Month: October 2012
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Go Chemless: The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed
Dr. Russell Betts, (Ph.D. Organic Chemistry) discusses the truth about Saltwater Swimming Pools. Go Chemless The Saltwater Swimming Pool Myth Exposed from Go Chemless on Vimeo.
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NIKE “Swim”
Hmmm, I’m putting this in the Safety category (for lack of same) NIKE “Swim” from William Kehoe Sound Design on Vimeo.
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CC photo #279: Duboscq after winning the Rijeka 2008 men’s 200 breast
French breaststroker Hugues Duboscq won the men’s 200 meter breaststroke at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, in a then new European Record of 2:04.59. So is that the Longhorn hand sign or ‘just’ rock ‘n roll? :-)
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Grumpy cabezon steals diver’s camera
“Cabezones are protective over their eggs. I got a little too close and this fish wasn’t happy about it.”
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FINA World Cup 2012, Dubai Day 2
Chad Le Clos may have been king of the pool with his six golds in Dubai last year at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup, but these past two days a new queen has been crowned, with Katinka Hosszu of Hungary taking an amazing seven medals individual gold medals and one bronze, as well as an…
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Swimming is therapeutic for Multiple Sclerosis
Read ChicagoNow Swimming has many benefits for me as well as others suffering from MS or other limiting injuries and illnesses. Balance:Â My right leg is worse than my left, which causes balance issues. Â Tree pose on my right side is almost impossible. Â The water creates an equilibrium where I feel balanced and easily glided through…
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Build a Swimming Tank for Darpa and Make a Million Dollars
Darn, I thought they meant some kind of swimming pool, not an amphibious infantry vehicle. Read Wired and visit VehicleFORGE The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers are gambling that you can build a swimming tank for the Marines in a fraction of the time it takes the military’s lumbering acquisitions process. All you need are the relevant…
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Scottie Pippen, Michael Phelps in Ryder Cup Celebrity Challenge
Watch as former Chicago Bull Scottie Pippin, Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, former Chicago Bear Richard Dent and comedian and TV star George Lopez have some fun at the Ryder Cup Celebrity Challenge at Medinah. See Sun-Times
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Michael Phelps named GQ Russia’s International Man of the Year 2012
Lest anyone had any doubt what a year Michael Phelps has had, behold this: GQ’s Russian version just named him International Man of the Year. Read The Baltimore Sun and see GQ.ru.