Category: Fun
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8 Insane Things You Can Do Underwater
Courtesy of Buzzfeed “Underwater has never been this cool” Watch this video on YouTube
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The Onion: Jellyfish falls short of dream to kill Diana Nyad
See story on the Onion Just one day after Diana Nyad completed her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida, a local box jellyfish expressed its deep disappointment Tuesday morning at narrowly failing to achieve its lifelong dream of killing the 64-year-old swimmer. “From the time I was just a young ephyra, I’ve dreamt of the…
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Nyad Says Record-Setting Swim Was to be ‘Fully Engaged’ in Life
Diana Nyad has made history as the first person to swim the 110-mile Florida Strait. This was Nyad’s fifth attempt at the feat, and it took her 53 hours to complete. “I wanted this swim, this endeavor not to just be the athletic record,” Nyad, 64, said, “I wanted it to be a lesson for…
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David Letterman – Top Ten Thoughts Going Through Diana Nyad’s Mind Swimming From Cuba to Florida
“Top Ten Thoughts Going Through Diana Nyad’s Mind While Swimming From Cuba To Florida http://youtu.be/K21MiUKkuOw
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SSP Swimming Under the Stars “Big Splash”
“The City ended the swimming season at Northview Pool with a “Big Splash”” SSP Swimming Under the Stars “Big Splash” from Town Square Television on Vimeo.
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18-year-old Dineka Maguire sets new bog snorkelling world record
See Nothing To Do With Arbroath Dozens of swimmers braved murky waters on Sunday as an 18-year-old woman smashed the world record time for bog snorkelling. The 28th World Bog Snorkelling Championships saw 130 competitors from around the world, some in fancy dress, descend on Waen Rhydd Bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys,…
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Curglaff, the shock felt when plunging into cold water
An obsolete word they say. An awesome word I say! :-) See Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Online (1841), volume III, page 299
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Polybius, a song by James Houston played on old hardware
“We are submerged in a dry swimming pool. A SEGA Mega Drive, Commodore 64, floppy disk drives and hard drives sing in unison. The unusual ensemble (controlled live via MIDI) are given a last curtain call in a nostalgic farewell to forgotten friends.” Polybius from James Houston on Vimeo.
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Ryan Lochte plays ‘Did I tweet that’ on ‘The Crossover’
See NBC Sports Michelle Beadle tested the 11-time Olympic medalist on “The Crossover†on Tuesday. Beadle read one tweet at a time, asking Lochte if it was him, Michael Phelps or Jose Canseco who had tweeted each out. Your browser does not support iframes. Lochte also says why he swam in the Hudson River and…