Tag: featured
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Lava Light – Swimming with Fire
Via PetaPixel We’ve introduced you to best friends CJ Kale and Nick Selway before, back in 2012 when we first shared the beautiful photography they created for their gallery “Lava Light Galleries.†But today, you get to go into the water with them while they tell you about capturing amazing shots while, at times, swimming in 110°F water.
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Danish Police Let Kids Use Patrol Car as Pier Plunging Water Slide
So there, as fair weather hits Denmark, a pair of policemen decided to let kids use the hood of their police car as a pier plunging water slide. This at the popular park “Femøren” on the island of Amager outside Copenhagen. The brass has no problem with this, as quoted here on dr.dk: – Police…
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Epic underwater photoshoot – The secret to success
See Fstoppers Over the past couple years we’ve all seen Benjamin Von Wong rise to the occasion time and time again with shoot after epic shoot. This time is no different, when he heads back underwater (this time in the untamed wild ocean of Bali) to attempt a shoot surrounded by a coral-covered shipwreck. In…
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Dawn Fraser praises Kieren Perkins over 1996 panic attack
Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser has praised the efforts of Kieren Perkins at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games after the gold medallist revealed he almost missed the 1500m final due to a panic attack.
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Girl Surrounded by Dolphins while Wakeboarding
Awesome! Wakeboard from Anko James on Vimeo.
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Finding a Balance: Sports and Academics
Guest post by Ryan Bach As if being a swimmer wasn’t hard enough, managing your swim workouts while also being a full-time student can get pretty hectic. While sometimes it may seem impossible to succeed in both the pool and the classroom, it is necessary to remember that it’s been done before by past swimmers,…
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Paris’ legendary Piscine Molitor reopens after 25 years of abandonment
Read  The Guardian Built almost a century ago, the art-deco Piscine Molitor in the 16th district of Paris is no ordinary swimming pool. It was here the first bikini was unveiled and the topless sunbathing revolution took off, and it is after this swimming pool that the main character in the 2001 novel Life of…
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Sun needs time to be back to top, says coach Zhang
Read Xinhuanet After 200m free, Sun shouted and punched in the air, releasing his pressure from the public since the non-license driving incident. “I’m satisfied with today’s performance. It’s an easy win,” Sun said after setting the world’s fifth best of this year in 200m free. Sun is expected to meet with arch rival Park…
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