Swimmer's Daily

  • As temperatures heat up and summer swim lessons and public pools get canceled until further notice, a local swim school is offering free virtual swim lessons.

  • Are you ready for our “Top 3 Dives”? We asked Pandelela Pamg, two-time Olympic medallist and five-time World Championships medallist, to tell us which 3 dives from the FINA World Championships she considers as her top 3 favourite! Enjoy her special moments!

  • Rescue Swimmers at Sector North Bend wear two hats as helicopter rescue swimmers and survival technicians. But even with multiple hats, Ansley says there’s a lesser-known skill every Rescue Swimmer in the Coast Guard has.

    “We have 13 swimmers here and along with that, we have some sewing skills that we’ve been taught and we use those on a daily basis for normal everyday things at the unit.” They are used to repairing things like garment bags and patches.

    Rescue Swimmers at Sector North Bend are putting that skill to good use, stepping up to assist their local health care workers.

    “We took this opportunity to say, “‘Hey, you know we have the skills, we have enough ability to add this on top of our every day at work anyway so let’s see what we can do about putting together some masks to help the community,” Ansley said.

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  • Adrian ‘Buff’ van Westenbrugge is on a quest to raise funds for the Clothing Bank hunger relief drive. He swam for 12 hours in his pool, to raise a target of R300 000. His friends who are supporting him, with cycle races have raised a total of R233 000. The goal is to have enough money to feed 1 200 families for weeks to come. Adrian joins us via Skype to share more on his initiative.

    Adrian 'Buff' van Westenbrugge swims for hunger relief

  • Get ready for Artistic Swimming and the TEAM FREE FINAL from the 2019 edition of the FINA World Championships, where newcomers Israel qualified for the first-ever time in a World Championships final. Russia, China, and Ukraine were the Top 3 on the podium. Do you remember which team won the Gold Medal? Relive this epic moment with us!

  • Here’s an easy 45-min Indoor Cycle Trainer Session to get you started in the world of stationary cycle training. Led by Swim Ireland National Centre, Dublin swimmer Rory McEvoy, this is a simple workout, designed to get you moving.

  • Coordinator of Aquatics Carl Kleinschmidt and Aquatics Specialist Sharon T. Yarbrough go over tips for learning how to swim.

  • Former Olympic swimmers Heather and Brittany MacLean are now in new careers. Heather is a front-line worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Brittany is on the Canadian Olympic Committee, working on a COVID-19 awareness campaign.

    Former Olympian sisters now in jobs focused on COVID-19

  • Governor Asa Hutchinson announced Friday pools, splash pads, water parks and swim beaches will be allowed to open at 50 percent capacity starting May 22.

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