Swimmer's Daily

  • A wild California black bear swims in backyard swimming pools in Granada Hills

  • The 44th International Yangtze River Crossing Festival was held in Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province on Monday. 4,700 swimmers joined this annual competition. The yearly activity commemorates the day in 1966 when Chairman Mao swam in the Yangtze River at the age of 72.

  • The waters between San Francisco and Alcatraz, a former prison, are rife with urban legend. Some say the water is too dangerous for swimming, but Mitali Khanzodé, 16, and her sister Anaya, 12, see the water as a place to make and break open water swimming records. Anaya currently holds the record as the youngest person to swim the span of the Golden Gate Bridge, which was previously held by her sister. Although the waters can be rough and extremely cold, both sisters cannot imagine a life where open water swimming isn’t part of their weekly routine.

  • From state swimmers to NFL stars, KBZK and KXLF bring you the best sports moments from the past week

  • Netherlands tie with Italy after incredible twists

    Lengthy scoreless periods, incredible twists marked the day’s big game featuring European Championships runner-up Netherlands and Olympic silver medallist Italy which ended in a 6-6 tie in the third round of the women’s tournament. So far nothing has been decided in the prelims at the European Water Polo Championships in Barcelona.

    7 LUKA Lara SRB HUN – SER Hungary (white caps) vs. Serbia (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    4 GURISATTI Greta HUN HUN – SER Hungary (white caps) vs. Serbia (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
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    ESP Coach OCA GAIA Miguel ESP – TUR Spain (white caps) vs Turkey (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    11 GARCIA Maica ESP ESP – TUR Spain (white caps) vs Turkey (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    4 BALIC Tereza CRO GRE – CRO Greece (white caps) vs. Croatia (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
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    GRE – CRO Greece (white caps) vs. Croatia (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    NED Defense ITA – NED Italy (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    12 DAULE Audrey AR FRA FRA – ISR France (white caps) vs. Israel (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    8 BATTU Aurelie FP FRA 6 FUTORIAN Semone Hila CB ISR FRA – ISR France (white caps) vs. Israel (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    9 STIEFEL Jennifer GER RUS – GER Russia (white caps) vs. Germany (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    4 KARIMOVA Elvina W RUS RUS – GER Russia (white caps) vs. Germany (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    3 PROKOFYEVA Ekaterina FP RUS RUS – GER Russia (white caps) vs. Germany (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Chiara Tabani – Italy Netherlands (white caps) vs. Italy (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Silvia Avegno – Italy Netherlands (white caps) vs. Italy (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Bente Rogge – Nederland and Valeria Palmieri – Italy Netherlands (white caps) vs. Italy (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Chiara Tabani – Italy Netherlands (white caps) vs. Italy (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    10 BACQUET Laurine FRA 10 MONE Mackenzie ISR FRA – ISR France (white caps) vs. Israel (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    1 GANGL Edina HUN (Red Cap) 4 GURISATTI Greta HUN HUN – SRB Hungary (white caps) vs. Serbia (blue caps) Barcelona 17/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

    The evening thriller offered a series of twists and turns. For a while Italy seemed to sit comfortably in the driving seat, they led 1-2 after the first eight minutes, then deep into the second they took a 2-4 lead while the Dutch offense fell apart, they missed four man-ups in a row. In the meantime Italy had two 6 on 5s to widen the gap to three goals but missed both. The second turned out to be crucial as Catharina van der Sloot scored from the ensuing counter, halting the Netherlands’ miserable 11:35min run without a goal. And 53 seconds later it was even, van der Sloot netted a fine one from the distance and that froze the Italians.

    They missed two more extras so it stood 4-4 before the last break and the Dutch rolled on, with two action goals within a minute they led 6-4 with 6:35 to go. Italy missed another man-up, the 5th in succession, and soon the Dutch had one to break three goals clear. This time they couldn’t make it, and to mirror the earlier phase, Arianna Gragnolati finished a counter, ending Italy’s goalless struggles of 15:40 minutes. In 59 seconds it was even, Roberta Bianconi buried a penalty for 6-6. What’s more, with 1:24 remaining Italy had a match-ball but could not even take a shot in their man-up. The Dutch also ran out of ideas so the game ended in the championships’ first draw, leaving room for a series of outcome in the group.

    Israel had a promising match against France, the newcomer side came back from 4-1 down to 5-4 by halftime, but the rival’s experienced players closed down the match in the third with a 3-0 run. The rest of the games all saw 20+ goals from the favourite sides, Spain could even go beyond 30 against Turkey.

    European Water Polo Championships, Day 4
    Women’s Round 3

    Group A
    Greece v Croatia 21-2
    France v Israel 9-5
    Netherlands v Italy 6-6

    Standings
    1. Greece 9, 2. Netherlands 7, 3. France 6, 4. Italy 4, 5. Israel 0, 6. Croatia 0

    Group B
    Russia v Germany 27-5
    Hungary v Serbia 23-6
    Spain v Turkey 32-2

    Standings
    1. Russia 9, 2. Spain 9, 3. Hungary 6, 4. Germany 3, 5. Serbia 0, 6. Turkey 0

    Fixtures, Day 5 – Men’s Round 2
    11.00 Croatia v Turkey (C)
    12.30 Germany v Georgia (A)
    14.00 Romania v Slovakia (D)
    15.30 Greece v Netherlands (C)
    17.00 Montenegro v Malta (B)
    18.30 Russia v Serbia (D)
    20.30 Hungary v Italy (A)
    22.00 Spain v France (B)

    Press release from LEN, photos courtesy of Deepbluemedia/Giorgio Scala

  • From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report.

    When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than give relief from hot weather. It is a great workout for the whole body.

    Health experts at the University of California, Berkeley write on their website Berkeley Wellness that swimming is “an ideal way to stay in shape.”

    Swimming is a high-cardio but low-impact exercise.

    Cardiovascular exercise is often simply called “cardio.” Cardio involves the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. The Berkeley experts say swimming is great for your cardiovascular system. It increases your heart rate and exercises your lungs without putting stress on the rest of your body.

    Some high-cardio exercises, such as running, can improve your health but can also be hard on your body. Swimming, on the other hand, is so easy on the body that people often use it to heal from injuries.

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  • Having battled the waves to round Land’s End, it’s now decision time for Ross and the crew. Which way next? Do they go across to Wales for a shorter, but potentially more turbulent swim, or take the (much) longer but potentially more sheltered swim up the Irish coast?

  • Official video report from the X-Waters Ural Swim 2018.
    7-8 July, Lake Turgoyak.
    350 participants.

  • Photographer Ken Kiefer took several women to waters full of crocodiles in Mexico to participate in a life-threatening shoot. Kiefer was seeking to capture underwater glamour shots. Who said modeling couldn’t be dangerous?