Swimmer's Daily

  • Joe Thomas former Cleveland Browns offensive lineman retired from the NFL because he was plagued with serious football injuries. His desire to stay in shape and launch the next phase of this career drove him into the swimming pool. He started swimming laps on a regular basis where this low impact sport with high intensity workouts served him well. He is now in top shape for this TV career on the NFL Network. He enjoys swimming so much that he became a U.S. Masters Swimming member. Joe is proof that swimming can really change everything for the better. You don’t have to be a pro to try out swimming laps, you just have to wanna get wet.

    No more sitting on the sidelines! Joe Thomas certainly didn’t. So, while you celebrate the NFL season and watching all those games, think about your next move. Joe’s was into the pool and behind the mic on the NFL Network and ThomaHawk. What will your next move be…?

    Find a local swim club in your neighborhood where you can try out swimming: https://www.usms.org/clubs

  • Lincoln pool celebrates 65 years strong

  • Jim Cotton, who founded the Waikiki Roughwater Swim in 1978, was one of about 1,000 swimmers who attempted the Waikiki Roughwater Swim on Monday. The 86-year-old was also one of hundreds who needed assistance from rescue crews due to rough ocean conditions.Video by Craig T. Kokima

  • Duxbury Beach remained closed to swimmers Monday morning, but swimmers could go in the water at their own risk after 1 p.m.

    Duxbury Beach Remains Closed To Swimmers After Shark Eats Whale Carcass

    Shark Eating Whale Carcass Off Duxbury Closes Beach To Swimmers

  • Blue Springs Lake is under a no-swim warning for Labor Day because of the risk of E. coli.

  • It was a beautiful morning to be free under the early morning sunshine at the Columbia River Gorge for the 76th annual Roy Webster Annual Cross-Channel Swim this Labor Day.

    Swimmers dive into Columbia for annual cross-channel swim

    Swimmers dive into Columbia for annual cross-channel swim

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  • Freediving royalty William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto were determined to bring their baby into their world – but giving birth in the ocean turned out to be a step too far.

    A Loading Docs short documentary, Water Baby, released on the NZ Herald website today, follows Trubridge – an 18-time world record holder and current world freediving champion – and his wife, actress and free-diver Fukumoto – in the lead-up to the birth of their first child, Mila.

    The globe-trotting young family were photographed in this breathtaking image beneath the water with their Mila at Roatan Beach off the coast of Honduras last month. Trubridge was there to compete in the CMAS 4th Freediving Outdoor World Championship.

    Unable to give birth in their favourite place, the ocean, for safety reasons, Trubridge and Fukumoto sought the second best thing – a home water-birth. However, water births are rare in Japan and Fukumoto faced obstacles organising a home-birth in her hometown Okinawa. So the couple chose to travel to Trubridge’s family home in Hawke’s Bay to prepare for the birth.

    See NZ Herald

  • Swimming will not be allowed in the ocean at Myrtle Beach for the remainder of the week ahead of Hurricane Dorian, according to the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.

    Hurricane Dorian: A near-empty Myrtle Beach as swimming ban goes into effect