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  • Jim Dreyer completes ton-of-bricks hauling swim across Lake St. Clair

    Aug 7, 2013

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    in Open Water

    Just minutes after completing his swim across Lake St. Clair, Jim Dreyer talks about the experience.

    Here is him finishing the swim

  • BCN2013: Event Highlight, Thank you Barcelona!

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Wow

    Wow, and yeah, thank you Barcelona!

  • Michael Phelps: ‘Everyone pees in the pool’

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in WTF

    See TMZ

    Michael Phelps is a pool pee-er … but don’t worry, the world’s greatest athlete insists there’s NOTHING wrong with draining your bladder during a swim.

    The Olympic legend was leaving Mastros in Beverly Hills last night when we asked if nature ever called during one of his races … and the guy couldn’t have been more honest.

    Michael Phelps — ‘Everyone Pees In the Pool’
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  • Bold – A Waterlust film about Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    A short film by Biologist Austin Gallagher about getting outside ones comfort zone and interacting with Oceanic Whitetip sharks on their turf.

  • Swimming – Red Epic High Speed

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Technology, Wow

    Swimming – Red Epic High Speed from Felipe SR on Vimeo.

  • Tara Reid on Whale Sharks

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, Wow, WTF

    Tara Reid explains the nature of Whale Sharks on Shark Week. Or something.

  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.24 and new 50 free SC world record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, World Record

    On home turf at the FINA 2013 World Cup leg in Eindhoven tonight, the Netherland’s Ranomi Kromowidjojo managed to break the women’s 50 meter freestyle short course world record, with a time of 23.24 seconds bettering compatriot Marleen Veldhuis’ 23.25 world record from the 2008 World Championships in Manchester by the slimmest of margins. See the result list here

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    (Image courtesy of Michiel Jelijs, CC BY 2.0)

  • Katinka Hosszú 2:03.20 and new 200 IM SC world record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, World Record

    At the 2013 FINA World Cup leg in Eindhoven tonight, Hungary’s iron lady Katinka Hosszú managed to better her already impressive 2:04.39 short course meters 200 IM world record from the prelims this morning, with a phenomenal time of 2:03.20, first ever sub-2:04 woman, and that by a big margin also. See the result list here.

  • Chad Le Clos 1:49.04 and new 200 fly SC world record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup

    Aug 7, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, World Record

    South Africa’s Chad Le Clos managed to break the men’s 200 butterfly short course meter world record this evening, with a time of 1:49.04 bettering Kaio Almeida’s (BRA) 1:49.11 world record from the Stockholm World Cup leg back in November 2009. See the result list here.

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