Category: Wow
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Swimmer catches 18-pound lobster under Huntington Beach pier
See Orange County Register “I’ve been doing this for about seven or eight years, but always out at Dana Point or Long Beach – never around the pier,†said the 27-year-old, whose father, Mike Ali, owns Zack’s. With his LED flashlight guiding him, Ali scrounged around the pier pilings, diving to about 16 feet deep…
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What happens to the lungs of a freediver during a deep dive?
Boyle’s law in action, this experiment plunging an upside down liquid meter to -55 meter with 1 liter of air inside. There air compressed to 154 ml at the bottom. Freediver accompanying.
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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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How two guys mapped all the pools in Los Angeles
Read Los Angeles Times “Using complex computer mapping, they counted 43,123 between the Hollywood Hills and San Pedro, from pools shaded by leaf-covered pergolas in Santa Monica to ones surrounded by chain-link fences in Alhambra. Along the way, they discovered something more than just the real-world versions of the iconic David Hockney pool utopias. Their…
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Amazing video shows underwater rescue of Nigerian cook Harrison Okene
See for instance The Daily Caller, and the story from back in June A new video on LiveLeak.com shows the amazing underwater rescue of a Nigerian man stuck nearly three days in an air pocket 100 feet underneath the Atlantic Ocean. Harrison Okene was on a tugboat off the Nigerian coast last June when a heavy…
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This is Utah Swimming and Diving
“This is the new Utah swimming and diving, where we respect the traditions and legacy of the past, and embrace the training of the future.”
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SWIM ACROSS SYDNEY project 2014
“A lifestyle documentary highlighting the swimming facilities around Sydney by Graeme St John as he attempts to swim one lap in 40 different pools in one day.” SWIM ACROSS SYDNEY project 2014 from TREVOR THOMAS on Vimeo.
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Rock Quarry Turned Into Luxurious Home Swimming Pool
A beautiful 50-acre estate in the heart of the Berkshires has one unique feature: a luxurious, heated, self-cleaning pool that was converted from an old limestone rock quarry.
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Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson has his heart restarted
Read SwimmingWorld Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson took to Twitter today to explain how he had to go into the hospital and have his heart restarted after an irregular heartbeat. […] Jamieson is due to compete for the European All-Stars as part of the Duel in the Pool next month. Long week! My heart was…