Swimmer's Daily

  • A resident of the United Kingdom, who was previously removed from the United States in 2010, was arrested for swimming across the Detroit River in an attempt to enter the United States from Canada, according to a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

    Christopher Andrew Sagajllo, 56, was arrested on Dec. 14, 2019 by River Rouge police after he was found at the U.S. Steel Plant and caught the attention of security while in a controlled area. Security believed that Sagajllo had attempted to enter the U.S. from Canada by crossing the Detroit River. The man was issued a misdemeanor citation for criminal trespassing, with Border Patrol agents later responding to the area, then arresting and detaining him.

    Sagajllo, who is from England and Northern Ireland, was denied admission into the U.S. in 2010 after previously being admitted into the U.S. for only three months under a Visa Waiver program in 2003. Sagajllo was living in Chicago, Illinois, when he was ordered to leave the U.S. by an immigration official in DuPage County after being arrested for multiple traffic violations. On May 3, 2010, Sagajllo was sent back to the UK.

    After attempting to reenter the U.S. on Dec. 13, 2019, Sagajllo admitted to officials that he had illegally entered the U.S. by swimming across the Detroit River near Zug Island in River Rouge. He told officials that he used a wet suit to aid him in crossing the river, which is extremely dangerous due to the strong currents.

    Read WXYZ Detroit

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  • At the facility where I work, “Parent Tot” refers to a class where we work with kids in the 6 month to 2 1/2 year old range and their parents, in a sense to help teach the parents how to prepare their kids for swim lessons at age 3. In this video, I’ll go over some of the information and drills that we work on in this class.

  • GAC will host a total of five national swimming championships between 2020 and 2023.

  • At the ripe old age of 98, Maurine Kornfeld is at the peak of her career. Around the pool, the woman known as “Mighty Mo” is a legend to everyone but herself.

    “I don’t want to say we worship her. But we kind of are her biggest fans,” said coach Chad Durieux.

    Among senior master swimmers, she has earned 14 world championship gold medals, has set 28 world records and was recently inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. All in a career that began at age 65.

    A child of the Depression, Kornfeld was told, “good girls don’t play sports.” But look at her now. This late in life hobby inspires her new family of teammates, training at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, California.

    “What I like about the team is seeing them starting from little or nothing into becoming quite accomplished, and that’s really neat,” Kornfeld said.

    Read CBS News

  • Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is training for the hardest swim of his life, a kilometer across a lake on the Antarctic ice sheet. in order to raise awareness for climate change.

  • Annual New Years day Polar Bear swim on Salt Spring Island

  • Swimming has a history filled with tons of interesting, and maybe even weird, facts! Here are the five weirdest, jaw-dropping swimming facts. The swimming world seems magical when we look at these amazing yet weird facts.

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  • Being comfortable in your skin is often easier said than done. Too often, and with the current standards for the ‘perfect body’, many people get caught up in the habit of criticizing their bodies and feeling ashamed of who they are.

    Photo courtesy of EliasSch, Pixabay License

    Nevertheless, body confidence isn’t just about appreciating the shape and size of your body; it goes further into appreciating how far your body can go and the amazing things it can do.

    Whether you have just swum your best lap in months or won a swimming competition, give your body credit and appreciation it deserves. That is what body confidence is all about.

    Can Swimming Help You Gain Confidence?

    Did you know that just 30 minutes of swimming can convince you that you look better- whether you are fit or not?

    One of the reasons people engage in swimming is to feel better about themselves. A study by the University of Florida revealed that the act of exercise is in itself more important than your fitness level. And more often than not, people who exercise get to feel better about their appearance even if they have not achieved their fitness goals.

    How Does Swimming Help Boost Your Body Confidence?

    Swimming helps rejuvenate your mind and body while at the same time, giving it an amazing workout. Even with moderate swimming exercises, people have reported a boost in their positive body perceptions. It is important to understand that your confidence ‘battle’ takes place in your mind. Once you have a positive perception of yourself, you will automatically feel better about yourself.

    While there are so many products in the market to help you lose weight, swimming offers a healthy scientifically-backed alternative. A 30 minutes’ worth of swimming can burn more than 300 calories making swimming the go-to exercise for people battling excess body weight. The more intense your swimming exercises are, the more weight you will lose. And if your weight is the barrier to feeling confident, then losing it will help you get your confidence in check.

    We all know how great we feel when we look and feel fit. Swimming is one way to accomplish this. The natural resistance of the water will increase your strength levels. It will also accentuate your six-pack (if you have them) and help tuck away the little fat pockets on the sides of your tummy. The afterward toning effect will make you want to rock that beachwear you have been keeping away for so long. To get the most out of your swimming routine, you can decide to drag along a friend to keep you motivated even during your bad days.

    Being comfortable in your skin isn’t something that happens overnight. Sometimes you have to work on it. When everything about you exudes confidence, you will have an enhanced quality of life, socially, mentally, and even physically. Remember, most often than not, how you perceive yourself determines how other people perceive you. So swim your way to self-confidence and rock it as you own it!

    Guest post by David Cappetto / Nereids Aquatic Coaching