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Beijing Water Cube Translates Entire Spectrum of Emotions Into Colored Light

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Swimming Pools, Technology, Wow

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Back in 2008, the Beijing National Aquatics Center â€” more informally known as the Water Cube â€” served as an international stage for China’s engagement with the global public during the Beijing Olympics. Today, it continues this legacy of large-scale broadcasting, standing as a real-time display of China’s mood.

Unveiled on June 23 of this year, the installation Nature and Man in Rhapsody of Light at the Water Cubeis the product of Jennifer Wen Ma‘s artistic insight, Zheng Jianwei‘s lighting expertise and Guillermo Acevedo‘s programming chops. Together with their team, the three collaborators built a program that aggregates and analyzes millions of emoticons used on micro-blogging site Weibo. Based on the frequency of emoticons, the program constructs a lighting scheme to match the real-time feelings of China’s netizens.

The sequences are built around the main themes of fire, water, wind, earth, and thunder, and the colors move in daily flux.
How to recognize a drowning victim

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Safety

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The drowning deaths of 3 young people in Northeast Ohio recently have lifeguards and aquatics experts sharing advice on how to really recognize a drowning victim.

Most people think they would recognize a person in trouble, but the experts say the reality is much more subtle and different than whatâ€™s often portrayed in Hollywood and can happen anywhere.

â€œIt can happen with parents right beside of the child,â€ said Michelle Rieger, Cleveland State University Aquatics and Safety Coordinator.
CC photo #565: Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer after 200 IM at Istanbul 2012

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

USA’s Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer after the men’s 200 meter individual medley final at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Lochte won in a new world record time of 1:49.63, see the result list here.
Gwangju (KOR) to host FINA World Championships in 2019, Budapest (HUN) in 2021

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read official press release on FINA.org

The cities of Gwangju (KOR) in 2019 and Budapest (HUN) in 2021 will be the hosts of the FINA World Championships, after the decision of the FINA Bureau today in Barcelona.

The presentation of the candidates started with the City of Gwangju, led by its Mayor Kang Un-Tae and an important delegation comprising municipal and sport authorities.

Budapest then unveiled its project, namely the construction of a new aquatic centre, and the Magyar Prime Minister Viktor Orban led a delegation also including top-Hungarian athletes.

#Worlds 2019: Gwangju. #Worlds 2021: Budapest pic.twitter.com/u4BURSlE1b

— FINA (@fina1908) July 19, 2013

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FINA to Live Blog, Stream, Tweet from the Barcelona 2013 World Championships

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Technology

Awesome awesome awesome, see fina.org

Experience the Barcelona World Championships 2013 in real time!

Whether you are a Swimming, Diving, Water polo, Synchronised Swimming, Open Water or High Diving fan, you can live the unique experience of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP) in real time!

On the FINA website homepage, you will have access to complete schedules, startlists, statistics, live results and reports for all FINA disciplines.

Moreover, and for the first time, FINA will feature aÂ Live Blog, offering all Aquatics fans worldwide a fascinating immersion within the Barcelona World Championships 2013!

Thanks to theÂ FINA Live Blog, you will be able to follow FINA news and social media activity as well as Aquatics news from athletes and teams, BCN2013 and the Aquatics community in general.

The FINA Live Blog will be accessible from the official FINA homepage or directly at bcn2013liveblog.fina.org fromÂ July 19th, 2013Â on.

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Freediving with a GoPro in slowmo

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Freediving, Nature, Wow

“A clip of beautiful underwater clips I captured freediving off of Prince beach in Maui with my lovely girlfriend Tamara and our friend Merra.” See Brad Scott Visuals
SAMS Elude and Diverter wetsuits are shark deterrents, chick magnets

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Equipment, Open Water, Technology

(Or as my alternative cheesy title said: “SAMS Elude and Diverter wetsuits make the sharks say “Meh”, the dudes say “Yeah!” :-)

Read The Guardian and POPSCI

Scientists from the University of Western Australia, with designers Shark Attack Mitigation Systems (SAMS), have unveiled two new wetsuits that they say could save lives in the water.

Based on a breakthrough discovery that sharks are colour-blind, one wetsuit, labelled the â€œEludeâ€, is designed to camouflage a swimmer or diver in the sea.

At the other extreme, the â€œDiverterâ€ sports bold white and dark-blue stripes, and is intended to mirror nature’s warning signs to ward off any potential shark attack.

You can order one here. I find them awesome
Mama bear saves cubs from drowning

Jul 19, 2013

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rokur

in Nature, Safety

Mama bear is in the water catching dinner when two of her cubs fall in and go over the falls. Now she has to rescue and defend, apparently. From a Brooks River falls live cam in Alaska’s Kamai National Park.

http://youtu.be/NUSX1rJHieU
SA swimmers wishing Madiba a happy birthday

Jul 18, 2013

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rokur

in History

“The 95th birthday celebration of the global liberation icon and South African elderly statesman, Nelson Mandela, has seen many corners of South Africa and the world erupt in excitement over Madiba’s life.

Even the sporting world has paid tribute to Madiba. Retired Olympic gold medalist-swimmer Lyndon Ferns was accompanied by a multi-racial group of young swimming girls – part of the ‘Get the Girls to Gold’ programme.”