and a sense of place. This particular work of art, a dress with a built-in inflatable raft, was on display as part of an exhibit called The Outdoors Type at Canberra Contemporary Art…
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Wow, SEGA’s London 2012â„¢ is extremely detailed
SEGA is producing the official video game of the Olympic Games – London 2012â„¢ – to be released in June for Playstation 3, PC and Xbox 360. Here is a video showing the interior of the Aquatics Centre, looking very impressive with Omega OSB 11 starting blocks and everything.
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You can hear your splits underwater in the London 2012 pool
Interesting fact, courtesy of Elizabeth Simmonds on Twitter Was weird hearing the live commentary underwater during the race.. Very surreal hearing ur 50m split times blasted through submerged space! — Elizabeth Simmonds (@QueenMond) March 9, 2012 And hilarious follow-up tweet Also just got asked by a 6 year old if I would do him the…
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Penguins on a Plane
On Delta Flight 1641 from San Antonio to Atlanta on March 8th, there were two “special guests” flying First Class, Pete & Penny Penguin from Sea World. Actually quite logical when you think about it, as they couldn’t possibly fly themselves. Via BuzzFeed
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Zombies, Run! will kickstart your interval training for sure
Zombies, Run! is a running game & audio adventure iOS/Android, in which you help rebuild civilisation after a zombie apocalypse by actually running in the real world. You have to collect medicine, ammo, batteries and spare parts, while on occasion being chased by zombies. Now, this could easily be modified into a “Sharks, Swim!” game,…