Swimmer's Daily

  • Two British triathletes were disqualified from an Olympics qualification race in Tokyo for crossing the finish line hand-in-hand.

    Jess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown passed over the line in a photo finish, holding each other’s hands and celebrating as they completed the World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event in the host city of next year’s Olympic Games. Learmonth was then declared the winner.

    But despite being comfortably clear of their nearest competitors, the pair were disqualified for their show of solidarity.

    The International Triathlon Union’s competition rules state that “athletes who finish in a contrived tie situation, where no effort to separate their finish times has been made will be DSQ (disqualified).”

    Read CNN

    Triathlon Rules Controversy In Tokyo | 2020 Olympic Test Event Reaction!

  • New World Cup Record by Russia’s Vladimir Morozov in the Men’s 50m Freestyle! Beating his own record from last year in Kazan, the new bar was set at 21.27 on day one of leg 3 of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore.

    Men's 50m Freestyle | Day 1 Singapore #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019

    In the women’s 200m butterfly on day 1 of the 3rd leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore, Katinka Hosszu prevailed over countrywoman Zsuszanna Jakabos by .41 seconds. “It’s really good for me to have one gold already, on the first day,” said Hosszu, who will be competing in four more events. Singapore teenager Quah Jing Wen placed third with a personal best of 2:10.26.

    Women's 200m Butterfly | Day 1 Singapore #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019

    USA’s Andrew Wilson won in style in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke on day one of leg 3 of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 Singapore! With a time of 58.93 he was well ahead of Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi and Andrius Sidlauskas from Lituania.

    Men's 100m Breaststroke | Day 1 Singapore #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019

    In the women’s 50m backstroke at leg 3 of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 in Singapore, Holly Barratt of Australia won with a time of 27.95 seconds, followed by Hong Kong’s Au Hoi Shun Stephanie and Emily Seebohm of Australia who were separated by .02 seconds to take second and third, respectively. Seebohm had won this event at the first series stop, in Tokyo.

    Women's 50m Backstroke | Day 1 Singapore #SWC19 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019

  • There’s seven common workout mistakes that cause you to plateau in your speed and stop improving. Let’s look at what you can do to avoid them and to continue getting fitter and faster.

    7 Workouts Mistakes Causing You To Plateau In Your Swim Speed

  • A crazy video from 2016 is making the rounds again today after photographers started sharing it on social media. The video, which was captured three years ago off the coast of Mexico, shows the crazy moment when a Great White shark accidentally breached a diving cage … while the diver/photographer was still inside.

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    Great White Shark Cage Diving Breach Accident (Original)

  • Swimming – Learn How to do the Dolphin Kick in the Water! // Today’s video is dedicated to demonstrating the dolphin kick with three specific skills.

    Swimming – Learn How to do the Dolphin Kick in the Water!

  • Pre-pool dynamic warm up for swimmers

  • Four Palm Beach County beaches are closed to swimming because of elevated levels of bacteria in the water. According to the Florida Department of Health, the following beaches have poor water quality, based on recent tests, bacteria on beaches, Palm Beach County beaches bacteria levels. No Swimming Advisory.

  • Ghanaian swimmer Niklas Yeboah talks to Fentuo Tahiru about the pride that he feels in representing Ghana and what his expectations for the nation are in the 2019 Africa Games.

    Ghanaian swimmer Niklas Yeboah talks about his pride in representing Ghana at 2019 Africa Games