Swimmer's Daily

Category: Fun

  • A Water-Powered clock

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    Not exactly powered by water, but using it as a conductive agent, completing an electrical circuit powered by probably a slowly dissolving piece of zinc. Anyways, all kinds of water-powering always sound like the perfect solution for swimming pools :-) See vat19.com.

  • The CNM Wiz Khalifa ‘Black and Yellow’ remix

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    ‘Blue and Yellow’, featuring Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille team members Grégory Mallet, Fabien Gilot, Bradley Ally, Nabil Kebbab, Giacomo Perez Dortona and Camille Lacourt. Sweet.

  • Wavejet, for when you’re tired of paddling

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    Two battery-powered jets tucked into the shortboard’s three-inch shell provide 20 pounds of thrust to propel riders at 12 mph – three times the average paddling speed, and just what you need to catch the big one. Read popsci.com and see WaveJet.

  • So you think your fly set is tough?

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    Next time you’re getting tired on that tough ‘fly set, think of Dr Julie Bradshaw, from Britain. She’s 47 – and this summer she’s intent on testing sanity itself with a round-Manhattan Island swim – 28.5 miles – on butterfly. Read more here on SwimNews.com.

  • Jetlev gets a music video

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    Yes, probably a viral commercial or something, but all I can say is “sweet!”. And if you are interested in becoming some kind of techno-aquaman, the address is www.jetlev.com.

  • Richard Branson about to sink to an all-time low

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    I admin, a lame maybe even misleading title, but not entirely wrong. Sir Richard Branson has announced he will make five dives to the deepest parts of the Earth’s ocean using the specially designed DeepFlight Challenger submersible, able to endure the pressure of 1,000 atmospheres at depth, utilizing unique wings to “fly” underwater. And it…

  • The Platypus, for your special underwater assignments

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    The French-designed Platypus is a new and immensely practical two-person electric underwater exploration concept designed to travel for eight hours above the water at 10-12 knots (18.5-22.2 km/h), or below the water at 3-4 knots (5.5-7.5 km/h). Most importantly, it offers a safe and stable below-water platform that requires no operating equipment to be worn…

  • Beware of baby sharks

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    Even the small ones have teeth :-)

  • This pool opens with a chainsaw

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    The Baltic countries are apparently very fond of ice swimming, and I didn’t realize that I haven’t ever been to a really cool swim meet. Cool as in opening it with a chainsaw.