Swimmer's Daily

  • Chinese swimming star has told Sina Sports of his goals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next summer.

    “I want to show my own speed in Tokyo, which belongs to China,” the swimmer said.

    “The Tokyo Olympics is everyone, not only me, but the athletes all over the world are marching toward this goal. When it comes to speed, what I have to do is to work hard.

    Read the South China Morning Post

  • Punishing heat and stinky water put off swimmers big-time at a test event in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Games, with one entrant saying parts of the course smelled like a toilet.

    After several days of 35-degree heat in the capital, the start time for the Aug. 11 open water event off the Odaiba waterfront district was changed from 10 a.m. to 7 a.m. for men, with women due to start at 7:02 a.m., in light of concerns about rising water temperatures.

    The International Swimming Federation (FINA) sets an upper limit of 31 degrees for water temperature to minimize the health risk to athletes.

    As of 5 a.m. on Aug. 11, the water temperature was 29.9 degrees.

    “It was grueling,” said a female swimmer after finishing the 5-kilometer race. She added that she was concerned she might suffer heat stroke due to the high water temperature and scorching sun.

    The 10-km circular course event is currently scheduled to start at 7 a.m. for men and women in next year’s Olympics, which run from July 24 to Aug. 9.

    Read The Asahi Shimbun

    Photo by Cane Kong

  • A shark sighting closed Nauset Public Beach in Orleans for swimming Sunday morning.

    The beach was closed from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Officials will monitor the area for other sightings.

    A great white shark was spotted 15 yards off shore at the beach, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

    There have been other shark sightings at the beach this summer, which also caused officials to close it for swimming.

    There have been more than 150 great white shark sightings in the waters off Cape Cod since June.

    Read MassLive

  • Athletes are facing possible sanctions for protesting Donald Trump at the Pan American Games. Gwen Berry and Race Imboden tried to draw attention to social issues in the US that they feel are spiraling out of control.

    The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) will evaluate consequences for athletes who protested President Donald Trump on the medal podium at the Pan American Games in Peru.

    On Friday, fencer Race Imboden followed the example of quarterback former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, kneeling as the United States celebrated gold in the team foil event.

    “This week I am honored to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games, taking home Gold and Bronze,” Imboden wrote on Twitter. “My pride however has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country I hold so dear to my heart. Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list.”

    Read Deutsche Welle (in English)

    https://youtu.be/nKyg0CQmj6Y

  • An 18-year-old man from Luton has died in hospital after he got into difficulty in the sea near Clacton Pier on Thursday, Essex Police said.

    Haider Shamas died in hospital on Saturday, two days after the incident in Clacton that also claimed the life of his 14-year-old sister Malika.

    A 15-year-old girl, a relative, who was also got into difficulty while swimming, is expected to make a full recovery.

    Read Birmingham Live

    Photo by The Nick Page

  • More than 125 open-water swimmers from across New England gathered in Goffstown on Sunday for the second annual Glen Lake Swim.

  • The Riverkeeper 4K open water swim is an inter-provincial swimming event in the Ottawa River. It highlights the need for collaboration towards swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters. This year’s swim featured 4km, 1.5km, and 750m distances. August 10, 2019

  • Dr. Anna Jackson, a pediatrician with Gundersen Health System in Onalaska, said anyone can get swimmer’s ear, but it’s often seen in kids during the summer when water from swimming makes bacteria more likely to grow in the outer ear canal.

    Some of the symptoms include ear pain and possible drainage.

    Jackson said the pain can be worse that an inner ear infection, which swimmer’s ear is often mistaken for.

    “There’s a lot of confusion between swimmer’s ear and a typical ear infection, which is usually associated with caught or cold symptoms, sometimes fever,” said Jackson.

    Jackson said vinegar and alcohol ear drops can help prevent swimmer’s ear, and that mild cases can be treated with vinegar and water ear drops.

    She said should visit your healthcare provider if the infection becomes severe.

    See News8000

  • I interview my friend Aviation Survival Technician, AST1 Mark Peer, who is a Rescue Swimmer Instructor at Coast Guard Training Center Elizabeth City, NC. We find out what it truly takes to pass Rescue swimmer school and what you can expect.