Pyramiden is a ghost town on Svalbard (Norway), way north in the Atlantic Ocean, named after the nearby, pyramid-shaped mountain. A former Russian settlement and coal mining community, it was abandoned apparently in a hurry in 1998, leaving behind stuff like a “Red October” grand piano in the cultural centre auditorium, and an empty swimming pool with lane ropes still attached. See more videos here.
“Science has proven that all thousands of people visiting the pool each year are easily divided into three types: The recreationist, the wannabe, and the professional”
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“About 200 Central Queenslanders passed through the Yeppoon Pool gates on Sunday to raise money and awareness for local boy, Cooper Sinclair…”
“Swimming followers!! Here’s another video for you… I will be doing tips and new videos all week. Timing of the pullout and breakouts are key in breaststroke… Make your dolphin kick powerful and recover your arms close to your body for minimum drag. Breaststroke is my weakest stroke, and I did ALOT of work improving my technique because I needed to be up there with the best…and in Beijing I had the 2nd fastest breaststroke split. So always work on your weaknesses.”
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It may be easy to laugh at the design of the BOOM Swimmer Wireless Bluetooth speaker, but when you start thinking about the functionality that the BOOM guys (that stands for Born On Original Motives, in case you were curious) have tapped into with that prehensile tail, it probably won’t seem quite that silly.
“Some 300 die-hard swimmers dressed in colourful outfits take to the ice cold waters of the river Rhine, Germany, for the annual New Year swim.”
“Don’t miss exclusive moments of James Magnussen’s cover shoot with Fitness First magazine!”
“A 3-week-old pygmy hippopotamus went for a swim for the first time at the Marwell Zoo in the UK. Jen Markham has the adorable video.”
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Elite swimming in Swansea had only been guaranteed until this summer’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Budget cuts following a poor London 2012 by Britain’s swimmers meant that British Swimming removed Swansea’s status and funding as an Olympic and Paralympic training centre.
But now elite swimming will continue and it is hoped top athletes will stay.
Cardiff International Pool, photo courtesy of the Welsh Government, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
