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The Chinese Olympic Swimsuits Are Here ... Yeesh

It's true: One man's sexy is another man's nightmare fuel. Mostly though, aren't these swimsuits just impractical? Aerodynamic they ain't. However, if you're swimming in the ocean I suppose the front there could be used to collect baby smelt and other small bait fish. China never fails to confuse me. More »

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This Seems Like It Should Be Illegal

I don't know what that little creature is capable of, but it seems to be effective in teaching Australian girls how to swim faster. A much more dangerous alternative would be to release this guy into the water. More »

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Naked Swimmers Dancing

When you're a swimmer at the University of South Carolina, we suspect life can become boring from time to time. Therefore, one must streak! More »

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I Hope There's A Really Nice Trophy For Him

I'm all for setting world records and general feelings of accomplishment, but I usually stop when any of the following are involved: More »

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Michael Phelps Will Have Eight Gold Medals Over Ian Crocker's Dead Body

Michael Phelps wanted to swim eight events at the World Swimming Championships, and he wanted to win 8 gold medals. The biggest obstacle in his way was fellow American Ian Crocker, the worst record holder in the 100m butterfly, an event in which Crocker would be swimming against Phelps. More »

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Nothing Better Than A Sports Dad

Sports dads creep us out, generally speaking, and yeah: Dads of world-class female athletes actually do creep us out more, whether that's fair or not. We have no children, but if we did, we think we would discourage them to play sports, or at least discouraging them to do so around us. We think, like most parents, we'd just lose all perspective. *** More »

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Searching For SpongeBob

If the movies have taught us anything, it's that Alcatraz is escape-proof. That's because of the frigid, shark-infested mile-and-a-half of San Francisco Bay that's between the notorious former federal prison and the city of San Francisco. If you're a 1940s goon, hood, mobster, mug, ruffian, thug, tough, bandit, crook or swindler, Alcatraz was your last stop. Forget about it, Lefty. You ain't getting off of "The Rock." More »