Swimming legend Ian Thorpe says Australia’s lackluster London Games performance is due to decreased spending on sport.
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CC photo #221: The Debrecen 2012 pool during warmup
The seats sort of give it away, eh ?
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No no no, London 2012 drops the US flag during medal ceremony
First the total and utter blunder of mixing up North and South Korean flags, and now this
Here is the other thing
Via Mashable
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7 Cameroon athletes go missing in London, including a swimmer
Seven Cameroon athletes, including the entire African nation’s boxing team and half its swimming team, were reported missing earlier this week, authorities fearing “for economic reasons”. The swimmer is Paul Ekane Edingue, gone missing before he was due to compete in the men’s 50 freestyle, none of his personal belongings were later found in his room. They are not breaking any immigration rules yet, as all visas issued to Olympic athletes, and their families, allow them to stay in the country until early November. Read The Telegraph and The BBC
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NBC vs NASA transmission delay compared
Giggle, see Travis Karr on Google+
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Wow, local NBC sportscaster rants about (their) overrun Olympic coverage
So this is local NBC sportscaster Dan Hicken going ballistic over also-NBC sportcaster Bob Costas running over his time limit. Going viral like crazy, see Examiner.
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Spanish underwater wedding complete with ‘I do’-signs and everything
Spanish couple Mónica Fraile and Fran Calvo made a big splash over the weekend when they said their “I do’s” at Sea Life aquarium in Benalmadena surrounded by sharks and tropical fish. Not in scuba suits, no no, ruining perfectly good clothes si si. Via FoxNews
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The Coronas’ incredible underwater video
Behold Dublin band The Coronas’ underwater video, complete with underwater (electric) bass and everything. They are touring Britain in November, see Glasswerk.
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The Deepflight Super Falcon to attempt first ever underwater loop
This October, Hawkes Ocean Technologies hope to have their DeepFlight Super Falcon ‘hydrobatic’ submarine ready for mankind’s first ever underwater loop, ‘we’re going to go into the water and do what only whales can do until now’. They need funding though, specifically $45,000 by Sunday August 26, they are at $2,665 now on Kickstarter. Via Mashable