Swimmer's Daily

Category: Organization

  • Former Olympic swimmer questions use of funds in FINA

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    When Nikki Dryden was a successful swimmer for Canada, she had little time to focus on the financial affairs of FINA. However, now as a New York-based humans right attorney, she feels our sport’s governing body is only becoming richer, more secretive and less accountable. And yes, the numbers are quite worrying – with 22…

  • Cullen Jones helps South Florida kids swim safe

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    According to a study by USA Swimming, 60 to 70 percent of African-American and Hispanic children don’t know how to swim. Cullen Jones and USA Swimming are trying to do something about that, with the Make a Splash campaign. From NBCMiami.com via Diversity in Aquatics.

  • Swimming New Zealand president and head coach resign

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    It’s official, resignation letters here, here and here on swimmingnz.org.nz. The reason is the scolding SPARC commisioned Ineson report in June. Read more for instance on SwimNews.com and nzherald.co.nz. Swimmer Moss Burmester whose retirement last year triggered the review says according to Radio New Zealand that it is the right move.

  • FINA must allow underwater video review from officials

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    Good point here on SwimmingWorld Magazine: Debate continues on the current breaststroke turn and finish rules that govern competitive swimming. Video from the 2011 FINA World Championships of Brazil’s Felipe Silva finishing with an illegal dolphin kick to capture gold in the 50 meter breaststroke is proof that FINA needs to take another look at…

  • Lifeguard fired for refusing to wear Speedos ?

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    61-year-old Roy Lester says he lost his job as a lifeguard because he wanted to take the annual swimming test in bicycle shorts instead of the tiny trunks. “They were just trying to get rid of the older guys. To me the whole key to being a good lifeguard is experience.” Lester is a triathlete,…

  • The +Pool, a floating pool in the heart of New York

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    Designers have come up with an astonishing, floating, plus sign-shaped pool they hope to build in the East River, off Brooklyn Bridge Park. One of the technical challenges is water filtration, with the pool being planned as basically a “giant strainer”, filtering contaminated river water into clean, swimmable pool water. In order to accomplish this,…

  • Independent SPARC review scolds Swimming New Zealand

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    Swimming New Zealand’s high performance environment was today described by an independent Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) review as negative and with a culture of distrust and lack of confidence in its leadership. The role of SNZ’s high performance manager Jan Cameron has come under particular fire, to the point where one of the…

  • USA Swimming wins three Communicator awards

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    USA Swimming has been awarded three 2011 Communicator Awards by the International Academy of Visual Arts, earning accolades for its America’s Swim Team Marketing campaign, television commercial and re-designed website www.usaswimming.org. The 30-second America’s Swim Team commercial, which was produced and aired in 2010, received the Academy’s highest honor, the Gold Award of Excellence. Source…

  • DISC has great live streaming (Mare Nostrum has not)

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    Eagerly waiting for the Mare Nostrum 2011 to begin, I read in other news that the Vattenfall Swim Cup 2011 has started, aka the Danish International Swim Cup, with livetiming from both pools and HD live streaming from finals. Finals that are by the way very nicely dressed-up, with light-show and loud music and everything.