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  • The Polar Bear Swim

    Jan 4, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “For this gig I didn’t shoot flat like I normally do for post grading I wanted the the image to feel cool by pulling towards blue in camera.”

    Yeah, and the weather helped too :-)

    The Polar Bear Swim from Kadshah Nagibe on Vimeo.

  • Donald Trump Doesn’t Want Miss Universe To Date Ryan Lochte

    Jan 4, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip

    Oh no, the humanity

  • Phelps’ ex-girlfriend Rossee’s mother: Michael needs to smell the flowers

    Jan 4, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip

    That’s how the mother of Michael Phelps‘ ex-girlfriend, Megan Rossee, described the split between her model daughter and the most decorated Olympian of all time.

    “Michael needs to smell the flowers after having such a competitive career.”

    “They remain friendly,” Susan said, adding: “They were too young.”

    Read Celebuzz

  • Skinny dippers at Llandudno charity swim in ‘bad taste’

    Jan 4, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    A seaside town’s mayor says a pair of skinny dippers who joined in an annual Boxing Day charity swim spoiled the event for many people. Read and listen on BBC News

    “Unfortunately this year two people took it into their heads to skinny dip… which was unpleasant really.

    “But the worst aspect of it was that one of them felt it necessary on the way out to extend or embellish his front with what appeared to be a long sock which made it into an even more unpleasant breach of public decency.”

    Here is a video from the event … but beware, they are in front and quite visible

  • Eamon Sullivan to take year off swimming, maybe retire

    Jan 4, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Health

    Australian Olympian Eamon Sullivan says he is taking a year off competitive swimming before deciding whether he has the desire to have a crack at a fourth Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read for instance ABC Net and news.com.au

  • Swimming in Berne’s fast flowing city river

    Jan 3, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water, Safety

    No no no, this is not a Polar Bear video :-)

  • Polar Bear Swim in HD | Vancouver Attractions

    Jan 3, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    This is the 93rd annual Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, BC. An estimated 2,500 swimmers hit the 44 F water with many cracking open the bubbly in a futile attempt to stay warm.

  • Giant rubber duck takes a swim in Sydney harbour

    Jan 3, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    A 15 metre high rubber duck has taken to the water in Sydney’s Darling Harbour as part of a rehearsal for a festival at the weekend.

    Its creator Florentijn Hofman explained how he came up with the concept: “We are living on a planet, we are one family, and the global waters are our bathtub, so it joins people.”

  • CC photo #369: Supermanx

    Jan 3, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands

    Awesome outfits at the 2009 Island Games in Godby, Ã…land, the Manx men’s 4×100 free relay. They were fourth in 3:39.60, we won silver in 3:27.14, see result list here.

    Supermanx

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