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  • Lochte’s Dad: Ryan could have ‘greatest achievement in Olympic history’

    Aug 1, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, History

    “Steve Lochte, father of Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, talks about his son’s chances in his upcoming matchup with Michael Phelps.”

  • Lochte’s mom on his grill and girls

    Aug 1, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Fun, Gossip

    “On Monday, Ryan Lochte’s mother, Ileana ‘Ike’ Lochte stopped by the ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ Olympic set in London to chat with Piers Morgan about her son’s winning performance in the the 400-meter individual medley.

  • Dead humpback whale found in Sydney swimming pool

    Aug 1, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Nature

    Australian authorities find a dead 39 feet 30-tonne humpback whale washed up in a Sydney seaside swimming pool.

  • Too Much Olympics

    Aug 1, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    Mario foreseeing a terrible future when the Olympics are on all the time, via Neatorama

  • Elephant crashes pool party

    Aug 1, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    I hate when that happens, via Buzzfeed

  • Animated 8-Bit Montage of the Summer Olympic Games

    Jul 31, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Ahh, my kind of 3d #oldfart, via Laughing Squid

    The 8-Bit Games! from Flikli on Vimeo.

  • “Hang your head in shame, John Leonard”

    Jul 31, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Doping

    Wow, John Leonard needs to write an official apology real fast, see ESPN

    The attack on the little Chinese girl was just hateful.

    Some of the Chinese athletes lack a bit of emotion and for that they appear to be easy game for rumours and suggestions. I hope the fella from USA swimming has no ghosts in his closet. Hang your head in shame.

    Here’s IOC medical commission chairman, Arne Ljungqvist

  • Jon Stewart slams NBC for replacing tribute to bombing victims with Phelps interview

    Jul 31, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Fun, Organization

    NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while still tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to replace it with Ryan Seacrest’s singularly pointless interview with swimming champ Michael Phelps.’ See Los Angeles Times

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  • U.S. Olympic Team Tribute by DJ Steve Porter

    Jul 31, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Fun

    Lots of swimming featured, Steve Porter is awesome !

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