Swimmer's Daily

  • 8 months of filming on most of the main Hawaiian islands!

  • A look at the era in Olympic history when the swimming pool was dominated by the pioneering Japanese. Starting off with a gold in 1928.

  • In the middle of rural Kansas, armed security patrol the entrance to a doomsday bunker that’s reserved for the wealthy elite and sales are booming. Inside Edition headed deep below the surface of the Earth and into an underground bunker like no other. Larry Hall, the owner of the Survival Condo Project says, “Since the election of Donald Trump we have seen a whole new demographic of people calling in. People we didn’t know they existed before.”

  • Some 2,400 swimmers from 50 countries will take part in the 30th Samsung BosphorusCross-Continental Swimming Race to be held on July 22.

    Participants will swim the course, which will start at Kanlıca pier on the Asian side and end 6.5 kilometers later in front of Kuruçeşme Cemil Topuzlu Park on the European side.

    According to a statement made by Samsung, a total of 4,430 people have applied to take part in this year’s race. Of this figure, 3,269 are men and 1,161 are women, the statement said. After eliminations, 2,400 swimmers have earned the right to participate in the competition.

    The race has been organized by the Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) since 1989. It is the world’s only intercontinental swimming competition.

    Read Hürriyet Daily News

  • Former NHL goalie Ray Emery died Sunday in what authorities, per reports, described as an accidental drowning while swimming. Emery, whose 11-year career ended in 2015 and included a share of the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2013, when his Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, was 35.

    According to police in Hamilton, Ontario (via the Hamilton Spectator), Emery’s body was found by divers Sunday afternoon in Hamilton Harbour, at the western end of Lake Ontario. A native of the area, he had been visiting a friend who owned a boat when he jumped in from where it was docked for a swim at around 6 a.m. Sunday.

    When Emery didn’t resurface, his companions called for rescue services, but they were not able to immediately locate him. Inspector Marty Schulenberg said Emery’s body was eventually discovered approximately 20 meters from where he entered the water.

    Read The Washington Post

  • Taipei City closed down a swimming pool at its Nangang Sports Center after part of the ceiling collapsed and hit a woman, reports said Saturday.

    At the time of the incident Saturday morning, two people were present in the spa area, the Central News Agency reported. Falling steel elements hit a woman aged about forty, who was taken to hospital with a swollen chin and left arm.

    The other person had only been scared but not injured, and had returned home after leaving a contact number, officials said.

    Read Taiwan News

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  • A city swimming pool in Wilmington is under scrutiny after Muslim children were asked to stay out of the water because of their clothing.

    “It’s just sad that they’re being discriminated against, that’s what it is,” said Mia Miller.

    A group of children and their parents say they feel discriminated against by a manager and staff at the City of Wilmington’s Foster Brown Pool because of their clothing and their religion.

    “She’s been really rude to us and telling us to get out of the pool,” Wala Brown said.

    Facebook video shared by camp director Tahsiyn Ismaa’eel shows some of the campers splashing around in bathing suits, while others wore leggings or t-shirt in displays of modesty, which is important in the Muslim faith.

    “Both of my daughters are special needs and they are very emotional, so my daughters sat and cried when the lady reached around and tapped them on the shoulder and said ‘You get out of the pool. You get out of the pool,’” said Miller.

    “You don’t have a sign up anywhere. Nothing states that this is an issue,” Tahsiyn Ismaa’eel said.

    Ismaa’eel says the alleged harassment has occurred at the pool multiple times since June 25th. Since then, she says she has met with the Director of Parks and Recreation, but still she says the group feels targeted.

    “To the point where one of the kids said they heard the term ‘Muslim’ used,” said Ismaa’eel.

    “I swam in these pools all my life. I come in shorts and a t-shirt and it’s never been an issue,” said Tiana Russell.

    Mayor Mike Purzycki released a public apology and said:

    “It was wrong of the City to ask children of the Muslim faith to leave a city pool because of religious-related clothing.”

    While many public pools have a no-cotton policy to help maintain the pool’s filtration system and uphold the safety of the children, the Mayor’s statement continues:

    “…the city used poor judgement in assessing this entire matter and equally poor judgement in reacting to it.”

