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  • Author To Swim 2.4 Miles to His Book Signing

    Jan 9, 2013

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    rokur
    in Health, Open Water

    San Francisco journalist and surfer Jaimal Yogis will swim to his book event in San Francisco tonight, to talk about The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me about Survival, Success, Surfing…and Love. You can watch the swim live online. Read GalleyCat

  • Killer Karaoke, TV Show Dunks a Singing Woman Into a Tank of Live Snakes

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun

    “What ever you do, do not stop singing”

    Via Laughing Squid

  • First time ever video of a giant squid in its natural habitat

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Yup, that is exactly what it looks like in my nightmares, via Laughing Squid

  • Falmouth New Year’s Day swim

    Jan 8, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Looks nice and sunny :-)

  • American Red Cross – Water Safety Service – Learning How To Swim – Cinematic PSA – 1938

    Jan 8, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in History, Safety, Technique

    An Educational Video Designed by The American Red Cross on How To Swim

  • Ice swimming

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, Health, Open Water

    ‘There are strong traditions for ice swimming and dousing with cold water in Russia. They are done for health benefits, as a ritual of the Orthodox Church for the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, and for sports. Such club members are called “walruses” instead of “polar bears”‘

  • Practice Makes Permanent

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Technique

    For full length sports instruction dvds, see winningcoach.info

  • Elk rescued from swimming pool in Sweden

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature, Safety

    An unsuspecting elk was rescued after falling through a swimming pool cover and getting stuck in the freezing cold water in Sweden.

  • Models swim with whale sharks for fashion shoot

    Jan 8, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature, Open Water

    Models posed in their swimwear and accessories next to the world’s biggest fish in the Philippines for an unusual fashion photo shoot to raise awareness about poaching of whale sharks.

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