Swimmer's Daily

  • You have a lot of questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and we’re doing our best to get answers for you during our 7 p.m. newscast.

  • Rachel Davies has lived and worked in Abisko, Swedish Lapland for some years. And being a swimmer this means she had to adopt to cold water. So she did.

  • Bronte Campbell said she would only withdraw from the Games under the most extreme of circumstances and if that meant catching coronavirus in Japan, that was a risk worth taking. She said the virus seemed to be spreading in any case, so the rewards were worthy of the gamble.

    “I don’t think that if they say, ‘there’s a risk to you’, that lots of athletes are going to pull out. It would take a lot for me to not want to go an Olympics. Hopefully, I would get it after I competed. But if we are going to be talking about so many people in the world getting it anyway, going to the Olympics is worth it.

    “I know it’s different from Zika but we are willing to risk a lot. I already put my health and body on the line a lot with swimming. The way the virus is going, it doesn’t seem like fit younger people are at a massive risk.

    “The only way I won’t be swimming at the Olympics is if they don’t let me go or it is canceled. That’s it.”

    Read The Sydney Morning Herald

    Swimmers Cate and Bronte Campbell talk about their relationship | 7.30

  • Can’t go to the pool due to COVID-19? Here are 7 tips to start wild swimming in cold water instead. Story: https://simon-willis.blogspot.com/202…

    Start Wild Swimming in Cold Water. 7 tips to stay safe in open water.

  • Major sports events are being postponed and cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has insisted that the Summer Olympics will go ahead as scheduled, kicking off on July 24. However, Japanese citizens are not so hopeful. A survey by Kyodo News revealed that close to 70% don’t expect the Games to go ahead. Mr Abe said he has secured the support from G7 leaders for a “complete” Olympic Games with spectators present.

    70% of Japanese don't expect Tokyo Olympics to go on as scheduled: Survey

  • Swimming pool accidents can happen quickly, and most people never see them coming! The intelligent MOBOTIX & SwimEye solution detects persons lying on the pool floor within 5-20 seconds and automatically triggers an alarm in an emergency. The unique system helps lifeguards improve their reaction-time, as they initiate a rescue. Read the full story here https://www.mobotix.com/en/swimeye

  • In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the International Olympic Committee reiterated Tuesday that it believes there is “no need for any drastic decisions” regarding the viability of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, scheduled to begin July 24.

    But it also acknowledged that Olympic qualifying procedures in several sports will be modified — and soon.

    In a statement released Tuesday, the IOC said it is working with international sports federations on adjustments to Olympic qualifying processes, which it said will be finalized by the start of April.

    Though the qualification procedures vary from sport to sport, the IOC also issued guidelines for all changes — including a reliance upon “on-field results.” Any alterations to Olympic qualification processes must be based upon rankings from the international federation or historical results, it said, and the changes must “reflect, where possible, the existing principles of the respective qualification systems.”

    Read USA Today

  • Today I’m speaking with Remco, Chairman of the Board of SML Zwemmen School in The Hague, about swimming lessons, diplomas and a lot more! Thank you, Remco, for your time and expertise!

  • It was in 2009 when a young British diver shined for the first time. His name? Tom Daley. Watch the Men’s 10m Platform Final of the FINA World Championships – Rome 2009! (Full Session) in the comfort of your home.

    Tom Daley’s Epic Debut | Men’s 10m Platform Final | Rome 2009 FINA