Swimmer's Daily

  • 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.”

    Read The Indy Channel

  • 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

  • Swimming Inspirational Video Directed by Chase The Dream Films

  • Beth Johnson from Galashiels was presented with a cheque from the Rowan Boland Memorial trust to help get the athlete down under.

  • Patrick Kennedy of Texas Ford Aquatics discusses a case study in which a swim team sold naming rights to their club and facility.

  • The YWCA’s adapted aquatics specialists provide rehabilitation and recreation utilizing water’s buoyancy to reduce stress on weight-bearing joints and provide resistance to strengthen muscles, increase flexibility and improve circulation.

    Aqua Therapy/Therapeutic Swim is for adults with orthopedic and/or neurological conditions and those wishing to continue supervised exercises following the conclusion of physical therapy. Includes cardiovascular, strengthening and flexibility exercises to increase range of motion.

    For more info, visit: http://www.ywcabergencounty.org/ywaqu…

  • Fast facts about Canadian Olympic swimming medalist Penny Oleksiak