Category: Fun
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Russell Crowe calls James Magnussen during Fitzy and Wippa chat
The Missile was midway through talking about his Canterbury Bulldogs when Wippa had to mysteriously disappear. Then shortly after Russell Crowe called up to talk to the Olympic swim star about the Rabbitohs, riding horses and that golden Oscar he won. Via the17thman
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CC photo #257: Fancy Aqua Clinic 2012 Accreditation
Smart thinking here, putting the program on the backside of the accreditation. And that ad at the bottom, well that was a free first beer at that disco, downtown ! :-)
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A simple and cheap swim resistance chute solution
Behold Anne Forsell’s almost free swim resistance parachute solution, demonstrated by René Thomsen and a swimmer at Berns. You tie a string to a plastic bag and a belt, and presto, a chute for instance for when on a training camp. If it is good enough for Stefan Nystrand, it is good enough for you…
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GoPro Movie
Nice footage from this summer, two girls having fun in and around water. Gopro Movie from Lauren on Vimeo.
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Crab Fishing Off The Shores Of North Vancouver (VIDEO)
If you’ve wondered what a crab trap looks like underwater, wonder no more. Vancouver videographer and journalist James Keller put a waterproof camera in a crab trap and dumped it into the waters off North Vancouver. The camera is a GoPro, and I now have a project for this weekend, see Huffington Post Underwater fishing from James…
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Behold the Octopod mechanical octopus submarine (model)
Definitely something out of my worst nightmares, via Laughing Squid O.P.U.S. V from Sean Charlesworth on Vimeo.
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James Bond’s swim trunks to be auctioned off for charity
Yes, now is your chance to buy the original pair of La Perla “Grigioperla” blue swimming trunks worn by Daniel Craig as he emerged from the sea in ‘Casino Royale’, expected to go for up to £5,000 at Christie’s on October 5. Read for instance Herald.
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Princess Maxima of the Netherlands swims Amsterdam canals for charity
Princess Maxima was a surprise entrant in Sunday’s Amsterdam canal swim to raise money for a nerve and muscle disease charity, completing the 2K course in 50 minutes and was welcomed by her husband crown prince Willem Alexander and daughters at the end. Read for instance Dutch News