Swimmer's Daily

  • Every year the premiere swimmer in our sport, Lucy Charles, just keeps getting stronger and, at the 2019 Challenge Roth, she not only won the race, but she broke 3:00 hours for an Iron Distance marathon for the very first time.

    Filmed on location at Le Siecle Restaurant at Hotel West End on the Promenade des Anglais at the world championships in Nice. Brought to you by Velofix, Polar, UCAN, Active.com, and Premium Plus Sports Travel.

  • We’re rollin’ down the rivers in this reel. All kinds of rivers, including a river in the Peruvian jungle that is hot enough to kill you, a holy river in India that’s turned toxic because millions of tons of flowers that are dumped into it every year, and a river Missoula, Montana, that’s got waves big enough for surfing.

  • A curious YouTuber sees what happens when you release a tank of liquid nitrogen at the bottom of a water source.

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  • Persia Beheshti made this short film about a community of mermaids in Virginia. It’s narrated by one of the mermaids, Mermaid Undine.

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  • We are stoked to present the 4ocean Mobile Skimmer! We custom manufactured this vessel to expedite the process of collecting accumulated plastic out of the ocean. We have been testing the vessel locally, and are excited to deploy it at our international locations where it can have the most impact. Stay tuned for updates.

  • The woman who was sexually assaulted by a Stanford University swimmer in 2015 — and who later went internationally viral with an empowering anonymous statement at his sentencing — has revealed her identity with the publication of a memoir.

    The New York Times reports the woman formerly known as “Emily Doe” reveals her name, Chanel Miller, in her upcoming memoir, titled Know My Name, which is scheduled for release on Sept. 24.

    In a clip from an upcoming segment of 60 Minutes, Miller reads from her victim impact statement delivered in a California courtroom to her assailant, Brock Turner, who served just three months in jail in a decision that sparked outrage and led to the 2018 recall of the presiding judge in the case.

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  • Walter, a Labrador from Sicily, loves to swim as this video dramatically illustrates.

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  • South Korea has called on Japan to ban the country’s Rising Sun Flag at Tokyo 2020 after claiming it represents a “militaristic and imperial past”.

    The flag is still used in Japanese society but is seen by some overseas as a symbol of their aggression during the Second World War.

    Korean television network SBS said the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee had confirmed they would not be banning the flag as they saw “no reason” to.

    Officials said the flag was “not inherently political”, the broadcaster said.

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  • Old lady Yai Bua has a difficult time moving her legs the way that she might want them to move. The years have had their toll on her, and she is sore and tired and sometimes unsteady. She has fallen down more than a few times but she never fails to stand up again. She never gives up, and she is proud to be herself.

    She loves to swim but the river now is a bit of a walk for her with uneven ground and loose sand and stone on the way into the water. When our old lady does not give up, we also will not let her down. We worked quickly to build a swimming pool for her next to her enclosure so that she can enjoy a relaxing time whenever she wants it.

    The pool was a month in construction. Yai Bua is quite happy about it, and can be frequently seen dawdling off to her pool when she is tired of standing. The buoyancy of her body in the water gives her confidence to stand again, whereas on dry land, she will not lie down even if she has good piles of sand as a bed. We will always try to help our older ladies at Elephant Nature Park.

    This great grand nanny shows to us her strong inner character and determination. She inspires me to a similar strength and courage. When Yai Bua will not give up, what excuse could we possibly offer ?

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