Swimmer's Daily

  • The under-construction Athletes Village for the Tokyo Olympics could be used as a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients.

    Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been talking about the possibility of occupying the massive development on Tokyo Bay, which is to house up to 11,000 Olympic and 4,400 Paralympic athletes and staff during the games.

    The complex, which will eventually include 24 buildings, is expected to remain unoccupied with the Olympics delayed for 16 months.

    Koike said the Athletes Village was “one of the options, but the village is not finished yet. We are talking about places that are available even today or tomorrow and checking a possibility one by one.”

    Read ABC News

  • It’s hard to imagine what our society will look like more than a year in the future, when right now each day seems to bring new, unpredictable challenges. Eventually, the COVID-19 pandemic will loosen its grip—but will it do so in time for the newly scheduled massive international event?

    “Nobody really knows the answer to that right now,” says Wesley Pegden, a mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “Right now the focus is on keeping the number of infections and deaths as low as possible.”

    Read Popular Science

    covid-19 tokyo photo
    Photo by amira_a

  • Garmin Swim™ 2 is a GPS swimming smartwatch made to monitor heart rate and track distance, pace, stroke count, SWOLF and more in the pool and open water¹. Learn more: https://buy.garmin.com/en-AU/AU/p/665374

     

  • Have you been wondering how to breathe when swimming Butterfly stroke? Or if you are breathing correctly? The timing of butterfly stroke breathing is tricky. We’ve broken it down for you into three (3) easy steps. Remember, keep it simple and repetition is key — which means practice makes perfect.

    Try these three (3) steps out today to help with your Butterfly stroke swimming technique: 1. The breath always happens in conjunction with the arms. (Pro tip: How fast your arms move is how quickly you have to breathe.) 2. Make sure that as you are pulling down; you lift the head up. 3. Make sure you drop the head down, prior to the hands entering the water at the top of your stroke.

  • This is what happens scientifically if you do not wait a full 30 minutes to swim after you have consumed any amount of food.

  • What is a calorie?
    What is BMR ( Basal Metabolic Rate)?
    How to calculate your BMR?
    How do I know how many calories in my meal?
    Calorie difference between fast food and regular meal
    How many calories do I burn during workout?

    https://youtu.be/9FptmRThyRg

  • Join in with our home workout, recorded on Thursday 2nd April 2020. Led by sportscotland physical prep lead for swimming, Neil Shanks, our National Squad were put through their paces live on ZOOM. Think you can give it a go?

  • Work outside of the pool is just as important as work outside. This here is a quick and easy ab workout that I do twice a day. Great for swimmers.

    https://youtu.be/om0gcLoR9JU

  • There will be no hanging out at the beach or outdoor water parks in Minneapolis this summer.

    The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board has decided that due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, it’s shutting down its outdoor aquatics facilities for the entire summer.

    This includes beaches at lakes including Bde Maka Ska and Lake Harriet, wading pools, waterparks, and the Webber Natural Swimming Pool in North Minneapolis.

    “The level of public congregation that takes place at aquatic facilities and the level of staff required to operate these facilities will make it impossible to open and manage these facilities safely this summer,” the parks board says on its website.

    Read Bring Me The News

    Bde Maka Ska photo
    Photo by Tony Webster