Category: Fun
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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.…
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EVOLTA will complete the Hawaii Ironman in 168 hours
At best, that is 10 times longer than the average “ironman”. They are a bit concerned about ocean currents, I say “No sh** Sherlock”, with that propulsion. Read PCWorld
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Sweet, a halo-bubble-blowing Beluga
You can look as innocent as you like, I know that you were up to something ! :-) The Telegraph via Neatorama
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Philippe Lucas, coolest coach out there !
He coached Laure Manaudou, y’know, via Amaury Leveaux Official.
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Time Warp – Water & Professor Splash
Water droplet photography meets a Photron high speed camera for some serious ‘water in motion’ poetry. They also filmed shallow water Guiness Record holder Darren Taylor a.k.a. “Professor Splash” doing a high dive into a kiddie pool So let’s watch that shallow water world record
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Frank Ocean – Swim Good (official music video)
So that video from last Monday wasn’t the official version, only the original track. The official is out now, quite dark me thinks. Via Consequence of Sound. FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
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The Big Swim – A Public Art Installation
The Big Swim was part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and took place at Camberwell Leisure Centre in London on Saturday 23 July and Barton Leisure Centre in Oxford on 24 July 2011. Admission was free. Looks like something that could (and should) be reproduced elsewhere. The Big Swim from Tine Bech on Vimeo.
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Tiny robot to attempt the Hawaii Ironman triathlon
It is a marketing campaign for Panasonic Evolta batteries, but still interesting. Scroll forward to 3:50 to see its swimming style, straight arm stroke and recovery, a bit like Stefan Nystrand but with bent legs. Via Mashable.