The guys go over the 2nd ISL meet. Bryan is impressed over the camaraderie at the meet and Luke is blown away the fast swimming and “hard work†put in. In recent news with Conor Dwyer, the guy’s transition to performance enhancement. Bryan reminds us of his difficulties with the drug test schedule and its intricacies. While the guys also wonder how all the supplements are decided as performance enhancers.
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“The support of the Y community was simply amazing.†– The Taylor Family
As longtime members of the YMCA of Central Florida swim community, the Taylor family knew that the Y was special. When the family was faced with tragedy last year, the Y swim community embraced the Taylors with love and support to help them keep going—and to help daughter Olivia persevere to become a National Champion swimmer.
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Florida man wrestles 8-foot alligator from swimming pool
On Tuesday, a Florida man wrestled an 8-foot, 8-inch alligator from a swimming pool in Parkland, Florida.
Gator Boys‘ Paul Bedard posted an eye-popping photograph of him lifting the giant reptile above his head like a prize after the safe morning capture.
Bedard said he got a call in the morning that the gator walked through the pool screen and into the pool. He said he had not had a good-sized gator in a swimming pool in about a year or so, so he “was kind of looking forward to this when [he] got the call.â€
Bedard said it is fun to capture gators in swimming pools because the water is clear and the animal does not have anywhere to hide, so he can play around with it until the gator is tired enough to capture and remove.
See Concho Valley, MSN and Miami Herald
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What Is World Swim Day? | Whiteboard Wednesday | MySwimPro
October 26, 2019 is World Swim Day! An international holiday that empowers people around the world to be active in the water and promote water safety.
On World Swim Day we’ll have 6 workouts for you to choose from ranging from 100 meters to 10,000 meters. Registration for World Swim Day is FREE! You can also purchase a World Swim Day Medal and Swim Cap and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to drowning prevention organizations.
Join us for a swim and make a global impact! #WorldSwimDay
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This bus was converted into a public swimming pool in France
Most broken-down vehicles end up in a junkyard — not this retro French bus.
It’s getting a second life as a quirky swimming pool.
Artist Benedetto Bufalino, whose work often involves turning vehicles into whimsical water installations, gutted an old charter bus, removing the seats, flooring and side panels. Tipped on its side, the bus was fitted with a custom liner so that the basin could hold water. The finished pool measures almost 30 feet long and 8 feet wide, with the capacity for 10 swimmers at a time.
The surreal installation, located in Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin, A UNESCO World Heritage site, is part of a local arts program called “Odyssée Euralens,†which the town hopes will attract tourists to the area.
The pool, which opened in August, will be moved to three more sites before it finds a permanent home.
See the New York Post
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Swimming official behind controversial Dimond High ‘uniform violation’ will keep certification
The Alaska School Activities Association will not decertify the official who disqualified a female Dimond High School swimmer for wearing a suit that showed too much of her buttocks.
But it appears the official, Eagle River’s Jill Blackstone, won’t be able to referee any swim meets for the rest of this season.
The Anchorage School District requested the decertification, which would strip the official of her ability to referee swim meets in the Anchorage area.
The district will bar the official from participating in any more district-sponsored swim meets as long as existing uniform rules remain in place, a spokesman said Wednesday. The district is responsible for providing officials for three district-level meets Friday as well as regional competition at the end of the month, officials say.
Blackstone — who ASAA didn’t name in its statement — won’t work the state swim meet either, according to Billy Strickland, Alaska School Activities Association executive director.
“I want the attention to be on the students and their achievements,†Strickland said. “I’m not going to put her in a position of doing it. And I don’t even know if she’d do it if asked.â€
Blackstone released a brief statement Wednesday praising ASAA’s decision.
“I am thankful the Alaska State Activities Association rejected the Anchorage School District’s request for my decertification as unwarranted under the circumstances and rules in place at the time of the disqualification,â€Â she wrote in an email to the Chugiak-Eagle River Star.
The controversy made national headlines amid accusations of body-shaming from some in the Anchorage swim community. The Dimond swimmer involved, senior Breckynn Willis, appeared on “The Kelly Clarkson Show†last Friday. Willis and her younger sister are among the state’s best swimmers.
Read Anchorage Daily News and KTUU
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‘Over 10,000’ devil rays filmed swimming in formation in amazing video
Incredible images show a fever of thousands of Mobula rays — also called devil rays — swimming in near-perfect formation just off the Mexican shore.
The images were taken by ocean photographer Nadia Aly, SWNS reports. Aly, 35, had been swimming for four hours near the group in Baja California, Mexico, when she snapped the pics.
See WDRB
https://youtu.be/urKxCtfNHuA
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Racing in Italy: The ISL | Cody Miller Vlogs
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83-year-old freediver dies in Kaneohe Bay
An 83-year-old male freediver who was found unresponsive in about 8 feet of water this afternoon off of Heeia Kea Pier in Kaneohe Bay was pronounced dead at the scene, Emergency Medical Services said.
The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a diver in distress with seven units, including Air 1, and 20 personnel.
The first unit, which arrived at 12:40 p.m., launched a rescue craft and investigated, according to HFD spokesman Scot Seguirant. It was reported that a diver had gotten into trouble while diving.
Two divers were freediving and one diver returned to the boat. After some time he realized that the second diver had not surfaced and notified 911. HFD personnel located the unresponsive man in about 8 feet of water.
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Photo by Bob Linsdell
