Category: Fun
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Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies features new exhibit
Interactive and with 12 different types of sharks that you can face to face with. Available only for a limited time at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim
The International Swimming Hall of Fame hosts its annual 1 Mile Swim off historic Ft. Lauderdale Beach … and this is how to do an open water swim video ! Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim from Jarret Streiner on Vimeo.
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Jump to can Swim
Guys, that stuff is fun right up until you’ve broken your neck Jump to can Swim from Jump to can Swim team on Vimeo.
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Magnus from Berns demonstrating “the dryland breaststroke turn”
17-year-old Magnus Larson from the Danish island of Bornholm demonstrating “the dryland breaststroke turn”, as part of the ongoing ‘Can you do this?’ battle between Berns and SuSvim.
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9 awesome hotel pools, including a shark tank water slide
Nice list here on TravelSupermarket, via Neatorama. Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is there, of course, with its pool stretching across the skyscrapers, and Bláa Lónið (the Blue Lagoon) in Iceland. But the one taking the price is Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, with its water slide going through a shark tank.
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Aryca goggles allow your iPhone to film underwater
I don’t know, somehow I doubt that this was what Steve Jobs envisioned. The New York Times says $40, soon available in the US, from Aryca.
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Berns answers the SuSvim “can you do this” taunt
There is a (friendly) verbal battle going on on Facebook between René Thomsen headcoach of Berns in Denmark and Jón Bjarnason headcoach of SuSvim on the Faroe Isles. Now René answers with Jón’s “Can you do this?” video series with “1 of 50”. This looks promising! :-)
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Victoria’s Secret Swim 2012: Angels, Islands and Tiny Swimsuits
Practical clothing in some exotic country I guess. Here in the Faroes, I’m just happy to have survived the drive home through the storm tonight. Sigh.
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Germans do polar bear swims too, here the 14. Dresden New Year’s Swim
Some 116 brave souls headed for the Elbe River this morning for the 14th annual Dresden New Year’s swim, facing pouring rain and muddy water about 2°C (35.6°F). Organizers asked participants to come in costume and many obliged. Read The Local