Swimmer's Daily

  • Water Safety NZ’s campaign targets young men mixing alcohol and water sports this summer.

  • With the EISM inc. the British Swimming Championships 2018 just around the corner have you subscribed to our channel yet? We’ll be streaming every session of the Championships live from the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh this March.

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  • The fear of hypothermia and the dangers associated with it are real and should be fully respected. Many swimmers worry about how long they can endure the cold and whether they are actually capable of getting through it, and rightly so. I know when I started this wonderful sport of ours this was a big concern, with my competitive nature, I knew I would push myself through the pain and discomfort. However, it was the fear of the unknown and the situation being taken out of my control that worried me the most. One thing I would like to make clear from the outset is that I don’t take any of this for granted and know my limits – believe me I have had a few learning curves. Anyone looking to apply themselves to open water swimming should build themselves up gradually one step at a time. It is a liberating and fulfilling experience to swim in open water and when the temperature drops even by half a degree it becomes a whole new challenge to the body.

    Read Adam Walker

  • Hungary and Croatia faced off at The Alfred Hajos Pool for the Gold Medal match of the Budapest 2017 Fina World Championships. In the end, Croatia defeated Hungary 6 – 8!

  • A team of scientists has studied 25 years’ worth of satellite data, and calculated that the sea level isn’t rising at a steady rate, it’s accelerating. If the trend continues, the total sea level rise could be twice as high as previous projections by 2100.

    Read New Atlas

    Photo by go_greener_oz

  • Welcome to a full day in the life, Enjoy!

  • “A day at Duke. Do what you love”

    Duke University Senior Weekend. Exploring Duke with the Fam. Checking out the Pool.

  • According to doctors from the United Kingdom, a 28-year-old man who had been complaining of persistent, post-operative pain was cured after jumping into incredibly cold water for a vigorous 60-second, intense swim. Roughly two months prior to his swim, the man had undergone an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy procedure to treat his severe facial blushing. In this procedure, a portion of the sympathetic nerve trunk is destroyed to treat excessive sweating, blushing and Raynaud’s disease.

    The operation went smoothly, but nagging, sharp pain in his chest continued for 10 weeks after the operation. Exercise and movement tended to make things worse, which was bad news for the patient, who has a devoted triathlete. Doctors tried analgesics and other means to control pain with limited success, and when things didn’t work, the patient took a leap of faith.

    In a bold attempt to take his mind of pain, the patient decided to go for a swim in the coastal waters of a past triathlon competition. His route was along a rocky, jagged coastline; therefore, there was no dipping his toes in to acclimate to the water. The man had to jump from a rocky outcrop.

    “I wasn’t sure if it would help the pain—I just wanted to do it—I thought at best it was a long-shot, but I was desperate to get some relief,” the man told doctors.

    When his body slapped into seawater that was 52 degrees Fahrenheit, he had no choice but to swim for safety, or risk hypothermia. He told doctors:

    “I initially thought, ‘Damn this is so cold I’m going to die!’ I just swam for my life. Once I was in the water, I had tunnel vision. For the first time in months, I completely forgot about the pain or the fear of shooting pains in my chest if I moved. My entire body tingled with the cold. I just knew if I didn’t keep swimming, I’d soon freeze. After a few moments I actually enjoyed it – it was just an immersive rush of adrenaline. I bet I couldn’t have felt my pain, even if I tried.”

    The funny thing is, his pain never returned.

    Read Discover and Time

    Photo by electrees

  • “There is an infatuation with the body, and, of course, the sexual aspects of the body as well. Some sports encourage immodesty, revealing large portions of the body and this happens in some sports. These are the risky sports. Here they are, what are the risky sports? Gymnastics. Gymnastics and swimming. These are the sports in which there is an added risk.”

    Read The Maven

    Photo courtesy of Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0