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  • Behind the scenes at the making of the British Swimming Wear It Pink Calendar for 2013

    Nov 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun

    “Find out what went on during the British Swimming Wear It Pink 2013 calendar shoot with some of the stars of British Swimming, raising money for Breast Cancer Campaign. Order your calendar at http://j.mp/RwT7RM”

  • North High School – Girls Swim Team 2012

    Nov 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Organization, Wow

    “The girls swim team made it to state! This is what we put together for them before their big meet.”

    North High School – Girls Swim Team 2012 from The North Star on Vimeo.

  • Ian Thorpe reveals why he REALLY retired

    Nov 7, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Gossip, Health, History

    He was the best swimmer in the world, but something pushed Ian Thorpe to retire…

    See TripleM

  • The making-of Aquafeel 2013

    Nov 7, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Wow

    An excellent insight into the photography work of Frank Luger, shooting photos for the next Aquafeel catalog, together with the German swim club SV Wacker Burghausen.

    MakingOf – Aquafeel 2013 from Simone Karpf on Vimeo.

  • Hatboro Horsham Swim Team Promo

    Nov 7, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Wow

    Uploaded on Jan 8, 2010, but still awesome!

  • Behold Ventura Deep Six’s record breaking 202-mile 6-man ocean relay

    Nov 6, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Open Water, Wow

    Along the California coast in September 2010, the Ventura Deep Six team of Mike Shaffer, Jim McConica, Kurt Baron, Tom Ball, John Chung, and Jim Neitz set out on a journey like no other. Read The Daily News of Open Water Swimming

    VD6 from Jim Martin on Vimeo.

  • Swim Team Promo

    Nov 6, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    Swim team wins :-)

  • 8 awesome terraced pools around the world

    Nov 6, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    It looks mighty cold but is actually quite warm, the Pamukkale terraces in Turkey, the white formations deposits of minerals from spring water that built up into a series of dams, making the terraced pools what they are. See more beautiful pools here on The World Geography via Neatorama

    Pamukkale

    Photo courtesy of Ana Raquel S. Hernandes, CC BY-SA 2.0

  • World’s first underwater sword swallow

    Nov 6, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Wow, WTF

    ‘The world’s first underwater sword swallow’ was performed on May 9, 2006 at Manly Ocean World Aquarium -Sydney Australia, by The Space Cowboy in a tank full of sharks. Awesome!

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