Category: Wow
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Sailboat crew encounter a dolphin “superpod”
“It was about an hour’s sail south of Capetown, cutting through the water on Mike’s 110-foot sailboat Pangaea, when “it†appeared. At first, on the horizon, we noticed what appeared to be a giant ball of bait fish. The water boiled for literally a mile in every direction…only as it approached at the speed of…
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Google Launches Underwater “Street View”
“Apple Maps might drive you off the road and into the ocean, but Google Maps just launched “Underwater Street View”, in case you’d like to see the sights but stay dry.”
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Highest waterfall dive – Guinness World Records Classics
The highest waterfall dive was 12.19 m (39.99 ft) and was achieved by Di Huanran (China) at the Diaoshuilou Waterfall of Jingbo lake, Mudanjiang City, China, on 5 October 2008. Doesn’t sound that high, but the landing zone is scary.
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Rio 2016 – A city leaps forward
Stunning waterfront plans have been unveiled for Brazil 2016’s Olympic Park – designed by British designers who made London such a success. The park will be built on the former Brazilian grand prix track in a striking triangular layout spread over 300 acres, accommodating among other things 20,000 journalists at the Media Centre, the Olympic…
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Swimming with Anacondas
“As I held my breath underwater, the 200-pound anaconda slid leisurely beneath me — inches from my face. The endless, scaled form with a head the size of an anvil is a creature from nightmares (including my own) and native myths.” Read and watch ABC News Explore Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.
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View 2012 Waikiki Rough Water Swim finishes by name
Very interesting YouTube deep linking service here by LiveSwim, where you can pick a finisher of the 2012 Waikiki Rough Water Swim and then watch that person cross the line. It is apparently a service of Pacific Sport Events & Timing. Here is the entire 3-hour video
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Spear fisherman looses catch to a bigger fish
A spear fisherman collecting his catch got a wild surprise in an underwater battle with a sea rival. Read for instance Mail Online
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Weissmuller – The First Olympian (Trailer)
“A trailer I cut together to help raise money for the budget while I was working with Cloverland. Johnny Weissmuller was the Michael Phelps of the 1920’s and held the most swimming records in the world until Michael Phelps. The documentary focuses on his amazing life both inside the water and out. From Olympic champion…
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Swimmer in the middle of a huge school of jumping fish
A school of mullets passed and seemed to surround a beachgoer about 75 yards off shore in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Fortunately, he had his waterproof camera with him. Now, I think I would have hurried to get out of the water, because when fish behave like that, surely ‘something’ is chasing them :-)