Category: Fun
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The 2011 Underwater Diving Championships
One of the very few sports that are harder for the spectators than the performers :-) Courtesy of The Race Club
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Slow-Mo Surfing Shot with a Canon 7D
Yes, I know that this is a swimming blog, but Duke Kahanamoko was a swimmer/surfer, so I’m allowed. Now back to the video. Sweet. Via PetaPixel.
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We need a World Water Bombing Association !
WesternLeader brought this story last Friday, about some local event called the World Bombing Championships in Henderson, New Zealand, yesterday. They want it to become a regional event next year, and then maybe turn it into a world competition. But but, researching this a bit, I find that there already was a UK / World…
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There you are, the Arena Baywatch commercial
I saw this one at the 2009 Rome World Championships, and afterwards tried for quite a long time to find it online. Funny.
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Swim to Empower: Teaching Bahamians How to Float
Eleuthera, Bahamas is named after the Greek word for “freedom,†Eleuthera is 110 miles long and just a mile at its widest. To the east is the occasionally wild Atlantic, to the west a shallow, usually calm Caribbean Sea. The waters on both sides are ideal for swimming. Unless, of course, you don’t know how…
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Watch out for the USA Swimming video contest
Exciting stuff here on usaswimming.org, where USA swimming is looking for the next great America’s Swim Team video: The best 30-second video that demonstrates what being a part of America’s Swim Team means to you, with deadline April 9, 2011. There is also this great video where Ryan Lochte surprises America’s Swim Team teammates at…
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Test your fast twitch with “Sheep Dash”
Recommended by none other than Jessica Hardy, this game called “Sheep Dash” on bbc.co.uk/science is a must do for every serious swimmer out there. As a native inhabitant of the ‘sheep islands’ (Faroe Islands), I guess my proud 0.1994 average reaction time is next to impossible to beat.
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This radio runs on shower power
The H20 Power Radio screws into place between the taps and the hose, and then runs on power generated from water running through a micro turbine inside of it. It’s not clear whether or not it can be installed if your shower is the type where the taps and the head just stick out of…