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  • Canucks Polar Bear Swim

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Eden and Taylor go for a polar bear swim at Ashley Lake.

    Also, people singing “O Canada” :-)

  • New Year’s Day 2013 Swim at Barry Island

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Swimmer brace the cold waters on New Year’s Day 2013 Swim at Whitmore Bay, Barry Island.

  • New Year’s Day Swim 2013 in the North Sea, the Hague

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “Went and did the swim in the North Sea at the Hague for New Year’s Day, its was awesome and the temperature was about 5deg!”

  • Charlottetown’s Polar Bear Swim 2013

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Capturing the moment a huge group of brave souls ventured into the chilly water on a PEI New Year’s morning with temps at about -6 (-11 with the wind)!

  • New Year’s Day Swim Rosses Point 2013

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Warning, loud wind noise in the beginning of the video

  • New Year’s Day Swim in the Cold Yongjiang River, China

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    New Years Day Swim January 1, 2013 in Nanning, China in The Yongjiang River

  • Michael Phelps breaks up with girlfriend Megan Rossee

    Jan 1, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip

    According to TMZ, Olympic legend Michael Phelps has broken up with girlfriend Megan Rossee, according to their sources because he felt the relationship wasn’t going anywhere, so he decided to end it so he could pursue other options.

    Also, according to The Hollywood Gossip, Phelps and George Clooney’s girlfriend Stacey Keibler are the “Hottest. Beer. Pong. Team. Ever.”

    http://youtu.be/z83j0OWIj3U

  • Happy New Year !

    Dec 31, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Swimmer’s Daily

    A special greeting to those of you over in New Zealand and beyond, who are already well into 2013. Next year will be exciting, I’m sure!

    Happy  New Year

  • CC photo #366: The VIP seats of Istanbul 2012

    Dec 31, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    The VIPs well pampered for at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. That glass screen was to keep the mob out, also known as teams.

    The VIP seats of Istanbul 2012

    Oh, and this means that my New Year’s resolution is completed, one photo released as CC every day for a year. Haven’t really decided if I will go on tomorrow, or stop or maybe tweak my release pattern a bit. Well see :-)

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