Category: Fun
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There is salmon in them streets !
Heavy rains in Mason County, Washington coincided with the salmon spawning season, causing water levels to rise, flooding a street that some salmon then chose as their route upstream. Pro fisherman Conway Bowman suggested that folks leave them alone, calling it a “total unfair advantage” to start catching them. But you do realize that it…
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Freediving Encounter at -70m
Spanish Freediver Miguel Lozano freedives to -70m on VW and finds a friend down there … in Tenerife.
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Radio presenter overcomes fear of water, broadcasts 5 hours underwater
Having overcome his fear of water, radio presenter Simon Clarke has now splashed the Guinness World Record for the longest underwater live radio broadcast, with a total time of five hours and six minutes. Yes, there is a world record for underwater radio broadcasts. Read The Western Wards Gazette.
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The Outdoor Swimming Society 2008 festive dip with Cassie Patten
Best choice of cold water swimming theme song ever: “Cold as ice” by Foreigner, 1977 :-D
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Swim. – Behind the scenes / day four
Day 4 of the shooting of “Swim. – Short film“, and already it’s a wrap. Effective! WARNING, a bit of hot tub action at 00:17 (phew, saved, now nobody will watch it). SWIM – Behind the Scenes / Day Four from SWIM. – Short Film on Vimeo. See also day one, two and three.
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Ryan Lochte nearly dropped his 2011 Male Race of the Year Golden Goggles Award :-P
As Ryan Lochte accepted his award for the Male Race of the Year Award at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles Sunday night, he pulled a typical Ryan Lochte move: He nearly dropped the trophy. One estimate says the hardware is worth in the range og $1,500, so it was a good thing Lochte caught it before…
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Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin win Athletes of the Year awards at Golden Goggles
At the 2011 Golden Goggles yesterday evening, two-time Olympian Ryan Lochte capped a stellar season by winning the Male Athlete of the Year and the Male Race of the Year award over Michael Phelps, while teenar Missy Franklin won the same two female awards. Read The Washington Post. The Female Athlete of the Year Award…
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Peter Vanderkaay wins the 2011 Golden Goggles Perseverance Award
I like every bit of this video, except maybe that guy in the beginning messing up the speech because of having had too much wine during dinner :-P Watch more videos on USA Swimming’s YouTube channel