    Mayor Purzycki says he wants to meet with the camp director and parents this week to personally apologize for this and discuss the situation moving forward. The camp says it gladly accepts the mayor’s invitation to talk.

    See ABC11 and FOX29, and read Delaware Online

  • All favourites cleared the first hurdle at the beginning of the track in the men’s tournament at the European Water Polo Championships in Barcelona. Though Italy’s 14-1 downing of Germany stood out on the opening day.

    1 GARSAU Remi FRA (Red Cap) MNE – FRA Montenegro (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    10 CANONNE Charles FRA, 6 RADOVIC Aleksandar MNE MNE – FRA Montenegro (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    MLT – ESP Malta (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    STANOJEVIC Dejan coach Roumania SRB – ROU Serbia (white caps) vs. Roumania (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    4 RANDJELOVIC Sava SRB SRB – ROU Serbia (white caps) vs. Roumania (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
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    5 BIYIK Berk TUR, 5 FOUNTOULIS Ioannis GRE TUR – GRE Turkey (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    8 TURAN Eray TUR TUR – GRE Turkey (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    10 JANSSEN Pascal AR NED CRO – NED Croatia (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    1 WAGENAAR Eelco GK NED CRO – NED Croatia (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
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    REFEREES MARGETA Boris (SLO) SANTOS Luis (POR) GEO – HUN Georgia (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    10 PERRONE ROCHA Felipe FP ESP MLT – ESP Malta (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    9 TAHULL I COMPTE Roger CF ESP 8 CAMILLERI Jordan DF MLT MLT – ESP Malta (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    8 FERNANDEZ F. W ESP MLT – ESP Malta (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    10 KHOLOD Dmitrii FP RUS 8 TKAC Marek AR SVK RUS – SVK Russia (white caps) vs. Slovakia (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Menqualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    RUS – SVK Russia (white caps) vs. Slovakia (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Menqualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    6 KHARKOV Konstantin W RUS 12 BALAZ Samuel AR SVK RUS – SVK Russia (white caps) vs. Slovakia (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Menqualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    1 NAGY Viktor HUN (Red Cap) GEO – HUN Georgia (white caps) vs. HUNGARY (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    8 KOVACS Gergo HUN GEO – HUN Georgia (white caps) vs. HUNGARY (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    3 VAN DER BOSCH Timo GER 12 BERTOLI Zeno ITA GER – ITA Germany (white caps) vs. Italy (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    6 VERNOUX Thomas FRA 5 RADOVIC Duro MNE MNE – FRA Montenegro (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Ambiance Mascotte MNE – FRA Montenegro (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 16/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Men qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

    Germany was on verge to finish a match at a major tournament without scoring a goal for the first time since 1976 when they lost to Hungary 4-0 at the Olympics in Montreal. That time the games lasted 4×5 minutes, though, and now their drought lasted much longer as they scored their only goal against Italy with 1:13 remaining from the match, after 30:47 minutes. Italy’s defence worked brilliantly, limited their rivals to 24 shots, Marco del Luongo posted 16 saves on 17 attempts (94.1%).

    While it was a convincing opening from the Italians before the big clash with Hungary in the next round, the Magyars struggled a bit for a while against Georgia. Early in the third the favourites led only 5-4 and with 2:45 to go in the penultimate period Hungary was just 7-5 up. Then switching gears and lifting the level of concentration helped them to stage a 5-0 rush in the remaining time and gaining a fine win after all.

    Montenegro also had some minor headaches against France despite taking an early 3-0 lead. The French came back from time to time, with 1:55 to go they cut their deficit to 7-6 but Alexandar Ivovic’s great action goal closed down the contest.

    Title-holder Serbia did a clean job against Romania without burning too much energy, and the world champion Croats did the same in their encounter with the Netherlands. Greece thrashed the Turks by 26 goals, Russia downed Slovakia convincingly and host Spain enjoyed an easy cruising against Malta.

