Not so sure how safe that is. You can see more ‘hilarious’ water balloon pranks here on Makeuseof.
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Heroes Wear Life Jackets
Heroes like these were out last night rescuing the crew of Polish yacht Rzeszowiak, here in Faroese waters. One of the first things they did, was to throw immersion suits down on the boat, in case the crew had to go into the water. Sadly, one crew member was dead before they could rescue him. Via Diversity in Aquatics
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Nearly 1,000 compete in 43rd Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim
At 9 a.m. at Kaimana Beach next to the Waikiki Natatorium, nearly 1,000 swimmers from all ages and swim backgrounds raced into the water to take on mother nature and try to prove that they could endure the 2.4 mile race course of the 43rd Annual Waikiki Roughwater Swim. Read Hawaii News Now
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“The Water Whisperer” teaches babies to swim
Emily Cohen, a.k.a “The Water Whisperer,” and her team have taught thousands of infants how to get used to being in the water at a very young age. KCBS’ Lisa Sigell reports from Sherman Oaks, California, see CBS News
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Michael Phelps Throws Retirement Party in Vegas
“You would’ve thought partying was an Olympic sport the way Michael Phelps, 27, took over Las Vegas over the holiday weekend.” See ET
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Camera lost underwater, recovered with great video
On August 18, 7 Action News photographer Chris Jones was shooting underwater scuba video of the ship wreck of the William Young. While surfacing, Chris lost his personal camera in the rough waters and it kept recording as it fell over 110 feet, right into the cargo hold of the wreck. Chris was unable to retrieve it at the time, but a week later two divers from Milwaukee found it and mailed it back to him. See wxyz.com
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CC photo #250: Coach sees ‘nice high elbow there’
Maybe we should have more of those crates on deck :-)
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Phelps signs deal with Sol, auctions off his London 2012 headphones
Michael Phelps landed an endorsement deal with Sol Republic today, the headphones brand he used at the London 2012 Olympics, quite visibly until someone told him to cover their logo with tape. Read ESPN
“He absolutely loves this brand,” said his agent Peter Carlisle. “I mean, he was wearing them anyway.”
As part of the deal, Sol will begin selling Phelps-inspired headphones on its eBay store on Tuesday, in addition to auctioning off 21 of the headphones Phelps wore before his Olympic races. The proceeds of the auction will go to the Michael Phelps Foundation.
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Le Clos father Bert interviewed after Chad won the London 200 butterfly
Awesome ! :-)