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  • CC photo #368: Istanbul 2012 (miniature mode photo)

    Jan 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, me playing with the ‘miniature mode’ camera setting. By the way, interesting how Kazan 2015 was more visible at the meet, than Barcelona 2013.

    Istanbul 2012 (miniature mode photo)

  • Polar Bear Plunge Coney Island

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Hundreds of hardy swimmers rang in 2013 with a plunge into the icy sea off Brooklyn’s Coney Island, an area struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

  • Skanda Vale Hospice Christmas Sea Swim Training

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “On Boxing Day, 26th December, not one, but TEN members of Skanda Vale Community will be swimming in the icy waters of the IRISH SEA, to help raise money for a new in-care patient unit at Skanda Vale Hospice.”

    Also, awesome Schnappi soundtrack :-)

    Skanda Vale Hospice Christmas Sea Swim Training from Skanda Vale on Vimeo.

    Part 2 – Most scary children’s story *ever*

    Skanda Vale Hospice Christmas Sea Swim training PART2! from Skanda Vale on Vimeo.

  • Club Swim Indiegogo Promo

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    An interesting fundraiser here on Indiegogo, to support Club Swim, a mockumentary miniseries about an undervalued assistant swim coach and his team of misfit swimmers, the Flounders. They’ve already reached $1,235 of their $999, but probably don’t mind a bit more. See clubswim.com

    Club Swim Indiegogo Promo from Club Swim on Vimeo.

  • Thousands Of Swimmers Mark 2013 With New Year Plunge

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Tens of thousands of brave swimmers have been celebrating the start of 2013 with a new year plunge into near freezing waters across Europe.

  • The Swimming Coach Who Changed Lives

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety, Training, Wow

    South African swimming coach Sthembiso Madiya kept his township pool open through years of violence and influenced a generation of local youngsters. He’s joined on Outlook by one of the boys he taught, lifeguard-turned-actor Sihle Xaba; and film-maker Sara Blecher, who used Sthembiso’s story as the starting point for her award-winning film Otelo Burning. Listen on BBC

    (Embedded BBC Player moved below the break, since it autoplays)

    Here is the official Otelo Burning trailer

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  • 3rd Annual Sasquatch Swim

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    New Years Day Tradition

  • Morning Swim

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “A brief swim at White Sands Beach in Old Lyme, CT this morning 1/1/13”

  • New Year’s Day swim in Iceland 2013

    Jan 2, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    “Katy takes part in the annual New Year’s Day swim in the sea close to Reykjavik, Iceland.”

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