Swimmer's Daily

  • This is what most of my days working as a pool manager looked like during the amazing summer of 2016.

  • Enjoy the Top 10 Olympic water polo goals featuring: Melania Grego (Italy), Adam Steinmetz (Netherlands), Felipe Perrone (Spain), Suzie Fraser (Australia), Daniëlle de Bruijn (Netherlands), Renato Vrbicic (Croatia), Yvette Higgins (Australia), Elisa Casanova (Italy), Attila Vári (Hungary), and Márton Szivós (Hungary).

  • According to a survey by the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA), 68 per cent of swim schools have been impacted by the shortage, limiting their opportunities to offer lessons to children.

    STA’s 2018 Industry Swimming Teachers Recruitment Survey also found that more than two-thirds of UK swim schools have a waiting list for lesson spaces, while 78 per cent said they could not find appropriately qualified swimming teaching staff to meet this demand.

    Nearly three quarters (71 per cent) said difficulty in finding appropriate staff was affecting their business growth plans.

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  • A British man was left nearly naked in the middle of his hotel pool after being “gifted” a dissolving swimsuit during his vacation in Ibiza.

    The unsuspecting victim of the viral prank, Lee Kenny, was enjoying a sun-soaked swim at a swanky resort with his wife and so-called “friends” when he came to a harrowing realization.

    “My shorts are broken!” he exclaims repeatedly in the video above. “What do I do?!”

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    https://youtu.be/XfkIGOPfIxY

  • Swimming with turtles in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands with St. Thomas Adventure Tours was incredibly fun and relaxing. I love snorkeling, but snorkeling with turtles has set a new level for me. When you’re underwater surrounded by sea turtles, it really makes you think about your place in the world.

  • The NEW, hour long Swim in Wonder experience at Dolphin Cay is one for the bucket list! This educational, water adventure with our rescued bottlenose dolphins is perfect for comfortable swimmers ages 6 and older and involves anatomy displays, lateral rubs and playful swims alongside the dolphins. You’ll watch in wonder, through your personal snorkel and mask, as they tumble underwater sharing acrobatic skills while amazing with uncanny shape recognition and item retrieval. Life vests are available for flotation on the water’s surface.

    This exciting dolphin experience begins with an orientation and includes a 30-minute in-water experience. Wetsuits, personal lockers, and beach towels are provided, and a personal photographer is assigned to your group.

    Dolphin Cay is a world-renowned dolphin and sea lion habitat that opened in 2006 in time to provide a safe haven for 17 stranded dolphins and 10 sea lions whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Every visit to Dolphin Cay supports the Atlantis Blue Project Foundation, creating and promoting solutions for a wide range of marine conservation challenges from coral reef degradation to marine species in decline.

  • Help your dog swim safely and happily with the Hedz Up Pets Watercollars. Lynne Peters developed these floatation devices which make it easier for dogs to keep their heads above water while paddling.

  • Cecilia Larsson, 34, is a former competitive swimmer who used to spend all her free time in the pool. When she decided to further her education, swimming took a back seat. A sedentary lifestyle coupled with an affinity for candy and soda caused Larsson to gain weight.

    Larsson eventually became prediabetic and depressed, and she found herself suffering from low self-confidence due to significant weight gain.

    At CrossFit Näset in Höllviken, Sweden, everything changed.

    After several months of CrossFit training, Larsson saw marked improvements in her physical and mental health, and she knew it was time to attack her diet. Under the guidance of coach Fredrik Ivehed, Larsson started the Zone Diet and hasn’t looked back.

    “CrossFit and the Zone Diet have been a big barrier to cross over mentally—more mentally than physically,” she says.

    Larsson cleared her mental hurdles, and at the time of filming she had lost 147 lb.

  • Environment Texas, a local environmental advocacy group, released a report showing that more than 60 percent of the state’s beaches and watering holes in Austin tested high for bacterial contamination on at least one day during 2017.