Swimmer's Daily

  • Coach Carl tells a story about how he almost quit swimming and having a coach who believed him made all the difference.

    Stories from Swimmers: Carl Weigley

  • Check out one of the partner workouts that Great Britain swim star Freya Anderson has been doing whilst the pools and gyms are closed.

    Stay strong at home with Team Speedo's Freya Anderson

  • The Stingrays have produced some elite swimmers, including two competing for a spot at the Olympic Trials. I caught up with the Billings Aquatic Club to see how they’re staying in shape, even if no pools are open.

    Billings Aquatic Club stays in shape, turns focus to 2021

  • A Michael Phelps book recommendation resonates with Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak more than ever these days.

    Oleksiak has read Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now” multiple times since the American swim legend suggested the title to her.

    The 19-year-old dove back into the book when the COVID-19 pandemic forced her out of the pool in March and into confinement in her Toronto apartment.

    “I feel like I could recite the whole book by now,” Oleksiak told The Canadian Press on Monday. “Michael Phelps actually recommended it to me.

    “The first time I read it, I became obsessed with it. It just teaches you to live now and be present with everything that’s going on in your life.”

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    "The POWER of NOW," by Eckhart Tolle | Book Summary Animation

    The Power of Now Summary (Animated)

    10 Life Changing Lessons from THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle | Book Summary

  • In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir. The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 feet. Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to the bus and despite zero visibility, managed to kick in the back window, injuring himself in the process. He proceeded to save twenty people trapped in the bus, one at a time, for hours.

    Untold Story Of An American Olympic Swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan

  • Let’s take a look back to when László Cseh from Hungary beat Chad Le Clos from South Africa by 0.20sec in the Men’s 200M FLY final, claiming his second World Gold since 2005 (400M IM). Enjoy watching this epic race from the 2015 edition of the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia!

    László Cseh's Epic Gold Win | Kazan 2015 FINA World Championships

  • The British have their pubs and the French have their cafés. For Icelanders though, it’s all about the pools. The country’s outdoor swimming pools are popular spots that lie at the very heart of Icelandic life, but have been closed for weeks because of the coronavirus.

    Iceland's beloved swimming pools empty during lockdown | AFP