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  • On Pace w/ Pastrana : Ice Diving in Utah

    Aug 6, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    Motorsports competitor / stunt performer Travis Pastrana ‘learning to overcome fear’ by swimming under ice. Nice.

  • David Carry reviews his London 2012 experience

    Aug 6, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition

    David Carry looks back on his campaign at London 2012 – his third Olympic Games in which he reached his first Olympic final.

  • Michael Klim: from the pool to the boardroom

    Aug 6, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip

    Success in sport doesn’t necessarily translate to success in business – but recently Olympian Michael Klim’s company Milk has scored a $2 million cash injection from venture capital firm Blue Sky Investments, which will help fund the company’s expansion into Asia.

  • CC photo #219: That feeling

    Aug 6, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Faroe Islands, Fun

    My older son Jákup relaxing in the Viva Holiday Mallorca main swim pool, back in 2010.

    That feeling

  • Michael Phelps mastered the psychology of speed

    Aug 5, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    A month old video, but absolutely still relevant for the rest of us.

  • Rebecca Soni AT&T commercial

    Aug 5, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Wow

    According to SCAQ BLOG created and aired in only ten hours. Awesome.

  • Fox News says US Olympic athletes don’t love their country like they used to

    Aug 5, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, WTF

    What really puzzles me, is why a guy in black suit and a lady in commie red bash athletes for not wearing the flag. See Buzzfeed

  • Why Phelps isn’t lying: He’s done

    Aug 5, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, History

    Wayne Drehs and Michael Wilbon discuss Michael Phelps’ future. Watch and read ESPN

  • Stormwatcher Lucy Yang braving terrible New Jersey flood back in 2010

    Aug 5, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    Excuse me if you’ve seen this already, I hadn’t :-)

    Via Neatorama

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