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Michael Phelps to grace cover of 2013 World Almanac

Dec 24, 2012

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rokur

in Gossip, History, Wow

Yet another laurel for Michael Phelps’ swim cap: The Olympian will grace the cover of the 2013 World Almanac.

Phelps will be in good company, the Almanac folks announced Monday. Joining him in the prime spot are Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and, for some reason, Anne Hathaway. Phelps, however, bests them all for the sweetest center position.

The Almanac chronicles the most important happenings of 2012. Phelps, right up there with the presidential election and such, was at the top of the list.

Read The Baltimore Sun
CC photo #358: A Christmas-themed Swim Cap

Dec 23, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Equipment, Faroe Islands, Fun

Seen yesterday at the “SMS JÃ³lasvimjingin 2012” swim meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands. Awesome :-)
Russian swimmers swim outdoors in -20C (-4F) temperatures

Dec 23, 2012

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rokur

in Open Water, Wow

Some Russian swimmers have carved out a pool in the Moscow River and swim in temperatures of -20C. Report by Genelle Aldred / ITN
CC photo #357: Our last meet of the year 2012

Dec 22, 2012

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rokur

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

A fun meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands, the “SMS jÃ³lastevna 2012” today. Main attraction of the meet was the final 6×50 freestyle mix, where each team had to be manned by 2 women, 2 men, 1 coach and 1 club board member. TÃ³rshavn won, the prize a 2200 gram frozen Cherry Valley duck for the coach :-)
Behold the Bioengineered Stingray Sneaker Hoax

Dec 22, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Nature

Rayfish Footwear company offered a personalized sneaker crafted from genetically modified stingray leather that trolled everyone in a huge way. See Buzzfeed.

The original video
CC photo #356: Istanbul 2012 Panorama View

Dec 21, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Just a photo taken during practice a couple of days before the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Groucho Marx – You Bet Your Life – Inc Swimming

Dec 21, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

In part two (13:10 and onwards) Groucho meets a woman who lists swimming as one of her interests. She says her favorits stroke is the back stroke. Groucho asks her to give a demonstration and then gives her a bottle of water…
19 Hours : Stanford Women’s Swimming “Beyond the Pool”

Dec 21, 2012

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rokur

in Organization, Training

From back in January 2012. Brilliant

http://youtu.be/kNOTK-cyOs0
The Underwater Realm – Official Trailer HD

Dec 21, 2012

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by

rokur

in Freediving, Wow

Created by a fully volunteer team, THE UNDERWATER REALM is arguably the most ambitious independent film project ever attempted. Made for less than half of the coffee budget for Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT*, the team has recreated five different time periods, developed their own underwater lighting and speaker systems, and built a life size, fully rocking gun deck of a Spanish Galleon. The team have trained and worked with some of Britain’s top SCUBA and free diving experts in order to bring this ambitious project to reality. To be released worldwide on YouTube for everyone to experience on December 25, see also facebook.com/UnderWaterRealm

‘An indie film that looks like a blockbuster.’ Scott Beggs, Film School Rejects