As each swing rider reaches their highest point, the computer controlling the waterfall stops the flow at the exact moment for the rider to pass under completely dry. Awesome. Via Buzzfeed
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CC photo #286: Čavić vs Phelps at Roma 2009
The men’s 100 meter butterfly final at the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. USA’s Michael Phelps leads with 5 meters to go, Serbia’s Milorad ÄŒavić on his shoulder, with Spain’s Rafael Muñoz and Venezuela’s Albert Subirats in close pursuit. Phelps wins in a new World record of 49.82, see result list here.
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Alabama Swimming and Diving: Delta State Highlights
Highlights from the Crimson Tide’s swimming and diving meet against Delta State to open the 2012-13 season.
See also ‘Getting to know Alabama Swimming and Diving head coach Dennis Pursley’
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University of Hawaii Swimming and Diving “Come Out to The Next Meet”
University of Hawaii Swimming and Diving took on BYU this weekend and here is a little video to show you what the swim meet is like.
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Kids swim with tigers at Florida animal sanctuary
Oh my, just you wait ’till mama comes home !
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Populist Italian politician Beppe Grillo swims the Straits of Messina
Populist politician Beppe Grillo, the leader of Italy’s second-largest party, launched a local election campaign in Sicily in colorful fashion on Wednesday by swimming the treacherous Straits of Messina that separate the island from mainland Italy. Read Reuters
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Plexiglass Pool Fail
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Every 20th Swedish athlete has had sex with his or her coach
According to Svenska Dagbladet, a new study at the Swedish National Centre for Research in Sports reveals that 5% of 500 Swedish athletes aged 25 has had sexual relations with his or her coach, not disclosing at what age these sexual relations happened, or whether they were hetero- or homosexual, only that the typical pattern is a younger girl having sexual relations with a male coach. The Ph.D student in charge, Susanne Johansson, is not surprised, “I myself have a background in sports, and know that it is not particularly uncommon. I had actually expected it to be more than 5%”. Johansson’s 5-year-long project will go on for another 3 years, now looking at the number of sexual offenses in sports, among other things.
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Man Tries to Cross the Irish Sea in Giant Hamster Wheel
Awesome, “Chris Todd has a dream: to walk from Wales to Ireland. His means of doing so is a paddlewheel raft that he made in his backyard. Alas, 9 hours into a projected 48-hour crossing, he had to stop because of technical problems.” But he’ll try again later this month, all for charity!
Via Neatorama