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

    Jan 6, 2013

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    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”

  • 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

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