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  • 2014 Eagle Island State Park Penguin Plunge

    Feb 3, 2014

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    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “The 2014 Penguin Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Idaho. This is one continuous take with a Nikon AW110 in my right hand. In previous years this was done in a portable swimming pool set up in Meridian. This year they moved it a few miles north to Eagle Island State Park, where they cut a big hole in the ice on Eagle Island Pond. The pond is not very deep. but it forms some very thick ice in winter.”

    Feb 1, 2014 Penguin Plunge, at Eagle Island State Park, Idaho by Martin J. Grumet from Grumet on Vimeo.

  • Sunrise : Country kids have first ocean swim

    Feb 3, 2014

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    “One charity, Bush to Beach, is taking kids from the outback to the coast for a rare opportunity to swim in the ocean.”

    http://youtu.be/kekaeZC4buQ

  • Dartmouth seniors scramble to pass swim test

    Feb 3, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    “With the Karl Michael pool scheduled to close in April, Dartmouth seniors who have not completed their swim requirement are now under the gun.”

  • IronMan swim training

    Feb 3, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    “Training for IronMan 2014. Farm-style”

  • Slip ‘n Slide Australia Day 2014

    Feb 2, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    “Set up the slip and slide for an Australia day party, here are the end results, thanks to the people who joined it, it was awesome!”

  • Chad le Clos – Rhino Ambassador

    Feb 2, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature

    Video from July 2nd, 2013

    http://youtu.be/BpVvJFFcxCg

  • Finnish Olympian Swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Comes Out As Gay

    Feb 2, 2014

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    Read Advocate and YLE

    Finnish Olympic swimmer Ari-Pekka Liukkonen has come out of the closet as a gay man, reports YLE.

    The winner of the bronze medal in the 4x50m mixed freestyle relay at the 2012 European Championships, Liukkonen said he chose to publicly reveal his own sexuality in hopes of raising awareness of the antigay legislation passed in Russia – the host county of the 2014 Winter Games.

    “I wanted to start a broader discussion in connection with Sochi, because it’s sad that the legislation in Russia restricts the human rights of young people and others,” Liukkonen told Yle, noting that he hoped the sports world would soon no longer “find homosexuality to be any kind of news.”

    Read the entire interview here on YLE

  • Australian swimmers will shine at Rio Olympics in 2016 says head coach Jacco Verhaeren

    Feb 2, 2014

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    jacco-verhaerenRead news.com.au

    Head coach Jacco Verhaeren has predicted an immediate Olympic bounce back by Australia at Rio in 2016 with the new team boss impressed by the existing stars and emerging teenage talent in the pool.

    Charged with making Australia the world No.1 swimming nation by the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Verhaeren is confident the swim team can make significant steps forward in the next two years as they rebound from the London disaster.

    “I think we definitely should see it in the long term, but I see at the same time that we have enough potential for Rio. Not to become No.1 in the world as a country, but to do very good,” Verhaeren said.

  • Ian Thorpe preparing to flee Australia to escape public scrutiny over health

    Feb 2, 2014

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    rokur
    in Gossip, Health

    Read The Telegraph

    Swimming legend Ian Thorpe is preparing to flee Australia to escape public scrutiny over his health.

    His mother Margaret Thorpe said her son was now considering cutting short his visit to Sydney and returning to his home in Switzerland.

    “That’s why he loves living in Switzerland – he’s left alone,” Ms Thorpe said.

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