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Pixelated graphic with yellow text 'SWIMMING IS LIFE' over a blue and light blue background featuring a dark swimming lane marker and red lane dividers.

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Pixelated graphic with yellow text 'SWIMMING IS LIFE' over a blue and light blue background featuring a dark swimming lane marker and red lane dividers.

Pixelated graphic with yellow text 'SWIMMING IS LIFE' over a blue and light blue background featuring a dark swimming lane marker and red lane dividers. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon f…

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  • SWIMMING
  • IS
  • LIFE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708241631411486584104
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c6/c6abb3a7e4b3e08d3f5962a92606d09f4134c42284059ba8f6fdc61c5f2883c7.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c6abb3a7e4b3e08d
SHA-256
c6abb3a7e4b3e08d3f5962a92606d09f4134c42284059ba8f6fdc61c5f2883c7
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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
200708241631411486584104
Archive entry
200708241631411486584104.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:41 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#200708241631411486584104.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708241631411486584104.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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