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A pixelated image of a swimmer in water with blue background text reading "swimming equals life" and "don't doubt what i do".

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A pixelated image of a swimmer in water with blue background text reading "swimming equals life" and "don't doubt what i do".

A pixelated image of a swimmer in water with blue background text reading "swimming equals life" and "don't doubt what i do". Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • swimming equals life
  • don't doubt what i do
  • cuz it's my sport u have one to!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080406181812845544288
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/07/073332875b8d596430e5fadbe259b3dab333d4f4551e76923675638a1cf72261.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
073332875b8d5964
SHA-256
073332875b8d596430e5fadbe259b3dab333d4f4551e76923675638a1cf72261
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080406181812845544288
Archive entry
20080406181812845544288.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080406181812845544288.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080406181812845544288.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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