Swimmer's Daily

  • 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

     

  • The Kenya national deaf swimming team may not travel to brazil for the 5th deaf world championships due to lack of funds.

  • Even though he just broke the world record set by the most decorated Olympic athlete, Michael Phelps, 22-year-old American swimmer Caeleb Dressel says he still has room for improvement.

    Dressel dominated the 100-meter butterfly at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on July 26, touching in during a semifinal heat at 49.50 seconds, shattering Phelps’ record of 49.82 seconds which he set 2009.

    “It was pretty special,” the Florida native tells PEOPLE in a new interview. “I know it was just a semifinal swim, but to have my name put down for a little point in time through the history of the sport of swimming, to have that one moment where you’re the greatest or the best … it was special for me to be able to share that with my mom and dad up in the stands, [I’ve] never done that before.”

    See Yahoo!

  • A young woman has accomplished an amazing feat in the waters around New York City.

    Angel More competed in a 28-mile swim around Manhattan Island Saturday; doing it all for charity.

    As ordinary people spent Saturday morning lazing around Battery Park, across the pier in the Hudson River, the 16-year-old embarked on a grueling journey.

    “I’ve been swimming my entire life and I just wanted to challenge myself so I decided to do this,” More said.

    See CBS New York

  • Everyone enjoys a refreshing summer swim. The European Parliament believes in keeping Europe’s bathing waters clean. This is why the water quality of swimming sites is tested regularly so everyone knows the safest bathing sites in Europe. Enjoy the waves!

    https://youtu.be/M1LtU-_Z7zE

  • The head of American anti-doping agency USADA says the rules have failed to keep pace with science and that not every athlete who tests positive as the result of a contaminated supplement deserves to spend four years out of their sport.

    Travis Tygart, who was a key figure in the investigations into BALCO and cyclist Lance Armstrong, believes blanket bans for otherwise clean athletes who find themselves returning inadvertent low-level positives should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, not a “gotcha” style of policing that hands out hardline sanctions more suitable for systematic doping.

    Many of the recent inadvertent positives in the US have involved the class of substance known as SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators), which are increasingly finding their way into even reputable dietary and vitamin supplements. One of those is the anti-steroidal anabolic agent LGD-4033, which is what was found in the samples returned by Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.

    The 20-year-old faces a four-year ban should ASADA impose the maximum penalty. International anti-doping bodies have shown little mercy in many cases, but an influx of positives has prompted USADA to lead the discussion about sanctions that closer fit the crime.

    Read The Sydney Morning Herald