Category: Fun
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Speedo-clad Russian dude rules the dance floor
Or aerobic floor / pool deck, whatever. Via Buzzfeed
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Tarp Race between Nathan Adrian and Tyler Clary
Confession time – Once upon a time, I gave in and allowed my (teenage) swimmers to try this on the insulating swimming pool cover, after they had been begging for weeks. It was really, really fun, arranging relays and stuff on ‘dryland’ across the pool, right up until one of them went through the (old…
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Heidi the Rabbit swims to relieve her pain
Heidi, a four-year-old continental giant rabbit, has had sessions in a heated pool while wearing a lifejacket, to relieve her from the pain from arthritis in her hips and knees and spondylosis in her neck. Hydrotherapy pool owner Linda Prove admitted she was sceptical when a vet referred the rabbit, but the treatment was “working…
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A man learns how stun gun fishing can be a bit tricky
Via Arbroath, a man fishing in a Vietnamese river learned the hard way how difficult it can be to fish safely by improvised stun gun. A relative quickly disconnected the mains electricity, limiting his injuries to only burnt hands and bruised pride.
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Let’s have a swim in Finland
“Release your inner Finn !” or, Swimming in the ice in Finland. – laidback French guy FTW
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Extremely Painful High Dive Disaster
“Film producer Chris Chapman trains to take on the ten metre diving board – only for things to go horribly wrong! ” Watch this video on YouTube
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Ice Swimming – the key to eternal youth?
It’s supposed to increase vigor, strengthen the immune system and improve your mood. At least, that’s what fans of the sport say. Taking a dip in temperatures as low as -30°C may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But for a group of pensioners in northern China’s Heihe city, it’s a way of life.
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Amped with Wheaton Swim
“Dr. Zachary Schoppen leads Wheaton Swimmers in a fat burning, calorie shredding, abb amplifying workout that will leave you amped.”
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Behold the World’s Longest Water Slide
It looks a bit rough, and was open only for a weekend or so, the 650 meter long world’s longest water slide set up with duct tape and tent pegs and stuff at Waimauku in New Zealand. And apparently no-one made the full length, but only 550 meters. This record can be broken! See 3News.