Swimmer's Daily

  • From tuna to sea urchin, Japanese cuisine is all about seafood. But with fish stocks critically endangered, tourists sampling local delicacies may be harming marine life more than they realize.

    Following the Olympics’ focus on sustainable food in Rio and London, Japan is under pressure to provide eco-friendly seafood to the huge numbers of visitors expected in Tokyo for the 2020 games.

    “We want to establish sustainable seafood elements,” said Wakao Hanaoka, founder of Tokyo-based sustainable seafood consultancy, Seafood Legacy. “We want to use this 2020 Olympics as a chance to boost acceleration of the movement in Japan.”

    Right now, that’s no easy task.

    Read Deutsche Welle

  • “The world is 71% water and your kids are 100% curious, so teaching them to swim is a great layer of protection you can use.”

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  • With an excessive heat warning going into effect Tucsonans are looking for ways to stay cool.

  • Underwater, no one can hear you scream. Well, they can if they’re nearby and can catch an earful of your terrified gurgling, but also, I wouldn’t recommend screaming, because you’ll need that oxygen, because you’re about to walk across the deep sea floor and try not to get eaten by a mysterious monster.

    OK, so it’s not as catchy a tagline — but the isolated, hermetically-sealed sci-fi horror vibe of Underwater is too close to Alien not to have a go. (Alien But It’s) Underwater stars Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, and Jessica Henwick (Game Of Thrones, The Force Awakens) as a ragtag bunch of adventurers in a scientifically advanced space station ocean base.

    See Mashable

    Underwater | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX

  • Angel More is a world champion swimmer at 16. Her most recent feat was swimming under 20 bridges around Manhattan. The 28.5 mile journey took nine hours. Angel’s been swimming since age 2. She’s competed in the California triple crown – a series of open water swimming marathons. She’s raised thousands of dollars along the way for Children International, a nonprofit that benefits children in poverty. InsideEdition.com’s Leigh Scheps has more.

  • Today we are going to take you to a Centuries-old blooded Hungarian silica mine – Tarn of Megyer-Hegy. Hope you enjoy and remember, travel and discover. There are treasures everywhere.

    https://youtu.be/7-skZ5EripA

  • Swimmers in Denver, Colorado were left stunned after a gust of wind blew a ‘flock of mattresses’ into a swimming pool.

    ‘Flock of Flying Mattresses’ Surprises Swimmers

  • A recap from our #SNOWs19 event in Loch Venachar, Callander.

    Find out more about Open Water swimming at http://bit.ly/30gcY0u

  • How do you stay strong in the face of adversity – and how do you do it with tenacity and grace? US swimmer Madisyn Cox joins the podcast to talk about overcoming a major career setback to continue to do the sport she loves — swimming. Cox discusses how time management and tapping into her life’s support system has aided her success so far. She shares her goals for the future, including training to qualify for the 2020 Olympics and applying for medical schools.

    “Even in tough times, you still go in, you put your head down, you put in the work,” Cox said, when giving advice for cultivating a champion’s mindset.

    Madisyn Cox: Steadfast Strength, Episode #25