Swimmer's Daily

  • Have you ever dreamed of being a guest at the lavish hilltop San Simeon estate of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, including swimming in those iconic pools?

    Members of The Foundation at Hearst Castle will have opportunities to experience that atmosphere and history starting up close and personal in special fundraising events starting in July. That includes swimming in the Neptune Pool on four selected dates this year, and on another two nights, swimming in the indoor Roman Pool.

    Food, wine, music and historic atmosphere will be provided. The massive, nearly 90-year-old Neptune Pool, constructed of Vermont marble in various iterations during the mid-1920s, is probably the most frequently photographed site on the estate. But the popularity of the indoor Roman Pool would be close behind, with its marble sculptures, iconic diving platform and sparkling floor-to-ceiling cobalt-and-gold tile.

    Upcoming Neptune Pool swims are set for July 6, Aug. 3, Aug. 24 and Sept. 21. Roman Pool swims will be July 20 and Oct. 19. A maximum of 40 tickets will be sold for each of the Neptune Pool events; 20 tickets will be available for each Roman Pool swim.

    See The Tribune

  • Teaching your toddlers basic swim skills can be a lifesaving decision.

    Olympic champion and local swim instructor  said parents can start swim lessons with  children as young as the age of one.

    “The American Pediatric Association says starting your children in lessons early can significantly reduce their risk of drowning,” Bennett explained to FOX 13.

    See FOX 13

  • NHL STENDEN TALENTS 🌟 ll Take your mark! 🏊‍♂ This man lies in the swimming pool every morning at 4:30AM. As he prepares himself to represent the Netherlands 🇳🇱 as strong as he can in the sprint and short-distance division swimming during the World Cup. Tomorrow he starts at the Dutch Open Swimming Championships 50M and meanwhile he manages to get his bachelor International Business 🙌. Wondering how? 👀 Check out his video 🎬. Wish this champ all the best tomorrow in the comments below! 👏👇

    https://youtu.be/MmhJ39mJvXU

  • The FINA Water Polo World League Super Final starts today in Belgrade! Don’t miss any action and watch all matches incl. the final on 23rd June live on https://www.finatv.live/en

  • Ona Carbonell (ESP) took the gold medal in the women’s Solo Technical competition at the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series Super FInal 2019 in Budapest. Enjoy her full medal-winning performance!

  • Police sources say crews recovered the body in the river near the Fort Tryon area Tuesday morning. The swimmer was identified as 67-year-old Charles Van Der Horst, a renowned AIDS researcher from North Carolina. CBS2’s Chris Wragge reports.

  • In 2008, Michael Phelps was on top of the world as the fastest swimmer at the Beijing Olympics. He caught the globe’s attention with his skills but also with his jaw-dropping diet. Phelps reportedly consumed more than 4,000 calories each morning. Inside Edition tried to take on the massive meal. That year, Phelps also broke the record for most Olympic gold medals. Swimmer Mark Spitz, who had held the record for 36 years, told Inside Edition how proud he was of Phelps.

    See Inside Edition

  • Luca Urlando, the grandson of an Italian Olympic hammer thrower, appears to be the U.S. successor to Michael Phelps in the 200m butterfly.

    Urlando, 17, broke Phelps’ national 17-18 age group record in Phelps’ trademark event on Friday night, clocking 1:53.84 at a Tyr Pro Series meet in Clovis, Calif. Phelps’ mark (1:53.93) was set in 2003, when it doubled as the world record. Urlando previously broke high school age group records held by Phelps and Caeleb Dressel in 25-yard pools.

    Urlando is now the third-fastest American in history in the 200m butterfly behind Phelps and Tyler Clary. He also ranks third in the world this year behind Hungarians Kristof Milak and Tamas Kenderesi.

    See NBC Sports

     

  • Nine open water swimmers will be heading to Yeosu, South Korea this July to represent Team USA at the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships. Four different events — the 5k, 10k, 25k and 5k team relay — will take place from July 13-19, with athletes vying for World Championships medals as well as a chance to qualify for the 10k race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.