Swimmer's Daily

  • When deputies from the Sarasota Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an alligator in a swimming pool, they may not have been hugely surprised, but that was before they saw how big the beast was. The Florida cops who thought they were in for a slow Easter Sunday night were rudely awakened to the realities of life in the Sunshine State, thanks to the massive 11-foot-long reptile.

  • Thank you Hungarian National Swim Team for choosing Thanyapura as a training place before heading to compete in Tokyo Olympic 2020. This is their 4th time visiting and training at Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort. In the video, you will know how hard and disciplinarily they were training to achieving the goals. It was really nice to welcome all of them and we wish them the best of luck!

  • They are a boisterous clique when together – a large group of our TeamSG swimmers joking around and giggling like any other bunch of close friends. Here’s your chance to get to know our 2018 Commonwealth Games debutants – Roanne Ho and Darren Lim in 60 seconds (~ish)!

  • World Record holder in the Men’s 50m Breakstroke, Adam Peaty, set twice the global mark at the FINA World Championships in Budapest 2017. In the 100m Breakstroke, Peaty revalidated his title from Kazan and set a new Championship Record. Fins out more about Peaty very successful year 2017

  • The 2018 national secondary School swimming championship came to an end this evening with hosts Green hill Academy emerging overall winners ahead of Seeta high Green campus. The champions garnered above 1,800 points in the one day Championship in which eight secondary schools participated. Seeta High Main Campus and Taiba Secondary School came third and fourth respectively. We have the highlights of the championship

  • Meet Team Scotland’s swimmers at their prep camp in Brisbane – final training underway with just 4 days to go until Gold Coast 2018

  • 15-year-old Gold Heart Scholarship recipient Tyron Henare is a stroke closer to pursuing his Youth Olympic dreams for swimming. In July the six-time National gold medallist will put his skills to the test against the country’s best at the 2018 Opens in the hopes to qualify.
    Tyron Henry is currently New Zealand’s top sprint swimmer for freestyle, backstroke and fly in his age group. He now looks to qualify for 2018 Youth Olympics in the hopes to make his mark on the world stage.

    Henry says “My short term goal for this year is to qualify for Youth Olympics which will be held in Argentina this year.”

    “He’s well driven and he’s really committed to the cause of swimming and that’s come from a really young age. He is a great role model for our young athletes, obviously being of Māori descent it’s great to see Māori kids’ excel in our sport” says assistant Coach Sheldon Kemp.

    See Maori Television

  • The year before school starts, about age 4, is a good time to start structured lessons and consolidate foundation skills before the focus turns to stroke development, especially if you have a lifestyle that regularly involves the water. This strategy works for most families, but don’t be afraid to skip a term, try a different program, or learn in a different aquatic environment to keep children motivated.

    If your child has started school but can’t swim, it is time to feel a little anxious. If it is a choice between weekend sport and swimming, swimming and water safety should win. If time constraints are a problem, involve the grandparents or pool with neighbours or friends.

    If your child is in years 3 to 6 at school and still can’t swim then you best start – and urgently. Research shows that in most cases they will be well positioned to learn quickly and efficiently. This is why most of the government subsidised programs focus on ages 8 to 10.

    Read The Canberra Times

    Photo by Philms

  • Thanks to an awe-inspiring effort that stopped a nation and shook the world, Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first ever Olympic gold in Rio.