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  • 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”

  • Hartland 8th Annual Polar Swim 2013

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Highlights of our 8th annual polar swim we do each New Years Day

    – When they bring out the chainsaw, you know it is cold :-)

  • Belgians brave North Sea swim

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Thousands of people braved the cold on Saturday to take a plunge in the chilly waters of the North Sea.

  • Bray Lions Club – New Year’s Day Swim 2013

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Official Video – Bray Lions Club – 30th Annual Sea Swim New Year’s Day – Tuesday 1st January 2013 Music: © Sharon Shannon

  • Swimmers Brave Cold 1.5-Mile Swim From Alcatraz

    Jan 6, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Open Water

    About 26 well-trained swimmers braved the cool waters of San Francisco Bay Saturday morning for a wintertime swim from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park, according to an event spokesman. Read CBS SF Bay Area

  • Does a Sloth Sink or Swim?

    Jan 5, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    I think we’ve found a new swim stroke here, the ‘sloth paddle’

  • CC photo #371: Gyurta going for gold at Istanbul 2012

    Jan 5, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta leading the men’s 200 breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He won in a new championships record of 2:01.35, the old one Naoya Tomita’s 2:03.12 from Dubai 2012. See the result list here.

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