Category: Fun
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Romanian mayor photoshops swimming pool to justify £1.5 million EU grant
According to Austrian Times, a Romanian mayor photoshopped pictures of happy swimmers into a half-built swimming pool to justify a 1.5 million GBP EU grant, obviously now facing a fraud inquiry after investigations showed that it has never opened, and isn’t even connected to the water mains and drains. Via Nothing to do with Arbroad.
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We are U.S. Masters Swimming
“Promoting Health, Wellness, Fitness and Competition for Adults through Swimming.”
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Hero dog rescues swimming puppy stuck in a pool
Amazing technique, and quick thinking too, switching from push to pull. Yes, Hasselhoff would have been proud ! :-) Via The Chive
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Reporter accidentally dunks $2000 (non-waterproof) microphone in water
Sweet, while filming a live segment for “Good Day Sacramento“, testing the durability of a waterproof iPhone case, reporter Melissa Cabral forgot that her $2,000 microphone was not similarly equipped, diving down to fetch the phone. Via The Clicker
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CC photo #118: Young officials hard at work at FOMM 2011
It looked very intense, the officials’ technical meeting at the (still mostly for fun) Faroese Masters Championships 2011, where we sort of switch roles with swimmers taking over as officials, and many of the officials jumping into the pool. But if you look closely, you will realize that they are all bent over a pizza…
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Norwegian journalist takes on Dale Oen in Flagstaff
As they put it on www.simma.nu/no, “Norwegian journalists never get tired of challenging Norwegian swimmers to a duel,” this time Dagbladet photographer Thomas Rasmus Skaug challenging world champ Alexander Dale Oen to a 50 meter breaststroke at altitude in Flagstaff, Arizona, Skaug with a 15 second headstart. Good to see Alex in the pool again,…
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