“Take a story of an overgrown predator, add a sexy retro soul soundtrack, and don’t forget the juggling, bikini-clad beach babes! How could you improve that formula? I know -add a walking tank! Oh yeah, this was a real movie.” Via Neatorama
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Gary Hall Jr. – Speedo commercial
Oldie but goodie
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Puppy not so sure about that swimming pool
Big and wet, yeah, best thing to do is to just bark at it! :-D
Via Neatorama
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Behold, Guinness sponsors world’s first deep-sea bar
Celebrating the Irish brewery’s 250th anniversay, Guinness had a submarine stationed in Stockholm’s harbor refitted with fancy lights and decor, and held a contest for to people to enjoy their stout at depths never before experienced. Guinness also celebrated by signing an incredible 9,000 year lease on its brewing property(!). Via DailyTech.
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Braun Silk Epil commercial featuring Britta Steffen
TV commercial for Braun’s Silk Epil line of shavers, featuring German Olympic swimmer Britta Steffen.
There is also an English spoken version featuring UK synchronized swimmer Jenna Randall
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Norwegian swimmers struck by strike
Returning from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, coach Finn Zachariassen and swimmer Sindri Þór Jakobsson came to closed doors at their Bergen base, all municipality swimming pools closed because of strike. This is of course a major crisis, with Jakobsson vying for an Olympic spot at the Dutch Open in Amsterdam in two weeks. They make do with dryland for the time being, crossfit and bicycling, but have to find a wetter solution fast. Via BT.no
Update: Jakobsson has found water, but the rest of the team is still struggling, see comment.
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Bear takes a swim in Monrovia backyard pool
Sisters Rachel and Valerie Gasparini found a bear in their backyard pool in Monrovia, California in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains on Monday, May 28, 2012. So scary, but luckily John was coming over :-P
Read more here on Z6Mag
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U.S. Olympic swimmers float on cash
“Americans love to swim: 93 million people do so and spend $1.4 billion on suits every year. For professional swimmers, this means both lucrative sponsorship and a deep-pocketed support organization — USA Swimming raises about $100 million a year, from its nearly 300,000 members’ registration fees, taking a share of about a sixth of that money for its own revenue. Much like running, swimming is a sport in which the elites are supported by the hobbyists. The cut from member registration — about $16 million in 2011 — keeps the elites afloat.” Lochte is set to earn about $2.3 million this year, read more here no CNN Money.
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John Cheever reads “The Swimmer”
John Cheever reading one of his most famous stories, “The Swimmer†at 92nd Street Y on December 19, 1977.