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  • Reality show “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” to launch on E! this April

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    According to E!, ‘the Olympic’s golden party boy’ will join the likes of the Kardashian family with a brand new docu-series, What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, debuting this April only on E! “The six-episodes will follow the self-proclaimed King of Gainesville, Fla. as he looks for love, hits the pool and provides a goldmine of GIF opportunities along the way.” Via The Swim Aids

  • Keri-anne Payne – My Journey

    Jan 7, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, History

    Inspirational video from Keri-anne Payne taking us through her swimming journey and challenges.

  • CC photo #373: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 200 back medal podium

    Jan 7, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    From left to right Bonnie Brandon (USA), Daryna Zevina (UKR) and Duane Da Rocha Marche (ESP), medal winners in the women’s 200 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.

    The Istanbul 2012 women's 200 back medal podium

  • Valhalla Polar Bear Swim 2013

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

  • CC photo #372: The Istanbul 2012 men’s 50 breaststroke medal podium

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    The men’s 50 breaststroke medal winners at the FINA 2012 Swimming World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Damir Dugonjic from Slovenia (silver in 26.32), Aleksander Hetland from Norway (gold in 26.30) and Florent Manaudou from France (bronze in 26.33). See the result list here.

    The Istanbul 2012 men's 50 breaststroke medal podium

    I took the photo while filming this video below, using the same Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100V. They might not be professional quality, these cheap Sonys, but they work for me :-)

  • Swimming with the sharks in Bora Bora

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    http://youtu.be/jFxA-xKdkrQ

  • Swimming Pool Nightmare

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    These two have a bright future in video blogging, me thinks :-)

  • Swimming pool / trampoline jump fail

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Safety, WTF

    “The distance between the trampoline and the swimming pool is just a little further apart than you want it to be unfortunately.”

  • Carpet python relaxes in Brisbane backyard swimming pool

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature

    “It’s so warm today*, even the snakes are taking a dip”

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