Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2011

  • Diana Nyad will not attempt crossing again

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    Third time was not the charm for Diana Nyad, attempting to cross the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida. In a frequently emotional news conference in which she removed her shirt to reveal sting marks from toxic jellyfish, Nyad said she initially planned to muscle through the intense pain, but eventually had to give up,…

  • David Walliams still unable to walk after 140-mile charity swim

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    Two weeks after completing his 140-mile swim along the Thames, David Walliams continues to pay the price for it in terms of his health. He tore a disc in his back as a result of the swim, is ordered by his doctors not to leave his hospital bed, has to undergo physio, and has also…

  • Monster in my swimming pool

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    Funny little story, cute little girl :-) Monster in my swimming pool from brent bokovoy on Vimeo.

  • Dionne Bromfield & Tinchy Stryder – Spinnin for 2012

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    Official song of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, released 25th September 2011. It’s getting closer! Here is another video from the organizers, “1 year to go to London 2012 – the story so far”

  • #SwimmerProblems trending on Twitter

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    Funny phenomena, including several big names in swimming, #swimmerproblems on Twitter. Some additions these last 12 hours … Jessica Hardy, Oussama Mellouli and Sarah Sjöström: “Hungry, all day long.” Natalie Coughlin: “when water (built up from underwater repeats) uncontrollably pours out of your nose at awkward times.” Natalie Coughlin: “smelling like bleach no matter how…

  • More pull-ups = Less shoulder issues

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    Interesting post here on the Swimmers Circle, by Chris Ritter on the pull-up exercise, guidelines and variations. Especially this claim is intriguing: There’s usually a correlation to the swimmers that can do more pull-ups and those that never seem to have shoulder issues. So if you want to stay in the pool season after season…

  • Lucas speaks on silence of Pellegrini, jealousy of Horter

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    Hot gossip here on SwimNews: “Federica Pellegrini has refused to return calls and has not spoken to French coach Philippe Lucas since the last day of her racing schedule at the world championships in Shanghai in July, the coach claims today.” … (Commercial featuring Lucas and something Pellegrini-similar. Was it an omen?)

  • Vicissitudes, an underwater sculpture in Grenada

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    “Vicissitudes“, a sculpture installed in 4.5 meters of water at the Moliniere Bay Sculpture Garden in Grenada. It could spook me intensely. The artist is Jason deCaires Taylor, specialising in underwater art. See www.underwatersculpture.com

  • Nyad hit another Man o’ War, had to quit

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    After more than 40 hours of swimming and hitting a second Portuguese Man o’ War, Diana Nyad decided to quit, told by her medical team that she could risk long-term cumulative effect on her body, if she suffered additional likely stings. She had then completed about 67 nautical miles of the 103-nautical-mile passage, and suffered…