Swimmer's Daily

  • Wildlife cameraman has an up close and personal encounter with filming Orcas hunting penguins.

  • Its a Monday in January 2020 in Beijing. This quick video is a glimpse in time.

  • Lewis Pugh thanks SUSE for their support of his historic swim in East Antarctica to fight climate change and create 1 million sq km of Marine Protected Area around the continent.

  • This week’s workout is for beginner swimmers who are interested in short, but FAST swim workouts – also known as Ultra Short Race Pace Training (USRPT).

  • The Arctic Bath has finally opened in Swedish Lapland. The circular hotel, which somewhat resembles a frosted donut when viewed from above, floats on a river and provides visitors with a luxury getaway that includes a restaurant, spa, and a plunge into the icy water.

    The Arctic Bath is situated on Sweden’s Lule River, which was once used for transporting timber. This is reflected in the design of the hotel’s main building, which sports an attractive logjam-inspired exterior.

    The circular building floats in summer but freezes in place during the harsh winters experienced in that part of the world and is connected to the nearby shore via footbridge. It has a plunge pool at its center that allows brave visitors to experience the cold water and contains three saunas, a spa treatment room and hot baths, with massages, facials and more on offer. A restaurant serves locally-sourced food and there are also activities like a dog-pulled sled ride, horse riding, and ice fishing available.

    Six floating cabins provide accommodation nearby. Each sleeps two and features a small wooden deck on which visitors can sit outside and watch the northern lights (or the midnight sun during summer). These floating areas of the Arctic Bath were designed by architects Bertil Harström and Johan Kauppi, who were also responsible for the nearby Treehotel.

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  • Nice 28k long Sunday run day followed by a nice relaxing recovery swim in the Enoggera Reservoir in Brisbane.

    https://youtu.be/D9NpUhHOOYI

  • We have 5 tips for you to improve your kicking. Kicking is important to swim a faster freestyle, mostly because it benefits your body position in the water. You want to be high and horizontal in the water to reduce your resistance. A strong kick will benefit your freestyle immensely!

    https://youtu.be/3weAYd23GNc

  • Underwater photographer and videographer Szilard Janko was along for the journey with Weston and managed to capture a moment on video that he would not soon forget.

    The footage shows Weston floating above the ocean floor and reaching into a metal container and removing a piece of fish, as a tiger shark swims toward him.

    Once the shark gets close enough, Weston uses the piece of fish to guide the animal closer to Janko’s camera, before he lets go of the snack and allows the shark to eat it.

    “Each shark has a different personality, this one very gently takes the fish out of the hand and then is gently redirected to swim away,” Janko told Storyful.

    See Yahoo! News