Swimmer's Daily

  • Before Caroline County opened their very own YMCA about three years ago, swimming was a recreation reserved for neighborhood and backyard pools in the summer.

    Now, with an indoor facility, it’s become a year-round sport for a growing number of Caroline High School teens who have formed the school’s first-ever swim team.

    “I think swimming is really more about self-esteem than it is about athletic ability or anything else like that,” explained Christy Guise-Wright.

    See WTVR

    Teaching perseverance, perspective and paying it forward through swimming

  • Watch marine biologist Ocean Ramsey (yes, Ocean is her first name!) swim with a 20-foot great white shark off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. First spotted off Guadalupe in 2014, this animal, nicknamed “Deep Blue,” is thought to be the largest great white in the world. They’re definitely going to need a bigger boat.

    See BoingBoing

    https://youtu.be/_KtfYQS217c

    https://youtu.be/wJKP8dYAfV4

  • FINA is pleased to announce that invitations were sent to National Federations with athletes selected for the first edition of the new FINA event, the “Champions Swim Series”.

    45 male swimmers from 15 nations and 37 female competitors from 17 countries were formally invited to take part in the three-leg circuit.

    The first event will take place in Guangzhou, China, on April 27-28; Budapest, the Hungarian capital, will follow on May 11-12; and Indianapolis, in the USA, will close this inaugural edition on May 31-June 1. All three meets will be swum in 50m-pool.

    The list of selected athletes includes Rio 2016 Olympic medallists, Budapest 2017 World Championships’ medallists, World Record holders, and leaders of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Ranking.

    The competition format of the “Champions Swim Series” includes only direct finals, with four athletes per final.

    Individual races include 50m, 100m and 200m in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, plus the 400m free and 200m IM, for both men and women.

    Travel and accommodation expenses, as well as an appearance fee will be paid for the participanting athletes.

    Moreover, attractive prize money will be paid in each individual race (1st place – US$ 10’000; 2nd place – US$ 8’000; 3rd place – US$ 6’000; 4th place – US$ 5’000) and in relay competition (1st – US$ 16’000; 2nd – US$ 12’000; 3rd – US$ 8’000; 4th and following – US$ 2’000). A US$ 20’000 bonus will be provided for each new World Record established during the competition.

    “FINA is confident about the interest this competition will generate among the world’s best swimmers”, considered FINA President Julio C. Maglione.

    Read FINA press release

     

  • The first Obstacle Swim! • 15 inflatable obstacles • 1k swimming • Race or fun

    https://youtu.be/zO0a1KEFTHg

  • SwimAmerica is a learn to swim program for all ages.
    We are based in Edmonton, and are looking to expand.

  • Freshman swimmer Audrey Lambert is already setting records during her high school career.

    Pembroke Hill swimmer Audrey Lambert making waves

  • Despite a break between storms, dangerous surf conditions continue through the day in San Diego.

    Crews rescue swimmer from high surf in Encinitas

  • A woman in Finland is living out her childhood dream of being a mermaid. Maija Mottonen quit her job as a kindergarten teacher and now instructs people how to swim like the mythical creatures. She is Finland’s first professional mermaid instructor. Since she started in August, Mottonen has taught more than 200 students how to be mermaids and mermen.

    Woman Quits Job to Teach People How to Become Mermaids

  • A look behind the scenes at the creating of the photo shoot for the cover of the Winter 2019 Champion magazine.

    Champion Behind the Scenes – Sink or Swim