Month: March 2016
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End Adult Drowning: Fund the 1st Pool for Nonswimmer Adults
The first pool dedicated specifically to teaching adults to swim is slated to open in Sarasota, Florida May 1, 2016. Forty-six percent of American adults fit the bill. Most adults who can’t swim are afraid in water. An afraid-in-water adult is one who cannot rest peacefully for five minutes in water over his/her head and at…
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Florida man finds 9-foot alligator at bottom of swimming pool
A Florida man searching for a stray golf ball found something much larger at the bottom of his swimming pool — a 9-foot alligator. Craig Lear, 38, who lives adjacent to a golf course in Lakeland, assumed that the bubbles he saw in his pool were from a ball that landed in the water, his…
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In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming pool
Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter — a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of water. A real pool. Tony Award-nominated set designer Riccardo Hernandez conceived of the audacious 40-foot-long, 4-foot-wide pool for playwright Lucas Hnath’s swimming drama “Red Speedo,†which opens Thursday.…
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Live Stream from the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Orlando
Gear up for tonight’s ‪#‎ArenaProSwim‬ finals in Orlando with a look at Michael Phelps‘ 100m fly prelim swim from this morning. The live stream of tonight’s finals begins at 6 p.m. ET: bit.ly/1eWUSVv
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Bang for your buck training?
Guest post by Jez Birds, originally posted on SwimPath There has been much debate recently regarding principles of training, with short, high intensity intervals gaining lots of momentum as the modality of choice for fitness enthusiasts around the globe. Safe to say the debate reaches far in to the swimming world also with the publicity surrounding…
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Adventures in Everyday Life
Join Nils and Per when they get out in the archipelago in the middle of winter. It is possible to do swimrun all year round however, in the winter warmer equipment and a little more planning is required.
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Michael Phelps returns to swim in Orlando for first time in 12 years
The last time that Michael Phelps competed in Orlando, he had yet to capture any of his record 22 Olympic medals. He was a golden boy in waiting, so to speak. “Two thousand and four, nationals, I just missed the 200 back world record,” Phelps said. “I think it was 1:55:12 or 15, and I…
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The Nominees for the 2016 Laureus Awards are…
A glittering collection of the world’s greatest sports stars have been nominated for the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards, following a ballot by the world’s media. Including Adam Peaty, Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps and Daniel Dias.
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Pro Surfer/Freediver Tags Elusive Hammerhead Sharks
Mark Healey might be part fish. The pro big-wave surfer can hold his breath underwater for six minutes. He once swam with a great white shark, hanging onto its dorsal fin. And recently, the freediver got up close and personal with overfished sharks off the coast of Japan so he could tag them for scientists.…