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A pixelated swimmer in a white cap and goggles performs breaststroke in blue water with splashing, surrounded by cyan background text.

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A pixelated swimmer in a white cap and goggles performs breaststroke in blue water with splashing, surrounded by cyan background text.

A pixelated swimmer in a white cap and goggles performs breaststroke in blue water with splashing, surrounded by cyan background text. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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  • 18.44 baby..
  • brstrke<3
  • look out DISTRICTS!
  • Ohhhh, its just that swimmin lovvve.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200903031543001996414288
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cd/cdd33febb3030b676c2b396b4b759f2a25403356dc464e4a51f1ee2be4414326.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cdd33febb3030b67
SHA-256
cdd33febb3030b676c2b396b4b759f2a25403356dc464e4a51f1ee2be4414326
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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
200903031543001996414288
Archive entry
200903031543001996414288.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 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#200903031543001996414288.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200903031543001996414288.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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