Category: Wow
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Dave Cornthwaite’s Expedition1000
“At the age of 25 Dave Cornthwaite left his job as a graphic designer and embarked upon an adventure that would take him all over the world, in all kinds of different ways. His Expedition1000 project is considered one of the most ambitious adventure projects of all time. Twenty-five different non-motorised journeys, each in excess…
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Swimming with the giants
“Swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu.” Swimming with the giants from Jonathan Roco De Guzman on Vimeo.
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Behold Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović ice swimming in this Volvo commercial
The soundtrack is him reading the lyrics to a remix of the Swedish national anthem “Du gamla, Du fria“, while the video shows Zlatan in beautiful Sweden, driving a Volvo and hunting reindeer and stuff. And to show true manliness, he goes ice swimming.
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Behold Will Gerard swimming with Orcas
As the video description says, “Free Willy Vs Free Willy” Will Gerard was visiting family in Pelorus Sound for Christmas and decided to take a swim while out on a fishing trip. While swimming he spotted what he thought were signs of dolphins and had his family pass him his waterproof camera. “I’ve always loved…
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William Trubridge – Freediver
A Vimeo Staff Pick – “William Trubridge dives deep on a breathtaking journey into the big blue sea while by land breathing the zen of freediving. More on theavantgardediaries.com” William Trubridge – Freediver from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.
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Diving into the Philippines’ dangerous, underwater mines
See PBS Newshour Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It’s risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may fail. Hari Sreenivasan reports on a dangerous venture undertaken by adults and…
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Jaring Timmerman, age 104, sets 2 world swimming records
See CBC and WPTV A 104-year-old Winnipeg man swam his way into the record books, finishing two races and becoming the world’s oldest masters swimmer. Pan Am Pool was packed with family members, friends and swimming fans who cheered on Jaring Timmerman as he completed the 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre freestyle races at a masters…
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The World’s Clearest Water to Swim in is in Iceland
Swimming between tectonic plates (video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break)
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Strel Swimming Montenegro Holiday – Guest Thomas Noblett Review
“An experienced open water swimmer Thomas Noblett came to our Strel Swimming 2013 June Montenegro swimming trip as part of his training for his next English Channel swimming challenge. He made it in August 2013! More about this tour can be found at strel-swimming.com” Strel Swimming Montenegro Holiday – Guest Thomas Noblett Review from Strel Swimming…