Category: Fun
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The Big Swim – A Public Art Installation
The Big Swim was part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and took place at Camberwell Leisure Centre in London on Saturday 23 July and Barton Leisure Centre in Oxford on 24 July 2011. Admission was free. Looks like something that could (and should) be reproduced elsewhere. The Big Swim from Tine Bech on Vimeo.
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Tiny robot to attempt the Hawaii Ironman triathlon
It is a marketing campaign for Panasonic Evolta batteries, but still interesting. Scroll forward to 3:50 to see its swimming style, straight arm stroke and recovery, a bit like Stefan Nystrand but with bent legs. Via Mashable.
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If ever I should choose another sport than swimming
It would *NOT* be this one, crazy crazy base jumper Jeb Corliss ‘grinding the crack’ of the Eiger in Switzerland, with added GoPro fun for the rest of us to piss ourselves. There is now a slow-motion version too, that doesn’t make it less crazy (au contraire). Apparently he made at least 2 runs, because…
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Leisure diving is the new planking
Following the craze of planking, here comes www.leisuredive.com where divers try to strike a ‘leisure pose’ in mid-air before hitting the water. “Ideally, a photographer captures the moment when the diver has reached peak height above water, when his or her hips are parallel to the waterline. If successful, the result is an airborne Corona…
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GoSwim testing the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case
At the recent ASCA Convention in San Diego, during a demonstration of the Endless Pool Elite, GoSwim tested the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case. Nice sci-fi sound while underwater, but that is maybe just the pump.
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Swim Party)
Nice video (and great soundtrack), but as a father of teenage daughters, I’m sure this was one of those days that daddy chose to stay at work, rather than suffer the noise of 20 giggling girls. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Chiron Swim Party from Davey Orgill on Vimeo.
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Bei Maejor – Swim Well (Swim Good Piano Remix)
Very nice cover of Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good” by Bei Maejor, capturing the feel of just taking a swim from it all. Via You Heard That New. Here is the original Frank Ocean track with some (yes) added GoPro fun Swim Good from Caseytography on Vimeo.
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Osaka Station fountain displays time and art in water
This is totally on the outskirts of swimming relevance, but my gosh this fountain is impressive, located in the South Gate Building of the Osaka Station City complex. Water counts, right ? Via cnet.com and Geeks are Sexy.
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Good quality video of the Magnini vs dolphins swim
Via hollandswimming.nl, this much better quality video than in our original post. Doesn’t do him justice though, still whooped badly by the dolphins. Speed race between man and dolphin by silvan500