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Streamlined Speedo Swim Suit Is Too Slippery When Wet
Officials from the International Swimming Federation (aka FINA) want to speak with Speedo next week about their high-tech swimsuit. Seems the athletes who use the swimsuit are breaking all sorts of records and, with the Olympics coming up, FINA doesn't want anyone getting an unfair advantage. Unfortunately for FINA, the only real resolutions appear to be a general ban, which Speedo would protest, or to allow every country to wear it in violation of their existing equipment contracts. The last option is probably the most appealing: FINA brings back the old suits and those swim team shaving parties of yesteryear. [MSNBC]
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Underwater Camera Rig Sends Photos Around the World in Seconds
Alain Bernard of France broke a record last week when he swam the 100m freestyle in 47.60 seconds at the European Swimming Championships. At the same time, underwater photographer Wolfgang Rattay broke another far geekier, and therefore far more important, record of his own using a voyeuristic remote controlled underwater camera rig. More »
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I have no context for this photo, but it's one of the most ludicrous things I've ever seen. Seriously, how did these jackasses not kill themselves? Hell, maybe they did. Just remember, friends: electricity and idiots do not mix. [Spulch]
How to Win a Darwin Award: Float a Live Surge Protector in a Pool on a Couple of Flip-Flops
I have no context for this photo, but it's one of the most ludicrous things I've ever seen. Seriously, how did these jackasses not kill themselves? Hell, maybe they did. Just remember, friends: electricity and idiots do not mix. [Spulch]
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Aquavee Swim System Makes Your Pool Infinitely Long
Products like the pool treadmill, the ExerSwim, and the Home Swimmer all provide a way for you to swim indefinitely in a home-sized pool without building a gigantic circular pool. More »
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ExerSwim Generates Currents in the Pool
It is a super-scientific fact (I think) that swimming laps is one of the best forms of exercise for the body. Unfortunately, some folks can't afford Olympic-size swimming pools in their backyard and are forced to work with the smaller varieties, which are impossible for lap-swimming. More »
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Lap Track Keeps you in the Swim
This is the swimmer's equivalent to the pedometer, a length counter that makes me think of those old Walkman Sports. Stick the Lap Track on one end of the pool wall and it will show you all sorts of useful information as you power up and down the pool lane—best lap time, average lap time, average speed, total distance and calories burned. It only goes up to 50 lengths, but couch potato that I am, 50 lengths seems a lot of strokes to me. It runs on two AAA batteries and costs $60. More »
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It was so abnormally hot yesterday that we could walk around solely in our underwear without feeling the least bit drafty, which really made us wish we had the Home Swimmer to use in our apartment's pool. If you've got a tiny pool of your own, the Home Swimmer allows you to tie yourself to a leash in order to "swim in place", essentially expanding your pool's length to infinity.
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Home Swimmer Reminds us of Special Needs Children
It was so abnormally hot yesterday that we could walk around solely in our underwear without feeling the least bit drafty, which really made us wish we had the Home Swimmer to use in our apartment's pool. If you've got a tiny pool of your own, the Home Swimmer allows you to tie yourself to a leash in order to "swim in place", essentially expanding your pool's length to infinity.
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Swimman Waterproof iPod Shuffle Can Dive to 10 Feet
This looks just like an ordinary second-generation iPod shuffle, but Swimman has gone into the player's innards and somehow made the whole thing waterproof down to 10 feet deep. Only problem is, paying $150 for this fortified shuffle means you have to pay an extra 71 bucks for the privilege of singing in the shower with this sucker. More »
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