Santa(s) on a matching red jetski. Awesome!
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CC photo #364: Pernille Blume getting a big hug from Jeanette Ottesen at Istanbul 2012
So this is after the women’s 4×100 medley race at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Danish ladies won the event, Pernille Blume swam the last 100 meter freestyle and Jeanette Ottesen was there to greet her after the race. See the result list here.
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2012 Olympic Gold medalist Nathan Adrian at “Rock The Red Kettle” concert with SBTN TV
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Standoff evacuates highschool swim meet
Nagara County Sheriff’s Office responded to a mental health call in the Town of Lockport Friday night.
According to a woman, her 33-year-old husband, who had access to several firearms, made threats to harm himself.
Due to the incident being so close to the Lockport Highschool that happened to be hosting a swim meet, the building had to be evacuated.
Read wivb.com (with video)
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Stricken Sidmouth Boxing Day swimmers thank rescuers
A stricken swimmer has praised rescuers who pulled him from choppy seas as he battled to save his niece during Sidmouth’s traditional Boxing Day dip.
Barry Curwen, 53, described how a “freak†tide pulled him and his young relative 100 feet across the beach and swept them onto rocks.
Read more here on the Sidmouth Herald
(Video from last year’s Sidmouth Boxing Day Swim)
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True facts about the Anglerfish
“Aside from learning that female anglerfish don’t really appreciate males latching on and transmuting into an obnoxious pair of gonads, shrimp, apparently, can be done in by their own overwhelming vanity. To tell the truth, we never saw shrimp as the kind of animal that would take pride in its appearance.” Read Geekosystem
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Cool Way To Put Out A Boat Fire
MacGyver to the rescue – “A boat caught on fire at Lake Lyndon in New Zealand with no fire extinguisher anywhere near. Then suddenly, out of nowhere….”
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Rescue workers save man and dog trapped on icy lake
Read Nothing To Do With Arbroath
With his waders on, Eicher stepped out onto the ice, taking a chance on every step. “I just wasn’t thinking. I just wanted to try to rescue the friend of the family,” he said. “It broke and I fell in, and I was probably about 3 and 1/2 feet deep.” He finally reached Bart who had spent an hour and 1/2 in the frigid water. Eicher held the dog close before they were rescued.
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Behold the Iglu-Dorf outdoor jacuzzi (and other magnificent photos on Twisted Sifter)
This outdoor jacuzzi is part of the Igloo Village, ‘Iglu-Dorf‘, in Zermatt. Guests sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the mighty Matterhorn. The Igloo village typically opens up in December with accommodations for up to 40 overnight guests (although it can handle more for dining and partying during the evening). The coolest feature is surely the two outdoor jacuzzis set directly in the snow covered landscape. Imagine the views you could soak in!
(Image credit: Iglu-Dorf GMBH)
This photo is ranked #7 on Twisted Sifter’s Top 100 Pictures of The Day 2012 List, there are many other amazing water-related photos like …
Putting The Size Of A Whale In Perspective
(Photograph via timz45 on Reddit)
