Swimmer's Daily

  • On a road in Boynton Beach, Florida, a catfish casually swims down the street before Hurricane Dorian even hit. Crazy!

  • With over 35 years of experience, British Swim School provides curriculum-based swimming lessons for infants through adults. Located nationwide, British Swim School is the fastest growing swim school franchise in the US.

  • What does it take to develop a gold medal mindset? 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, and one of the world’s best sprint freestylers, Ryan Held joins the Champion’s Mojo podcast to talk about his mindset and more. Ryan is an NCAA post-grad, professional swimmer fresh off of winning the 50 and 100 free — setting a US Open Record — at the 2019 Summer Nationals. But this summer was very different than last. You’ll hear in depth about Ryan’s recent adventures, including his theories on the science of swimming and using nature to be mindful. You’ll even find out his favorite pool in the United States

  • Nikolay Petshak, 64, who swam from Russia to America, died in ‘accident’ in river where he carried the Olympic flame.

    Petshak had been an ice swimmer for 40 years and he drowned while exercising in summer in the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk region, confirmed local sporting officials.

    He was famous for enduring temperatures of 2 or 3C for at least 40 minutes.

    The swimmer was known for overcoming 134 kilometres in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans from Chukotka to Alaska.

    In doing so he set the world recording 2012 for world’s longest swim completed in ice cold water.

    In November 2013, he led a group of members of local winter swimming clubs during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay in the Yenisei.

     

    Read The Siberian Times

  • Huge congratulations to Mike Davis, who has completed his swim all the way around the Isle of Man for charity.

  • Kari Kastango is a triathlete who has made it her mission to swim the entire length of the Connecticut River. Here she explains why this multi-year swim is so important. Join Kari in making a difference for your rivers. Donate to CRC to support clean, healthy rivers at http://journeygives.org/karis-swim-to…

  • The U.S. Coast Guard says all 33 passengers and one crew member are assumed dead after a tragic boat fire early Monday that occurred in open water off California. The commercial diving vessel sank off Santa Barbara, California, hours before it was due to return from a three-day dive trip through California’s Channel Islands.

    Of the 39 people aboard, five crew members were sleeping on the top deck of the Conception when the fire broke out and jumped overboard; they were rescued by a private boat near Santa Cruz Island.

    Authorities reported in a press conference Tuesday that the remains of 20 victims had been recovered, including 11 women and 9 men. Fourteen victims remain missing.

    The boat sank in 65-foot waters, less than 25 yards off the coast of Santa Cruz.

    See USA TODAY

     

  • Starting this November, FORM Swim Goggles will support Polar’s OH1 and OH1+ optical heart rate monitors

    VANCOUVER, BC – September 3, 2019 – Today, FORM, the sports technology company behind the world’s first augmented reality swim goggles, and Polar, the leader in wearable sports and fitness technology for over 40 years, announced that the FORM Swim Goggles will support Polar heart rate technology starting in November 2019, enabling a level of training effectiveness and precision never before experienced by swimmers.

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    The FORM Swim Goggles are a pair of premium swim goggles with a see-through, augmented-reality display that delivers performance metrics in real time. The Polar OH1 and OH1+ are optical heart rate monitors that combine versatility, comfort, and simplicity. In November 2019, the FORM Swim Goggles will support the Polar OH1 and OH1+ through a free software update from FORM.

    By using the FORM Swim Goggles in conjunction with either the Polar OH1 or OH1+, swimmers will have the unprecedented ability to view their heart rate in their line of sight throughout their swim, enabling them to precisely measure their effort in the moment—something that was previously impossible in the sport of swimming. Completed swims will sync to the FORM Swim App for iPhone® and Android™, which will match up heart rate data to metrics like split times, stroke rate, stroke count, pace per 100, and calories in a single, easy-to-navigate view. Armed with these tools, swimmers and coaches will gain greater insight into each swim, and they’ll be able to design future swim workouts with greater precision than ever before.

    “FORM has worked closely with Polar since 2018 to enable this functionality,” said Dan Eisenhardt, founder and CEO of FORM. “We’ve done extensive testing in the pool with swimmers of all levels, including elite competitive swimmers, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Polar heart rate monitor tech is trusted by athletes around the world; by adding it to the arsenal of metrics that our goggles already deliver, we’ll empower serious swimmers to make their training even smarter and more purposeful. We’ll also further empower coaches and enhance the coach-swimmer dynamic.”

    The Polar OH1/OH1+ will attach to the FORM Swim Goggles strap, where it will sit snugly against the swimmer’s temple, monitoring heart rate using its 6 LED optical sensor and proprietary heart rate algorithm. Real-time heart rate data will be transmitted wirelessly from the OH1/OH1+ to the FORM Swim Goggles, enabling the swimmer to see their heart rate in their line of sight, while they swim. Once the swim is complete, syncing the goggles with the FORM Swim App for iPhone™ and Android® will allow the swimmer and their coach to review detailed workout stats, including heart rate.

    “Polar works with companies who, like us, are leaders in their respective fields,” said Tom Fowler, President of Polar USA. “FORM has built a truly transformative product, and we’re proud to have worked with them over the past year to bring Polar heart rate to the FORM Swim Goggles. Polar continues to be the gold standard in heart rate technology, with constant advancements in our hardware and software products continually raising the industry benchmarks for accuracy and reliability. Today’s announcement takes our leadership to an exciting new frontier.”

    The FORM Swim Goggles are available now from FORM. The Polar OH1 and OH1+ are available now from Polar and its authorized distributors and retailers. The FORM Swim Goggles will support the Polar OH1 and OH1+ starting in November 2019 with a free software update from FORM.

    About FORM

    Founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada, FORM is a sports technology company with a simple mission: to break down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be. The company’s founder and CEO, Dan Eisenhardt, swam competitively for 14 years before starting his career as a sports technology entrepreneur. His previous company, Recon Instruments, was founded in 2008, introduced the world’s first smart eyewear for sports in 2010, and was acquired by Intel Corporation in 2015. At FORM, Dan is joined by a team of industry veterans with decades of combined expertise in sports-eyewear design, activity-tracking algorithms, and augmented-reality optics.

    About Polar

    For over 40 years, Polar has been the innovator of sports technology, helping athletes and coaches achieve peak performance. Polar began with heart rate monitoring, but has since expanded into multiple training solutions for elite athletes, coaches and active fitness enthusiasts. Polar remains the trusted performance partner due to our accuracy, reliability and superior experience. Polar’s award-winning product range includes pioneering sports wearables that work elegantly with Polar training apps and cloud services.

    Headquartered in Finland, Polar is a privately held company that operates in more than 80 countries. Polar products are sold through over 35,000 retailers globally. For more information, please visit polar.com.

    Press release, images courtesy of talkshopmedia.com