Swimmer's Daily

  • At the peak of his career, Michael Phelps was upstaged in a race by a swimmer who went four seconds slower.

    Australian Libby Trickett did more than hold her own against Phelps to lead off the opening event of the 2007 Duel in the Pool, a mixed-gender 4x100m freestyle relay.

    Trickett, then known as Libby Lenton shortly before she got married, became the first woman to break 53 seconds, while Phelps went 48.72 in a head-to-head at the Sydney 2000 Olympic swimming venue.

    “I was trash-talking … asking what he has got and telling him if he is going to bring it tonight. I think deep down he was really scared of me,” Trickett said, joking, according to The Associated Press. “Before the race he said good luck. He is a good competitor to race against, and I will remember that for the rest of my life — that I raced against Michael Phelps.”

    Read Yahoo! Sports

    The woman who went head-to-head with Michael Phelps in open competition – 2007 Duel in the Pool

  • Central Florida swim instructors petition to be essential business

  • The Konrad Kids, John and Ilsa, were a champion Australian swimming team in the 50s and 60s. In 1959, Movietone News told audiences about their careers so far. The next year both would medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics.

    https://youtu.be/2RYBOn1iiMA

  • Meet Jackie Frith, a mother, swimmer and self-love activist based in Canada who is on a mission to empower women to feel comfortable in their own skin. She shares her swimming journey and highlights the importance of showing up, just as you are.

  • An online exercise class with Scotland’s national swim squad was invaded by “abusive content” as hundreds of adults and children joined the virtual workout during the coronavirus lockdown.

    The incident happened during an event run by the country’s governing body for swimming which was hosted via the international video conferencing platform Zoom.

    The event, which had around 300 attendees, offered the aquatics community the chance to train alongside the country’s top performance athletes and swim stars.

    Staff at Scottish Swimming said they were “devastated” by the cyber attack and insisted the matter was being taken “very seriously”.

    The organisation apologised on social media to subscribers and said the incident was being reported to police.

    On Twitter Scottish Swimming posted: “Sadly our link for this morning’s Zoom workout has been compromised due to abusive content.

    “We are sorry for the inconvenience and we will look to reschedule in the near future.”

    Read The Scotsman

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  • Sarah Ferguson Story of How she got stuck for 3 and a half hours on the shelf in the Ka’iwi channel in Hawaii. You even get to see a shark in the Kaiwi channel

  • We’re joining three-time Olympian, Elizabeth Beisel in the gym! Swimmers, Elizabeth has a perfect workout for you, no water needed! Try a Streamline Full Rotation Roll with a V-Up Crunch for maximum core strength training!

  • Today’s Off The Couch comes from former-international swimmer and coach with Swim Ireland, Bethany Carson.