Swimmer's Daily

  • This is a short video of life in a nutshell starring a woman somewhere tropical trying to jump onto a pool float but the wind catching it right as she’s jumping, causing her to bellyflop.

    Via Geekologie

  • Four area lifeguards are being called heroes for their intuition and expertise during an emergency at Wellington Aquatics Complex that had nothing to do with the water.

    Twice a week you’ll see Christina Martinez supporting her two sons, both members of the dive team.

    ”It builds their confidence and it teaches them about competition,” said Martinez.

    But on Aug. 9 the lifeguards would respond to an emergency out of the water. Her 20-month old daughter was sitting in her lap on the side of the pool while watching her brothers when she had an atypical febrile seizure.

    ”I took her over to the shade and then I called 911,” Martinez.

    But four lifeguards led by Coy Davies, a program coordinator, had already sprung into action. Within a minute-and-a-half of the child’s seizure, the lifeguards were aware and alert to what was happening.

    ”Coy brought the baby inside and hooked her into oxygen,” said Wellington Aquatics Complex supervisor, Theodore Etter. ”We have a tremendous staff that is trained at the top of the level of life guarding.”

    ”I was so grateful that the seizure happened here because if it didn’t happen here I don’t know what would have happened with her,” added Martinez.

    Read WPTV

  • The history of a wild swimming club, hidden in the heart of Bristol’s suburbia, has been published to mark its 100th year.

    Henleaze Swimming Club was set up in a flooded quarry in 1919 following a spate of drownings the year before.

    Alumni include actor David Prowse who played Darth Vader in Star Wars.

    “It’s surprising how many people who’ve lived in Bristol all their lives don’t know about it,” said Janet Cocks, 87, whose parents were founder members.

    Read BBC

  • Less than a year away from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Italy are in pole position. By defeating Spain 10-5 in the finals of the Gwangju World Championships, the water polo team led by coach Alessandro Campagna regained a title that has eluded them since 2011. “It was a perfect final and a perfect day,” he said. “The team was exceptional. There will be even more tension next year at the Games. The Olympic Games are always different. This experience will serve as a test.”

    Read olympic.org

  • Enjoy the highlights from the third leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore. Don’t miss the rest of the upcoming events:

    04.10. – 06.10.2019 #4 Budapest (HUN)
    11.10. – 13.10.2019 #5 Berlin (GER)
    01.11. – 03.11.2019 #6 Kazan (RUS)
    07.11. – 09.11.2019 #7 Doha (QAT)

  • In the women’s 200m medley final on day 3 of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore, the four-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was victorious in a slower time (2:08.63) than her World Cup record-setting prelims. Zsuzsanna Jakabos placed second in 2:13.64, and Vitalina Simonova of Russia placed third, nearly five seconds behind the runner-up. Of Hosszu’s three gold medal performances in Singapore, she said, “this was the best race.”

  • A 32-year-old father who went missing Thursday at Granbury Lake has been found dead, officials said.

    Rescue crews recovered his body where he was last seen by his 3-year-old daughter in their boat.

    The girl was found sleeping alone inside the boat Friday morning, officials said.

    Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said the 32-year-old father and the girl went out on their boat at Lake Granbury but never returned.

    Around 9 a.m. Friday, a resident heard a phone ringing and noticed a boat that appeared adrift, according to Deeds.

    When the resident went out to secure the boat, the little girl was found sleeping inside, officials said.

    The resident called the police and reported the incident.

    Officers said when they arrived, they only found the father’s keys, phone and his shoes on the boat.

    The 3-year-old told investigators that, “Daddy went swimming.”

    See WFAA

     

  • The report of a missing swimmer on the South Coast, which sparked a three-day search costing almost $1 million, has turned out to be a hoax.

    Police were alerted to a report of a missing man at Gillards Beach near Tathra about 5.30pm Wednesday.

    The “missing” swimmer was reported by a 42-year-old Victorian man, who told police his twin brother had gone for a swim and disappeared in the water.

    The man told police he had left his brother at the beach and driven back into Tathra for a couple of hours. Upon his return the man said he found clothes and personal belongings on the beach but no sign of his brother.

    Police have now confirmed the man fabricated the story.

    Read Canberra Times