Swimmer's Daily

  • Forget the miserable weather, it’s time to think about all the adventures your going to have in the spring and summertime. You got your new swim cosy and your ready to hit the pool… but which one should you go to? Well here’s our picks of 5 UK Outdoor pools you should Explore in 2018.

  • Nathan Epstein reports on Cox High School senior swimmer Dan Bannon who hopes to win a state title before heading off to Notre Dame.

  • Cullen Jones talks about the importance of learning to swim and being water safe.

  • Humble High School swimmer Alex Dixon becomes the first swimmer since 2006 to compete in the UIL State meet.

  • Host Don Widman and Mysteries at the Museum visits the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale to discover a swim suit that changed attitudes toward women athletes.

  • Forget dipping your toe in the deep end. In countries around the world, intrepid swimmers of all ages plunge into ice-cold waters for a thrill that can feel as sharp as daggers–and bragging rights that last all winter.

    Welcome to the fun and frigid world of cold-water swimming. The hobby is nothing new. It’s been around for centuries in chilly climes such as Russia and Finland, and people have been crossing the notoriously frosty, 21-mile-long English Channel without wet suits since at least the 1800s. The Coney Island Polar Bear Club hosted its first U.S. ocean dip in 1903. And while polar plunges have become relatively common, some of these swims are not for the faint of heart. Only 11 people in recorded history, for example, have completed the so-called Ice Zero: a mile-long swim in freezing water, held in places such as Antarctica, Russia and Northern Europe.

    Communal cold-water plunges are a great way to build camaraderie–and chase better health. Jitka Tauferova, 76, belongs to a swimming club in the Czech Republic (as does everyone photographed on these pages). She says she has not gotten sick since she began cold-water swimming. “The last time I had flu was 25 years ago,” she says. “My back pain disappeared. Better blood circulation improves healing broken bones, and my heart is like a hammer. I feel great.”

    Read TIME

    Image courtesy of Lewis Pugh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Although she’s been swimming since she was in middle school, Kelsi says this year has taken on a new meaning since her sister’s death.

    “This year has been a year about Libby. I’ve been doing everything I can to make Libby proud… Living the life she deserved to live.”

    The two shared an unbreakable bond.

    But it wasn’t just swimming – Kelsi says her little sister was also her best friend.

    “We did everything together. She was always there. She was the best part of my life.”

    After Libby was killed, Kelsi made a tough decision about her senior year on the swim team.

    Instead of competing for herself, she decided to swim in the events that Libby would have competed in, including the 200 and 500 Free Relays, something Kelsi says her body isn’t used to.

    “It’s really tough because I’m a sprinter, I don’t do distance. So it’s like trying to start over completely.”

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  • Nicholas Dworet was a high school senior, a “charismatic young man” and an aspiring Olympic swimmer who would have turned 18 next month.

    He was one of 17 people killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

    “He was, you know, just a very charismatic young man. He was so handsome — blond hair, blue eyes,” Nicole Nilsson, a family friend, told TIME on Thursday. “He had many, many friends because he was so funny and likable. He was a good student. He loved his family — got along great with his mom and dad and his brother. Just a great, great wonderful family.”

    Dworet had recently committed to join the University of Indianapolis swim team as a freshman in the fall. “So happy to announce my verbal commitment to the university of Indianapolis,” he wrote in an Instagram post last month. “I can’t wait to spend the next 4 years here!”

    Read TIME and USA Today