Category: Fun
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A.M. Swim Workout – Kettle bell
Quillan Oak and Carter Krengel demonstrating an interesting underwater kettle bell strength/hypoxic set. I like the ‘if you want air you have to kick’, bit :-) Via swimcanoe.tumblr.com
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Danish comedian explains Norwegian swimming safety rules
Danish comedian Anders Lund Madsen doing a funny routine here about the swimming safety rules posted on Norwegian beaches. Via boingboing.
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Monster in my swimming pool
Funny little story, cute little girl :-) Monster in my swimming pool from brent bokovoy on Vimeo.
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Dionne Bromfield & Tinchy Stryder – Spinnin for 2012
Official song of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, released 25th September 2011. It’s getting closer! Here is another video from the organizers, “1 year to go to London 2012 – the story so far”
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#SwimmerProblems trending on Twitter
Funny phenomena, including several big names in swimming, #swimmerproblems on Twitter. Some additions these last 12 hours … Jessica Hardy, Oussama Mellouli and Sarah Sjöström: “Hungry, all day long.” Natalie Coughlin: “when water (built up from underwater repeats) uncontrollably pours out of your nose at awkward times.” Natalie Coughlin: “smelling like bleach no matter how…
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Vicissitudes, an underwater sculpture in Grenada
“Vicissitudes“, a sculpture installed in 4.5 meters of water at the Moliniere Bay Sculpture Garden in Grenada. It could spook me intensely. The artist is Jason deCaires Taylor, specialising in underwater art. See www.underwatersculpture.com
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Kids create Bellagio-style Water Show in Pool
Water gun powered, absolutely excellent ! :-) Via Buzzfeed.
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No sewer pool in Oslo after all
The Norwegian Swimming Federation losts its bid to turn the old sewer facilities under Festningspladsen in Oslo into a water recreational facility, even after the president himself turned up to fight for it. VG reports that the sewer facilities will instead be turned into a gigantic cinema, which I’m sure will only show crappy movies.…