Swimmer's Daily

  • Last year 84 people drowned in Hawaii. Today, free swimming lessons were offered at Leahi’s Swim School as part of a global effort to keep people safe out in the water.

  • For thousands of years, the people of Hungary have soaked in the rich, thermal waters that lie below the country’s surface. From Roman emperors to Turkish kings, Budapest’s baths have been attracting the bright and the bold to the city since the 2nd century. Today, bathhouses continue to dominate the capital city, home to some of the largest spas in Europe. Come along as we journey across Budapest to trace back Hungary’s age-old love of thermal spas.

  • Marathon Swimming and Balatonfüred is a love affair. Starting eight years ago with continental events it became quickly a hotspot for official FINA races. The 2018 edition of the FINA/Hosa Marathon Swim Series had a very strong field: former overall winners, World Champions, Olympic Champions – it almost felt like the World Championship one year ago.

  • French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in some hot water over plans to build a new swimming pool at his private presidential retreat.

    The planned pool at Fort Brégançon, on France’s south-east coast, is designed to provide privacy for the president’s family, and particularly children.

    Past presidents have been photographed at the retreat’s “private” beach in their swimwear.

    But Mr Macron’s political opponents have painted it as an extravagance.

    Read Telegraph and BBC

    Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet

  • Over 200 children and adults in Seaside Heights took part in a world swimming lesson event.

    The “World’s Largest Swim Lesson” was held around the world Thursday to promote swimming safety.

    The Seaside Heights event was led by Middletown native and Olympic bronze medal-winner Tom Wilkens.

    “Even Olympic swimmers have to be cautious and careful around the water because even if you’re a proficient swimmer, things can always happen to put you in dangerous situations,” he said. “We always want to promote water safety, especially for people who are beginners.”

    Wilkens earned his medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 200-meter medley.

    See News12

  • As an Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR) you will join a team dedicated to being the top emergency response unit in the world. Leaping from helicopters, swimming through raging seas, and saving victims whose lives are on the line, you will complete search and rescue missions in some of the most extreme environments imaginable. The motto of an Aviation Rescue Swimmer is “So others may live.” It is a testament to not only the selflessness of this job, but the honor, courage, and commitment it takes to do it well.

  • After one of the toughest sporting weeks of his life, Ross needs to dig deeper than ever to get through the pain and crack on with the Great British Swim. He’s also joined on his travels buy some curious sea creatures…

  • Get to know a little more about Ryan Held, my friend and roommate while on the Monaco stop of the Mare Nostrum.

  • Hotel pools and hot tubs were linked to a third of all swimming-related disease outbreaks between 2000 to 2014, a new CDC report finds.

    During that stretch, a total of 493 outbreaks linked to chlorinated or treated water were reported in 46 states and Puerto Rico, the report said.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results on Thursday in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

    In total, the outbreaks led to at least 27,219 illnesses and eight deaths, according to the report.

    Cryptosporidium (also known as Crypto), Pseudomonas, and Legionella were responsible for many of the outbreaks at swimming venues during that 15-year period.

    Crypto is a parasite that can survive even in properly maintained pools. Pseudomonas and Legionella are bacteria that can survive disinfectants in slimy areas of hot tubs, pools and water parks.