Category: Technology

Barcelona 2013 touted as first ever social media FINA World Championships

Jul 15, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Technology

See bcn.2013, via SwimmingWorld For the first time since the FINA World Championships emerged in 1973, fans of aquatic sports will be able to follow all finals live on Twitter. Almost 50 people, including event organizers and volunteers of Barcelona 2013, will join their forces to make BCN2013 the first 2.0 World Championships in history.…
Live Streaming from the Poznan 2013 European Junior Championships

Jul 10, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Technology

LEN and the Organizing Committee of the Arena European Junior Swimming Championships â€“ Poznan 2013 inform us that LIVE WEBCAST transmission will be available here on the official website of the European Junior Championships. At the moment they are replaying the preliminaries. Awesome! Start lists and live results here. The live webcast will be available…
World’s first: Google Glass swims in New York City’s East River

Jul 8, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water, Technology

They are waterproof, y’know http://youtu.be/kOaVNtdwKTM
Pawel Achtel working to improve underwater optics

Jul 5, 2013

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rokur

in Science, Technology

See Catalyst There’s a basic reality of physics that photographers can’t avoid – light behaves differently in water than in air. This is a story of one man’s ingenuity to overcome the optical challenges of filming underwater.
LEN streaming LIVE from the Poznan 2013 European Junior Championships

Jul 3, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Technology

UPDATE: Live streaming from the Swimming Championships is available here on ejc2013poznan.eu. They are streaming both from preliminaries and the finals The live webcast will be available during the entire championships from July 10th to 14th with morning sessions at 09:00 and afternoon sessions at 17:00 according to the competition schedule. Original post: The Poznan…
Ziphius the Aquatic Drone now on Kickstarter

Jun 29, 2013

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rokur

in Technology

You might remember Ziphius, the smartphone-controlled aquatic drone, winner of Engadget’s 2012 Insert Coin: New Challengers competition. Well, now they have launched this Kickstarter campaign, hoping to raise $125,000 by July 24th. They are at $24,971 as we speak, see also myziphius.com
Slow Motion Video of an AK-47 Fired Underwater

Jun 25, 2013

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rokur

in Science, Technology, WTF

Destin of Smarter Every Day firing an AK-47 over- and underwater, while filming it with a high-speed Phantom Miro 320S. Interesting science going on here. Also, GoPros can take pretty much anything. Via Laughing Squid
Instabeat Collaboration with Athletes Without Limits

Jun 23, 2013

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rokur

in Equipment, Technology, Training

“Instabeat is happy to collaborate with Athletes Without Limits to change the way their athletes swim. Athletes Without Limits is a DC based non-profit that works with swimmers with intellectual disabilities to help them train for national and international competitions. One of the challenges their coaches face is being able to communicate the training parameters…
DeepFlight Submersible – Searching for Whale Song

Jun 17, 2013

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rokur

in Nature, Science, Technology, Wow

Wow, this is what GoPros are for Renowned submersible designer Graham Hawkes and co-pilot Lee Behel go on a surreal adventure in the DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible. Using their hydrophones and their wits, our intrepid explorers cruise the underwater valleys of Hawaii in an attempt to capture whale song. The DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible was…