Swimmer's Daily

Month: January 2014

  • Animal Olympians: Breaststroke

    Animal Olympians: Breaststroke

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    “The Giant Barred frog is the breastroke champion of the animal kingdom.” Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons http://youtu.be/QvNP8YAzA90

  • Michael Phelps Guest Stars On ‘Suits’

    Michael Phelps Guest Stars On ‘Suits’

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    See USA Today Michael Phelps loves the legal drama Suits, USA’s top-rated original drama. He has tweeted about being a fan and has called the show one of his favorites. Now the Olympic swimmer is making an appearance on its midseason return, March 6 (Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT). Michael Phelps will appear on “Suits” on March 6. Here’s a…

  • Dolphins swim with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic

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    See wptv.com A pod of dolphins stole the show Sunday at a surfing competition in Ventura County, California. Spectators cheered as the dolphins rode the waves along with surfers at the 2014 Rincon Classic. Even surfers stopped to watch as about a dozen mammals cut through the waves. See also kvue.com

  • Boardman swim team continues hair dying tradition

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    See WKBN Boardman’s boys’ swim team continues with a decade old tradition on Sunday afternoon, dying each other’s hair bleach blonde. The team is preparing for the Sectional tournament that takes place on February 6th at the University of Akron. Fifteen swimmers from the boys team went to Beautiful Creations hair and nail salon in…

  • Why Is Swimming the Most Deadly Leg of a Triathlon?

    Why Is Swimming the Most Deadly Leg of a Triathlon?

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    Read Scientific American Despite being the first leg and covering the shortest distance in any triathlon, swimming has proved to be the most deadly. Minneapolis Heart Institute cardiologist Kevin Harris last year published a study in JAMA: The Journal of American Medical Association analyzing the results of 2,971 USA Triathlon-sanctioned events held between January 2006…

  • It’s never too early to teach your baby how to swim

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    See FCN Drowning is the number one cause of non-injury death for kids ages one to four and it is 100% preventable. Especially here in Florida where water is all over the place, it’s important for kids to learn to swim. “Most children take better to the water environment if they’re taught at an earlier…

  • Nairobi Swimming Association 2014 season kicks off

    Nairobi Swimming Association 2014 season kicks off

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    “The Nairobi Swimming Association kicked off the 2014 season with the triple gala at the Peponi school, ahead of a season packed with several international competitions. The association also used the meet as a practice session to identify swimmers who will make up the national team set to travel to South Africa for the african…

  • Call for backyard swimming pool ban to save kids causes outrage

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    Read Sunshine Coast Daily A call to ban backyard pools in Australia has caused outrage on social media. Jo Abi, a regular writer for ivillage.com.au, said that if swimming pools were banned children’s lives wouldn’t be put “at risk”. “The reason I started thinking about the banning of backyard pools was because February is the month…

  • Video captures orcas stalking swimmer in Wellington

    Video captures orcas stalking swimmer in Wellington

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    See The New Zealand Herald A swimmer who had a close encounter with orca in Wellington’s Lyall Bay yesterday was never in danger, an orca expert says. The person who sent the video, Rebecca Parlett, said the swimmer was unaware he was being followed by two of the ocean’s top predators until being alerted by…