Category: Fun
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GoSwim testing the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case
At the recent ASCA Convention in San Diego, during a demonstration of the Endless Pool Elite, GoSwim tested the LifeProof waterproof iPhone case. Nice sci-fi sound while underwater, but that is maybe just the pump.
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Swim Party)
Nice video (and great soundtrack), but as a father of teenage daughters, I’m sure this was one of those days that daddy chose to stay at work, rather than suffer the noise of 20 giggling girls. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Chiron Swim Party from Davey Orgill on Vimeo.
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Bei Maejor – Swim Well (Swim Good Piano Remix)
Very nice cover of Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good” by Bei Maejor, capturing the feel of just taking a swim from it all. Via You Heard That New. Here is the original Frank Ocean track with some (yes) added GoPro fun Swim Good from Caseytography on Vimeo.
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Osaka Station fountain displays time and art in water
This is totally on the outskirts of swimming relevance, but my gosh this fountain is impressive, located in the South Gate Building of the Osaka Station City complex. Water counts, right ? Via cnet.com and Geeks are Sexy.
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Good quality video of the Magnini vs dolphins swim
Via hollandswimming.nl, this much better quality video than in our original post. Doesn’t do him justice though, still whooped badly by the dolphins. Speed race between man and dolphin by silvan500
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Sealander, the Amphibious Camping Trailer
This German-designed Sealander Amphibious Camping Trailer does double duty as both a place to rest and a lake-worthy water vessel. Ultra-light and waterproof, to be towed by almost any vehicle, and with a handy outboard motor for when on the water. The soundtrack could be a little less “The Last Samurai” me thinks, and a…
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The Vandenberg Art Exhibition requires a scuba diving certification
Or serious freediving skills, an underwater art exhibit has debuted on the former Air Force missile tracking ship “Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg” sunk in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary seven miles south of Key West to become an artificial reef. In other news, the art world is weird. Via Neatorama.
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Superpippo gets beaten badly by dolphins
Dolphins King (19) and Leah (9) had to swim twice as many lengths as Magnini, but still managed to overtake him in the last few yards (meters). “I never had such tough opponents,” joked the two-time world champion. But he said he “fell a bit in love with dolphin Leah” and hoped to see her…
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ContourROAM packs a laser to help you with hands-free underwater filming
Behold a worthy GoPro challenger, the ContourROAM waterproof camera designed for rough, actionpacked, hands-free filming in 720p, 960p and 1080p, with a multidirectional microphone and a 170° super wide-angle lens, and a laser for better alignment and aiming. Waterproof down to 1 meter, or 60 meters if you buy the additional ContourROAM Waterproof Case. Via…