Swimmer's Daily

Category: Fun

  • Sun, Sand and Surf

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    Yes, I’m still in GoPro mode. I like the fact that you can do all this with a camera that has no manual controls, but is rugged and watertight and extremely good at capturing motion … plus so small that you can have it in your pocket, or stick it to a 5 foot pole…

  • “Air Swimmers” video records 2.1 million hits in 5 days

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    The “Air Swimmers” video shown here on August 12 is a full-fledged viral YouTube sensation now, receiving a whopping 2.125.609 views in just five days, after being tipped by also Toys ‘R’ Us and Hamleys as a must have toy (/tool) this holiday season. The clip has also been voted as YouTube’s favorite Science and…

  • 3 Days in Rio (a personal vacation)

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    The GoPro HD is a fantastic camera. Water is fantastic too, and vacations with your dearest. Considering a Rio 2016 research trip as we speak. 3 Days in Rio (personal vacation 2011) from Daniel Ferro on Vimeo.

  • Work Drugs – Swimmer Girl

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    Released in celebration of the Third Wave Remix Competition, there is something very Pamela about this music video. Via Potholes In My Blog.

  • Versus has some incredible inspirational speeches

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    Found these via Matt Abood and Amaury Leveaux on Twitter, Versus TV sport commercials. This one about You vs Them: And this one about being the underdog: “The odds may be stacked against you, fair enough. But what the odds don’t know, is this isn’t a math test” :-)

  • Ice skating the Norwegian viking way

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    Indoor speed skating is for Dutch wimps, this is how it is done by true Norwegian vikings. Vikingfjord is a brand of Norwegian vodka, keeps you warm. Via UnofficialNetworks.

  • Kamikaze Swimmers Finally Reach Pearl Harbor

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    I’m offended on so many levels, The Onion via Laughing Squid.

  • Ryan Lochte knows fashion (or not)

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    LOL, “I’m going to go for something for a girl”. Well nicely put, Sir, that must be covering at least 90% of the entire fashion industry :-D Here is that bolero ‘hat’ for you. Yes, I had to look it up.

  • Want a jellyfish on your desktop ?

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    Jellyfish are fascinating, yes, but apparently really difficult to keep in a traditional aquarium, because they get sucked into the filtration. So Alex Andon has designed the Desktop Jellyfish Tank, where a circular flow keeps the jellyfish centered in the middle, with colored LEDs to make it really beautiful. You can support the project here…