    European Championships, Day 3
    Men’s Round 1

    Group A
    Georgia v Hungary 5-12
    Germany v Italy 1-14

    Group B
    Montenegro v France 8-6
    Malta v Spain 4-21

    Group C
    Turkey v Greece 1-27
    Croatia v Netherlands 15-8

    Group D
    Russia v Slovakia 12-6
    Serbia v Romania 11-5

    Fixtures, Day 4
    Women’s Round 3
    14.00 Russia v Germany (B)
    15.30 Hungary v Serbia (B)
    17.00 Greece v Croatia (A)
    18.30 France v Israel (A)
    20.30 Netherlands v Italy (A)
    22.00 Spain v Turkey (B)

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

  • Greece won the big game of Day 2, edging out Italy and gaining advantage in the race for the top spot in Group A. The other matches saw the favourites doing their jobs, this time it was Hungary’s turn to score more than 30 goals and set a new national record.

    2 MILLOT Estelle FRA 5 LORDAN Dina CRO CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    7 BADZIM Gloria CRO, 9 BUKIC Petra CRO CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    2 MILLOT Estelle FRA CRO – FRA Croatia (white caps) vs. France (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Team Greece ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    HUN – Team Hungary TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    12 GARDA Krisztina DF HUN TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    TUR – HUN Turkey (white caps) vs. Hungary (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    5 ORTIZ REYES Matilde DF ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    12 LEITON ARRONES Paula CF ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    9 FORCA ARIZA Judith W ESP GER – ESP Germany (white caps) vs. Spain (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/18 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Pasquale Mesiano/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Katarina Cegar – Serbia Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Anastasia Simanovich – Russia scores an goal Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Elvina Karimova – Russia Serbia (white caps) vs. Russia (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    High Five before each game Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    l+R Vivian Sevenich – Nederland and Mackenzie Mone – Israel Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Rozanna Voorvelt – Nederland and Nofar Hochberg – Israel Israel (white caps) vs. Netherlands (blue caps) Woman qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Barcelona (ESP) – Piscines Bernat Picornell Photo Marcel ter Bals/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    7 ASIMAKI Alexandra GRE celebration ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    Entertainment Brodas Bros ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    6 AIELLO Rosaria ITA 9 PATRA Maria GRE ITA – GRE Italy (white caps) vs. Greece (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto
    SRB – RUS Serbia (white caps) vs. RUSSIA (blue caps) Barcelona 15/07/2018 Piscines Bernat Picornell Women qualification 33rd LEN European Water Polo Championships – Barcelona 2018 Photo Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

    The Mediterranean derby brought a fierce battle as expected, with some great defending especially in the second half. The first two periods produced nine goals, the remaining 16 minutes saw only four. Greece had the better start, held on for a 4-5 lead till halftime but Italy managed to freeze them for almost the entire third quarter while netting two to go in front (6-5).

    The Greek seemed to have lost their rhythm in attack, while the Setterosa had a 6 on 5 to widen the gap but hit the post. And their rivals went even as Vasiliki Diamantopoulou netted a fine action goal with just one second to go in the third. Italy could have regain the lead but missed another extra and with some luck – from a rebound in a dying a man-up – Alkistis Avramidou put the Greeks ahead again with 3:26 to go. Two more wasted 6 on 5s within a minute cost Italy the game, indeed they missed their last four man-ups and remained scoreless in the final 11:12 minutes.

    The other matches lacked the same excitements. The favourites didn’t stop rolling, Hungary netted 32 against Turkey, the highest ever single-game score for any Magyar senior team in the major events (something exceptional for a nation with such rich traditions). Russia downed the Serbs, Spain did that with Germany – in Group B the three giants netted a total of 86 goals just this day. The Netherlands thrashed Israel, whole the game of Croatia and France only mirrored the football World Cup final through the French win, but it was never in doubt here, in the Picornell pool.

    European Water Polo Championships, Day 2
    Women, Round 2

    Group A
    Israel v Netherlands 2-20
    Croatia v France 6-17
    Italy v Greece 6-7

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

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

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

    Fixtures, Day 3 – Men, Round 1
    11.00 Montenegro v France (B)
    12.30 Russia v Slovakia (D)
    14.00 Turkey v Greece (C)
    15.30 Georgia v Hungary (A)
    17.00 Croatia v Netherlands (C)
    18.30 Germany v Italy (A)
    20.30 Serbia v Romania (D)
    22.00 Malta v Spain (B)

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