Swimmer's Daily

  • After the failed ice swim attempt in Greenland, the trip to Iceland was where I was going to achieve the first swim milestone and reverse the trend.

  • 2018 saw our Learn to Swim Framework delivered the length and breadth of Scotland to 75000 children in partnership with Scottish Water. Quality lies at the heart of our learn to swim programme with quality teachers and coaches creating a quality learn to swim environment.

    https://youtu.be/8zdq6t-3mkc

  • Neuqua Valley Boys Swimming hosting the Sectional Meet in their pool with Waubonsie, Naperville Central, and Naperville North all in attendance on 2/16/19.

  • Enjoy a very last minute trip to Coronado to race the 50 Free short course yards for the first time in ages. Also my first meet as a local of California! Thanks for all the love, you guys rock!

    First Local Meet Living in California

  • ‘After the recent days’ debate on girls and women’s wear in sports, Ulla Gustavsson has today decided to resign as chairman of the Swedish Sim Association.

    – Ulla Gustavsson has a big heart for Swedish Swimming, and we are grateful for the work she has put into the movement, nationally and internationally. But the Swedish Swimming Federation’s board takes the recent debate very seriously, and has concluded that there are no longer conditions for Ulla Gustavsson to successfully lead the Swedish Swimming Federation, says Stefan Persson, vice chairman of the Swedish Swimming Federation’s board. Ulla Gustavsson has,ย therefore, decided to resign as Chairman of the Board. Her personal perceptions and statements contrast with the Swedish Swimming Federation’s strategy and basic view that all children should fit into our activities on equal terms.

    Stefan Persson, Vice Chairman, will act as Acting Chairman of the Swedish Swimming Federation until the annual meeting in the spring of 2020.

    Read the official press release (in Swedish),ย see SVTย andย Aftonbladetย and read for instanceย Yeni ลžafak, Daily Sabah,ย RT and Sputnik International

    https://youtu.be/IeJ5k6RSBD8

  • Carly Fesler ’20 gives us a glimpse into her life on the Villa Duchesne swim team. This video was created by Molly McLaughlin ’20.

  • Speedo, the worldโ€™s leading swimwear brand, has launched its smartest ever Fastskin range as it aims to combine the latest technology with almost 20 years of pioneering performance. Starting with what the swimmer needs, the new Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin LZR Pure Valor combine innovative new technologies and new fabrics applied intelligently to make the perfect suit for every type of competitive swimmer.

    Left to Right: Miriea Belmonte Garcia (ESP), Emma McKeon (AUS), Ariarne Titmus (AUS), Nathan Adrian (USA), Kylie Masse (CAN) , Caeleb Dressel (USA), Pernille Blume (DEN), Ryan Murphy (USA), Siobhan-Marie Oรขโ‚ฌโ„ขConnor (GBR), Duncan Scott (GBR), Mack Horton (AUS)

    The result is Speedoโ€™s most advanced swimwear and equipment technology to date, strengthening Speedoโ€™s world class reputation as one of the most innovative brands in sport.

    The LZR Pure Intent is the first swimsuit to use a smart fusion of three fabrics, allowing for additional compression in targeted areas to streamline, increase power and reduce drag.

    Both swimsuits will be available in black as well as psycho red colourways, to allow swimmers to express their own personalities after research revealed some athletes prefer bright colours that allow them to feel empowered and energised, whilst others prefer the powerful and strength-like focus of black.

    Developed in Speedoโ€™s global R&D facility, the Aqualab, a team (including experts in textile technology garment engineering, sports science, computational fluid dynamics, testing protocols and design) covered 350,000 miles throughout a three-year testing and development programme.

    Speedo placed real importance in consulting with swimmers throughout the iterative process to ensure they could make the best suit possible. This process involved 330 swimmers, including Caeleb Dressel (USA), Ryan Murphy (USA), Joseph Schooling (SIN), Emma McKeon (AUS), Mireia Belmonte Garcia (ESP) and Siobhan-Marie Oโ€™Connor (GBR), as well as club swimmers, masters swimmers and 10 world-leading coaches, to create a choice of performance swimsuits suitable for both professional and aspiring swimmers.

    Speaking about the latest Speedo performance range, Caeleb Dressel (USA) said: โ€œHaving been a part of this phenomenal development process, Iโ€™m incredibly excited about the new Speedo Fastskin suits. Iโ€™ve seen first-hand the work that has been put into creating the best swimsuit in the world and the technology that goes into that.

    โ€œThis is exactly why I signed with Speedo โ€“ theyโ€™re in a league of their own when it comes to producing swimsuits that help me to go as fast as I can. Iโ€™ve already spent a lot of hours in the pool wearing the LZR Pure Intent and have seen the benefits it brings me and that only makes me even more excited for what is to come.โ€

    Rob Hicking, Speedo brand director said: โ€œItโ€™s been incredible to have the support from swimmers to shape the products exactly to their needs and the result of this is a new generation of elite Fastskin racing suits which are our smartest yet. This suits draw upon almost two decades of pioneering Fastskin technology and weโ€™re now taking it to the next level.

    โ€œ2020 is going to be a huge year for our athletes and this suit is a statement to the rest of the competitive swimming community โ€“ weโ€™re taking this very seriously.โ€

    The new Fastskin LZR Pure Intent and Fastskin LZR Pure Valor swimsuits are FINA-approved and will be available to purchase from March 4thย 2019 and can be pre-ordered now fromย https://www.speedo.com/uk/en/fastskin.html

    Press release from Speedo