Category: Fun
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Grandview swimmers take the ‘Plunge’ for Special Olympics
See kshb.com More than 1,100 swimmers took to the freezing waters of Longview Lake on Friday all for a good cause. It’s part of the “Polar Plunge,†a 21-hour fundraising event for the Special Olympics. “It’s one of those things, as soon as you hit the water, its pins and needles,†described swimmer Mike Day.…
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2014 Christmas Swims in Russia, Saratov, Volga river
christening ice swimming Saratov 2014 from Dmitry Kedrov on Vimeo.
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Dolphins swim with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic
See wptv.com A pod of dolphins stole the show Sunday at a surfing competition in Ventura County, California. Spectators cheered as the dolphins rode the waves along with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic. Even surfers stopped to watch as about a dozen mammals cut through the waves. See also kvue.com
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Boardman swim team continues hair dying tradition
See WKBN Boardman’s boys’ swim team continues with a decade old tradition on Sunday afternoon, dying each other’s hair bleach blonde. The team is preparing for the Sectional tournament that takes place on February 6th at the University of Akron. Fifteen swimmers from the boys team went to Beautiful Creations hair and nail salon in…
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Russians celebrate Epiphany taking ice-cold midnight dip to wash away sins
Read for instance RT It may be the middle of a freezing winter here in Russia but that’s not stopping the determined from taking a dip. A midnight immersion in water on the 18/19 January is the traditional way to celebrate the Orthodox holiday of Epiphany. The date is considered holy by Christians, because on…
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Peruvian artist creates paintings underwater
See The Telegraph Wearing scuba diving gear, Pascual Mimbela dives into the Pacific waters of Talara province with his brushes, spatulas, oils and canvases. Mimbela paints the colourful fish he sees glide by, as well as the reefs and other aquatic sea life. Mimbela said he became fascinated with the sea when he was a…
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What happens when you drop 2 pounds of dry ice into hot water
Courtesy of Crazy Russian Hacker and his American sidekick Watch this video on YouTube
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Morsowanie || Winter swimming 13.01.2013
‘Morsowanie’ – Polish for ‘walruses’ http://youtu.be/lED1lC5i30Y Quite stoic here, but I found this way more lively video from last year Watch this video on YouTube Via www.morsowanie.pl
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2014 New Year’s Swim in Lake Bled, Slovenia
“Group of friends went for a swim on 1.1.2014 in very cold water (6°c).” Watch this video on YouTube