Swimmer's Daily

  • Age is just a number, right? We’re talking about an 85-year-old Hillsboro man who found his fountain of youth in swimming on #SunriseExtra.

    Live: Meet an Olympic swimmer going strong at age 85. Join us now for #SunriseExtra!

  • The latest X-Waters event took place in Saint Petersburg with swimmers from all around the world taking part in the 2,300 and 4,600 meter race. The course went through the Neva River with temperatures of 59 degree Fahrenheit. At the quarterfinals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship, Thai Son Nam continued their domination, defeating China’s Shenzhen Nanling Tielang 5-1 to advance to the semifinals. The NFL and music mogul Jay-Z have entered a multi-year partnership in order to enhance live entertainment and amplify the Inspire Change platform. Jay-Z has drawn outrage from critics who see this move as selling out to a corporation that has no supportive social justice issues in the past. RT America’s Steve Christakos reports.

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  • Concrete is vital for protecting our coastlines – but it comes at a huge environmental cost. An Israeli startup has found a way to make concrete sea defences that get stronger over time, while encouraging life to thrive.

    This Green Tech is Bringing Life Back to the Sea

  • Gordon Ramsay is in Maui learning to spearfish with freediver Kimi Werner.

  • North Natomas is getting its aquatics center.

    The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday voted to approve $14.4 million in funding for the long-awaited North Natomas Community Center and Aquatic Complex.

    Sacramento-based Otto Construction plans to break ground on the complex within the next 30 days, said Councilwoman Angelique Ashby, who represents North Natomas and has spearheaded the project. The complex will be finished in the winter of 2020-21, a city staff report said.

    The project will be funded with a loan from the city’s water fund, with about $457,000 paid in interest, a city staff report said. Money in the water fund comes from fees on water customers, development fees and other water-related fees the city charges.

    See The Sacramento Bee

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  • Deep in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, about 50 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, sits an wonder 140 feet below ground: the largest underground lake in America. The lake, which was discovered only decades ago, attracts about 2,000 visitors a day from all over the world. Chip Reid reports.

  • Some have survived for hundreds of millions of years, but many of the world’s freshwater megafauna—including sumo-sized stingrays, colossal catfish, giant turtles, and gargantuan salamanders—may soon find themselves on the brink of extinction, according to a new study published.

    For the first time, researchers have quantified the global decline of freshwater megafauna—including fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals—and the results paint a grim picture. In four decades since 1970, the global populations of these freshwater giants have declined by almost 90 percent—twice as much as the loss of vertebrate populations on land or in the oceans.

    Large fish species, such as sturgeons, salmons, and giant catfishes, are particularly threatened, with a 94 percent population decline. Most large freshwater reptile and many mammal species are also in trouble. The baiji, a Chinese river dolphin, is likely the first dolphin species driven to extinction by humans, and the Chinese paddlefish, which can grow 20 feet long, has not been seen in over a decade. Other species may be down to their last few individuals.

    Read National Geographic

    https://youtu.be/CDTGKE5POW4

  • Developed over the past 3 years by former collegiate and professional swimmers, the EDGE provides cutting edge swimming and heart rate tracking with a seamless design. Created in collaboration with countless swimmers and engineers from all across the community, including 24 Olympic athletes and coaches holding 89 medals combined, the EDGE was designed for ALL swimmers.

    The EDGE is available at www.phlexswim.com

    Phlex EDGE | A Revolutionary Swimming Tracker with Real Time Heart Rate

  • At nearly 169 feet (51.5m) tall, Verrückt—which means “insane” in German—was taller than Niagara Falls. Riders flew down the world’s tallest water slide at 70 miles per hour, challenging the laws of physics. The attraction was the pride and joy of Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City. Then, on August 7, 2016, Verrückt came to a swift end when 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was decapitated on the ride. What went wrong to cause such a horrific tragedy?

    See The Atlantic