Swimmer's Daily

  • The Coast Guard reminds recreational boaters and paddlers to be aware of the risks involving cold water drownings.

    Even as the Pacific Northwest heads into warmer weather, it can still take many months for the rivers, lakes, and waterways to catch up. The water may be significantly colder than the outside ambient temperature.

    Always wear a life jacket while out on the water. There is no time to don a life jacket when an accident or emergency occurs. The best vest is the one you wear.

    “While hypothermia is a real concern, the true cause of most drownings this time of year is the rapid loss of one’s ability to swim or tread water due to cold water immersion,” said Capt. Nathan Coulter, chief of incident management for the 13th Coast Guard District.

    “Water temperatures in lakes and rivers are still near 50 degrees.  If you enter water at those temperatures without a wet-suit or personal flotation device, you may have less than 10 minutes to survive.  Stay safe by dressing for the water temperature, not the air temperature.”

    Read KTVZ

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  • An hour loop of relaxing outdoor swimming pool sounds, ideal for ambience music or background music for sleeping and relaxation.

    https://youtu.be/9zTK33ehYBY

  • A Shropshire teenager has swapped the pool for her garden stream so that she can keep training during the coronavirus lockdown.

  • Quad-City area police being sued by the ACLU in the case involving a collegiate swimmer who was mistakenly taken into custody at an area rest stop are saying the young man was resisting arrest.

    The ACLU filed suit earlier this year on behalf of Jaylan Butler, a 19-year-old member of the Eastern Illinois University swim team mistaken for a shooting suspect when he stepped off the college’s bus at a rest area near East Moline in February of 2019.

    Butler and the driver of the bus, Todd Slingerland, said police cars screamed into the rest area with lights flashing. They spotted Butler, the only black member of the swim team, and ordered him to the ground. Both men said Butler instantly complied with police orders. Butler said he has been instructed by his father most of his life to obey law enforcement.

    Four officers from three departments named in the suit have filed responses with the court that include claims Butler resisted arrest.

    Read Quad-City Times

     

     

  • Missy Franklin won four Olympic gold medals and nine world titles, all before moving into college. In 2013, she was undoubtedly the world’s premier swimmer, male or female.

    The 2012 London Games, where Franklin swept the backstrokes and won two more relay golds, tell just part of her story. Franklin highlights NBCSN’s Olympic Games Week programming on Friday night. A full TV schedule is here.

    See NBC Sports

  • In this 14th episode, Swim Smooth Head Coach, Paul Newsome, discusses how to improve your feel for the water with one of our classic drills, sculling.

  • After several weeks of being told they can’t schedule and get paid for opening residential swimming pools because it wasn’t considered an essential service, pool maintenance companies across New York have been given the green light to start offering the service again.

    “Yes, it’s our understanding that they now can start scheduling appointments,” said Dominick Mondi, executive director of the Northeast Spa and Pool Association. Mondi and others in his organization based the recommendation on a written statement from Empire State Development and conversations this week with officials there. The companies, of course, have to follow proper social distancing protocol and sanitizing procedures.

    Earlier this month, the majority of the state’s pool maintenance businesses stopped offering pool opening services and in many cases closed their doors for the time being, basing their decision on information given to them by the Northeast Spa and Pool Association and Hot Tub Alliance, the two main trade groups representing the industry in New York.

    Read Syracuse

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    Photo by Kevin Coles

  • Swimming as a sport requires a large amount of core and abdominal strength to swim efficiently and effectively. Those that can control their core and have strong abdominal musculature, tend to perform at a higher standard than those who do not. Not only that, many of the injured swimmers I have seen with injuries relating to their lower limb, back or shoulders, have all had decreased abdominal strength. Working together on abdominal strengthening, and the injury, they were able to return to the pool better and stronger than ever. Nevertheless, these exercises are not just for swimmers and can be completed by anybody.

  • Sam Roberts talks about Dr. Phil’s comparisons of Corona to cigarettes and swimming pools, and the backlash to it, on Sam Roberts Now.