Swimmer's Daily

  • This morning, Saturday September 7, in Nantou (TPE), Australia’s Nicholas Sloman and Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha dominated the 10km men and women’s races of the penultimate leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series.

    Veteran and current 5km and 25km World Champion Cunha won her third title this season, after triumphing in Doha (QAT) and Setubal (POR). She touched home in 2h2m37s60, in front of the two strong rivals from Italy Arianna Bridi and Rachele Bruni who completed the podium in this order in 2h2m40s00 and 2h2m40s20 respectively.

    Nicholas Sloman, 21, clinched his first gold medal of the 2019 circuit, after improving from a silver in the Seychelles. He was the fastest in 1h56m31s20 and was closely followed by teammate Hayden Cotter (1h56m36s80) and Italy’s Matteo Furlan who clocked a time of 1h56m38s40.

    You can read a detailed race report on FINA website and results are available on FINA website and FINA mobile app.

    The Series will conclude on September 29 in Chun’An (CHN) after nine legs across the Middle-East, Asia, Europe and North America.

    Medallists in Nantou

    MEN
    1. Nicholas Sloman (AUS) 1h56m31s20; 2. Hayden Cotter (AUS) 1h56m36s80; 3. Matteo Furlan (ITA) 1h56m38s40

    WOMEN
    1. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 2h2m37s60; 2. Arianna Bridi (ITA) 2h2m40s00; 3. Rachele Bruni (ITA) 2h2m40s20

    Calendar 2019

    #1 – Doha (QAT) – February 16
    #2 – Seychelles (SEY) – May 12
    #3 – Setubal (POR) – June 8
    #4 – Balatonfured (HUN) – June 15
    #5 – Lac St Jean (CAN) – July 21
    #6 – Lac Megantic (CAN) – August 3
    #7 – Ohrid (MKD) – August 28
    #8 – Nantou (TPE) – September 7
    #9 – Chun’An (CHN) – September 29

    Press release from FINA

     

  • A to Z video with P.K. Yonge swimmer Lain Shahboz

  • October 26, 2019 is World Swim Day! An international holiday that empowers people around the world to be active in the water and promote water safety.

    On World Swim Day we’ll have 6 workouts for you to choose from ranging from 100 meters to 10,000 meters. Registration for World Swim Day is FREE! You can also purchase a World Swim Day Medal and Swim Cap and proceeds will be donated to drowning prevention organizations.

    Join us for a swim and make a global impact! #WorldSwimDay

    FREE REGISTRATION: www.worldswimday.org

    Support World Swim Day

  • Hannah Kim is on the swimming team at Nease High School. Hannah is a member of the National Honor Society, the National Association of High School Scholars, the Interact Club, the Nease Choir and Link Crew. She volunteers at Camp I Am Special, is a water safety instructor and a certified lifeguard. Hannah currently has a 4.3 GPA.

    Hannah Kim honored as All-Star Athlete

  • The law, the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, has been used routinely by ship operators, including the owner of the Titanic. In recent years, it has been invoked by the owners in the Deep Water Horizon oil rig disaster, the sinking of the El Faro cargo ship in 2015 and duck boat deaths such as the 2018 sinking in Missouri that killed 17 .

    Rose called it a “distasteful old law” that traces to the days when the shipping industry could not obtain insurance. Now, it is those insurers — not the boat owner or operator — who push for such a strategy, since they may bankroll the defense.

    Read The Los Angeles Times

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  • Michael Read MBE is a legendary British marathon swimmer who has swam The Channel 33 times! He completed over 130 marathon swims around the world and was awarded the MBE from the Queen.

    Michael Read MBE 'The KING of Channel' Interview

  • Dedicated to Uyinene Mrwetyana and the thousands of other victims.

    https://youtu.be/aRItTKkJ4vQ

  • A professional swimmer is taking a creative approach to fix a serious problem in South Florida. NBC 6 reporter Arlene Borenstein shows us how she’s making a difference.

    'Mermaid' Making a Difference | NBC 6

  • In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Ben Lecomte found a smog of microplastics threatening marine life and the health of our planet. With the 300 nautical mile swim complete, the mission continues to move to natural.⁠

    80 days at sea
    A 350 nautical mile swim through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    3,800 pieces of floating debris recorded
    45,000 microplastics collected
    240 microfiber batches sampled
    The first Trans-Pacific data set on plastic pollution ever achieved

    “I reached my goal of swimming 300 nautical miles.
    This expedition ends, but the real challenge
    is for all of us. How are we going to
    tackle plastic pollution?

    https://youtu.be/QTDSYf2dEKU