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  • Go Chemless: The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed

    Oct 4, 2012

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    rokur
    in History, Safety, Swimming Pools

    Dr. Russell Betts, (Ph.D. Organic Chemistry) discusses the truth about Saltwater Swimming Pools.

    Go Chemless The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed from Go Chemless on Vimeo.

  • NIKE “Swim”

    Oct 4, 2012

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    rokur
    in Safety, WTF

    Hmmm, I’m putting this in the Safety category (for lack of same)

    NIKE “Swim” from William Kehoe Sound Design on Vimeo.

  • CC photo #279: Duboscq after winning the Rijeka 2008 men’s 200 breast

    Oct 4, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    French breaststroker Hugues Duboscq won the men’s 200 meter breaststroke at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, in a then new European Record of 2:04.59. So is that the Longhorn hand sign or ‘just’ rock ‘n roll? :-)

    Duboscq after winning the Rijeka 2008 men's 200 breast

  • Grumpy cabezon steals diver’s camera

    Oct 4, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    “Cabezones are protective over their eggs. I got a little too close and this fish wasn’t happy about it.”

  • FINA World Cup 2012, Dubai Day 2

    Oct 4, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Chad Le Clos may have been king of the pool with his six golds in Dubai last year at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup, but these past two days a new queen has been crowned, with Katinka Hosszu of Hungary taking an amazing seven medals individual gold medals and one bronze, as well as an eighth gold in the mixed relay . That’s $11,000 USD in prize money, well on her way to win the big $100,000. Read more here on FINA and see all results from Dubai here on Omega Timing.

  • Swimming is therapeutic for Multiple Sclerosis

    Oct 3, 2012

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    rokur
    in History

    Read ChicagoNow

    Swimming has many benefits for me as well as others suffering from MS or other limiting injuries and illnesses.

    Balance: My right leg is worse than my left, which causes balance issues.  Tree pose on my right side is almost impossible.  The water creates an equilibrium where I feel balanced and easily glided through the water.

    Low Impact: Easy on the body, but a full body workout.   Although I still felt the numbness in the water, I didn’t feel held back or less able due to the disease.

    Temperature: Many people say the heat makes their MS worse.  I’ve found the cold affects me and makes my legs stiff.  Regardless, for those that suffer from the heat the water will cool them off and for me the water felt warming.

    Beautiful Woman

    (Photo courtesy of Jennifer C., CC BY 2.0)

  • Build a Swimming Tank for Darpa and Make a Million Dollars

    Oct 3, 2012

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    rokur
    in Technology

    Darn, I thought they meant some kind of swimming pool, not an amphibious infantry vehicle. Read Wired and visit VehicleFORGE

    The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers are gambling that you can build a swimming tank for the Marines in a fraction of the time it takes the military’s lumbering acquisitions process. All you need are the relevant data and a set of web-based collaborative tools. And its gamble will pay you a million dollars if you’re part of the winning design team.

  • Scottie Pippen, Michael Phelps in Ryder Cup Celebrity Challenge

    Oct 3, 2012

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    rokur
    in Dryland, Fun

    Watch as former Chicago Bull Scottie Pippin, Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, former Chicago Bear Richard Dent and comedian and TV star George Lopez have some fun at the Ryder Cup Celebrity Challenge at Medinah. See Sun-Times

  • Michael Phelps named GQ Russia’s International Man of the Year 2012

    Oct 3, 2012

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    Lest anyone had any doubt what a year Michael Phelps has had, behold this: GQ’s Russian version just named him International Man of the Year.

    Read The Baltimore Sun and see GQ.ru.

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