Swimmer's Daily

  • Some fun sightseeing with “the scooter gang” before going behind the scenes as I race in Berlin.

  • To help decrease risks of drowning, in its latest water safety guidelines, the AAP recommends that children should start swimming lessons while under two-years-old, as the Washington Post reports.

    “Research has found that swim lessons are beneficial for children starting around age 1,” Linda Quan, a co-author of the policy statement, said in an AAP news release.

    “Formal lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent,” says Debbie Hesse, executive director of the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, whose goal is to have every child learn to swim.

    “We have found a child can start at 6 months or when they are able to hold their head upright,” says Lindsay Mondick, senior manager of aquatics for the YMCA of the USA.

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  • The Philippines will host the 2019 South East Asian Games from November 30 to December 11. These are the 30th South East Asian Games ever organized.

  • We spoke to Olympic Swimmer Max Litchfield about his diet in the run-up to Tokyo 2020. See for yourself the fuel it takes to train 20+ hours a week, swimming 8,000 meters a session (that’s nearly the height of Mount Everest!)

    Read our full interview with Max: https://www.mirafit.co.uk/blog/could-…

  • Two inquest reports, one into the death of a rebreather diver in Tasmania and the other that of a British freediver in Greece, have highlighted the potential danger

    Read Divernet

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  • Want to enter a #sweepstakes of “Olympic” proportions? Act now for your chance to spend an afternoon with three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Murphy! Not only will your entry get you some face time with a true champion, but your $10 donation will give back to our Float It Forward campaign benefitting the USA Swimming Foundation and its Make a Splash initiative. Stop by your local participating Goldfish to find out how you can enter, donate and #GiftTheGold Medal Experience! More info here: https://www.goldfishswimschool.com/gi…

  • James Francis Goddard is a Seychelles-born British competitive swimmer and backstroker who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and swam for England in the Commonwealth

  • It’s that time of year when big thoughts, big moments, and big dreams come into play! It’s time to start thinking about what you are going to do to change your life?!?!

  • Danish swimmer Pernille Blume discusses her idols, rehab and all things ISL.

    Pernille Blume on rehab and swimming idols | ISL