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
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Swimming in Berne’s fast flowing city river
No no no, this is not a Polar Bear video :-)
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Polar Bear Swim in HD | Vancouver Attractions
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.
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Giant rubber duck takes a swim in Sydney harbour
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.”
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CC photo #369: Supermanx
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.
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Leap of the Dog New Year’s Day Charity Swim
Video clip of charity swim in aid of Foyle Hospice. This event was held at Magilligan Point, Limavady on 1 January 2013.
More bagpipes. In stereo :-)
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Port Morien, Polar Bear Swim, 2013
Road trip to Port Morien to see their first Polar Bear Swim…great to see all those smiling faces.
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Crazy Polar Bear Swim Coney Island New Year 2013
The Coney Island Polar Bears Club held it’s annual New Year’s Day Swim.More than 2000 swimmers dove head first into icy freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s tradition that goes 110 years.Love crazy people of New York.Temperature is 28 F , or t.-2C.
Billy Idol music and bagpipes :-)
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Coney Island Polar Bear Club Swim January 1st 2013
The opening and mad rush into the freezing water of Coney Island on New Year’s Day. Someone should make a Polar Bear / Christmas Swim ‘mad rush’ supercut by now :-)