Swimmer's Daily

  • Photographer Adrian Bullock was snorkeling off Lady Elliot Island, near Bundaberg, Queensland when this 4+ meter great white shark came into his view. Bullock realized he was 40 meters from the boat that took him to the dive spot, and remained still long enough to see the large shark was either well-fed or pregnant as it drew closer towards him. The photographer remained calm during the encounter, with the close swim-by only the second great white sighting off the island in 25 years. He shared the video because he wants ‘people to see that they aren’t man-eating monsters’

    Great white shark calmly swims by snorkeller off Great Barrier Reef

  • Debbie Collingwood and two of her friends had a whale of an experience in B.C. waters as the trio nervously watched a group of orcas move closer and closer. Here’s a roundup of that story and other good news, on Monday, August 10.

    Long-distance swimmer gets close-up look at pod of orcas | Bright side

  • Reggie Wright of the East Brunswick Community Policing Unit provides an overview of pool and swimming safety tips so residents can stay safe in the summer month.

  • Join wildlife photographer Amos Nachoum as he recounts his adventures swimming with sharks and other sea life. In this virtual photography seminar, he shares his travels and dispels the myths surrounding dangerous animals.

    Wildlife Photography: Dispelling Myths of Dangerous Animals | B&H Event Space

  • Perfect your stroke technique and maximize muscle engagement with these sculling drills!

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    Beginner Sculling Drills | Improve Your Feel of the Water

  • Kate O’Keefe said, “This was easy,” just a few minutes after finishing a relay swim of Lake George.

    When you’ve delivered roughly 8,000 babies, apparently the rest is easy.

    The recently retired OB/GYN rounded up a few of her friends last week and urged them to swim the 32-mile length of the lake in one-and-a-half hour shifts.

    “We decided we needed to do something positive with all that’s going on in the world,” O’Keefe said Friday afternoon.

    Most of the women are former patients of O’Keefe’s. They range in age from 55 to 71.

    “Yeah, menopause marathon,” smiled O’Keefe.

    See WNYT

    lake george photo
    Photo by James Loesch

  • A Florida man who fractured his neck in a swimming accident over the weekend has his 9-year-old son to thank for saving his life.

    The day at Quietwater Beach in Pensacola turned tragic for Josh Williams and his family when he dove into shallow water and struck his head on the bottom, according to a report.

    He was saved by his son Asaih Williams who had dived into the water ahead of him, the Pensacola News Journal reports.

    “All I remember was that he said he broke his neck and he said he was scared,” Asaih told the paper. “I had a little time limit in my head. If I jump in and the person I’m jumping with in that certain amount of time (doesn’t come up), I go after them.”

    pensacola beach photo
    Photo by Gatorgoon

  • A woman swimming in Lake Waukewan in the town of Meredith, New Hampshire, was found unresponsive and later died, authorities said.

    The woman, Amanda Daigle, 22, of Trumbull, Connecticut, was found unconscious a short distance from shore while swimming with acquaintances on Wednesday, the state police’s marine patrol said. She was brought to shore, where CPR was performed until first responders arrived.

    Read U.S. News

    Officials urge Granite Staters to stay safe on water

    Woman dies after swimming in Lake Waukewan

     

  • Introducing the Canary Islands’ very own Little Mermaid — Michelle Alonso. Ready to take the Para-swimming world by storm, Michelle walks us through her home training during the COVID-19 lockdown, shares her thoughts on the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games, and shows off a couple of her favorite costumes.