Month: October 2012
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Lake Powell Swimming Vacation Guest Review
Swimming Adventure Tour at Lake Powell, Arizona, operated by Strel Swimming Adventures, Sept 2012. Wow.
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A pool table with a difference
Freshwest Design have created this cool pool table, complete with diving board. See Contemporist.
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CC photo #296: Ervin happy after breaking the 50 free American record
USA’s Anthony Ervin celebrating at the World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, after winning the men’s 50 meter freestyle in 20.85, breaking the American short course record of 20.88, set by Josh Schneider in Dubai in 2010. Read about the meet here on SwimmingWorld Magazine, I’ll take it easy since we have an early morning…
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Gerard Butler taken out by big wave (back in 2011)
Gerard Butler went underwater after being taken out by a big wave whilst filming Chasing Mavericks with Jonny Weston back in December 2011. Report by Genelle Aldred.
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CC photo #295: Podium view at the 2012 World Cup in Berlin
Photo taken from the medal podium at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 in the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE) in Berlin, Germany.
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Water Condom Head Balloon – The Slow Mo Guys
“Gav and Dan give you a brief insight into what they get up to in their free time. Oh… and there’s some slow mo too.” Via Mashable
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ContourROAM2 is a Waterproof, Wearable Camera at $199
The folks over at Contour have a brand new waterproof, wearable, FOV camera coming to market. It’s the CountourROAM2, and it’s designed as an entry level alternative to the Countour+2. At $199, this matches the price of similar products and offers a few things that some don’t, including an instant-on record switch – you don’t…
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Night Freediving For Lobsters – Caught the Daily Limit!
“It was one of the best water conditions in awhile. The water was very warm, calm, and clear at depth. Hide, Hilow and I came to another spot today to check out for lobsters. When we started looking for them, we knew this was it!”