Swimmer's Daily

  • You don’t need a gym to get a great dryland workout! We’re sharing our tips for doing dryland at home, including three dryland training plans in the MySwimPro app.

  • Winter Swimming World Championships 2020 at the Lake Bled in Slovenia. This World Championship is one of the most diverse in winter swimming history. Over 830 participants from 30 countries competed with each other in one of the most beautiful locations in the world – the Lake Bled.

  • Many of us around the world are on lockdown due to the Corona Virus. But that can’t stop us from exercising!

  • There is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the use of pools and hot tubs. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection of pools and hot tubs should remove or inactivate the virus that causes COVID-19.

  • Follow along with Coach Joe for some exercises to strengthen your tummy and prepare your body for swimming!

    https://youtu.be/s7h7TErfyRU

  • Layers of protection help us to stay safe around the water.

    Here is a tip to help you remember how to take care of us around the water

    • Tip 1: Never leave us alone near the water, even for a few seconds.
    • Tip 2: Have at least one adult “water watcher” us in the pool at all times. If you are with a group, adults, please take turns. And adults don’t forget to wear your water watcher tag so everyone knows who is in charge.
    • Tip 3: Sign us up for Survival swim lessons when we are little. We get to learn how to swim by ourselves and float on our backs. Yep, even when we are little, we’re able to swim!
    • Tip: 4 Swimming pools should have fences, alarms, and drains that meet safety regulations to keep us safe.
    • Tip: 5 Always keep safety equipment near the pool. Reaching and throwing aids should be close by.
    • Tip: 6 Parents and water watchers, please learn how to perform CPR and rescue techniques so you can help in an emergency.
    • Tip: 7 If a child is missing, ALWAYS check the pool first.” We love to play in swimming pools and want to be safe Sign up for these classes today! Swim, Float, Survive! And Pool Safely!

  • Rowdy Gaines is a 3x Olympic Gold Medalist. He provides insights and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on the importance in keeping your swimming pool maintained in regards to COVID-19. For more information, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/

  • Ben has been training for a swim-a-thon that he’s hoping will still happen next month. As you can see he took advantage of the recent rains and a wet driveway to fine-tune his breaststroke skills. Because of social distancing, swim practice has been canceled leaving Ben and all swimmers trying to get creative on how to stay in shape. Ben swims for Crawfish Aquatics in Lafayette.

    See KATC

    https://youtu.be/GkGiB4OewPs

  • What does it take to be the Butterfly King of Ireland? Spend a day with multiple Irish-record holder Brendan Hyland to find out, as the swimmer continues to dream of that Olympic podium