Category: Fun
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Scary shot of breaststroker by photog friend Pia Ellegaard
So I’m getting good help from photographers Pia Ellegaard and Morten Holck here at the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships, and Pia caught this moment yesterday of whom I think is Hungary’s David Verraszto in the men’s 200 IM final, placing fifth before taking gold in the 400 IM today. He is not rested,…
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Waters of Gold – The official Herning 2013 European SC Champs song now in English
“The official song for the LEN European Short Course Championships 2013 – in the City of Herning – Denmark. Now translated into english to give our listeners outside Denmark a chance to understand the words and sing-a-long Have fun”
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CC photo #701: The Herning 2013 Coaches Corner (with free coffee)
… and Herning 2013 has hereby with a quick and dirty trick won the European Short Course Championships Organization trophy. Jesper, there is still time to install a bell or buzzer *outside* the lounge, for the swimmers to use in case they need their coach :-)
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A swimmer’s Christmas gift guide
Read The Swimming Blog on the Guardian I assume everyone is as fussy as me so I’d never advocate giving a swimming costume. Knowing an approximate size is not enough; what’s the betting they’ll prefer a specific kind of back, leg cut, colour, make or combination of those things? Same with goggles – I know…
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Behind the Scenes – Insane Slip and Slide!
Awesome freestyle filming and sliding techniques used here And the even more awesome end result
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CC photo #697: Still kicking
Now all together, a fun little competition – one length of kicking, all out – where each team has a noodle, and no one is allowed to let go of it. In this case hopelessly unfair, the big boys versus the small boys versus the girls. They still give it a go, though, the little…
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Behold these Siberian percussionists playing on a frozen lake
These are the IRKUTSK ethnik percussion group «ETHNOBEAT», playing on the frozen Lake Baikal.
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Annual Thanksgiving Day Polar Bear Dip
“Van Dykes take a swim in Golden Pond” Annual Thanksgiving Day Polar Bear Dip from Larry Van Dyke on Vimeo.
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“Go on Becky! Swimmer wins TEN stars in first trial on I’m a Celeb”
See MailOnline She may be an Olympic swimming champion, but it was sink or swim for Rebecca Adlington when she took part in her first ever Bushtucker Trial for I’m A Celebrity on Friday. The blonde athlete, 24, was forced to undertake the Drown Under challenge, which saw her submerged in a tank filled with…