Swimmer's Daily

  • Preparation and musings on Paul Newsome’s training for the 2018 Otillo World Championships

  • Erin Darke, of hit shows like โ€œDietlandโ€ and โ€œThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,โ€ talks about body image pressure in Hollywood and how putting more women in power can help.

    Actress Erin Darke Loves Her Swimmersโ€™ Shoulders โ€“ Even If Theyโ€™ve Been Called โ€˜Broadโ€™ | TODAY

  • In the second installation of our five-part series exploring self-image and identity through hair, made in collaboration with Bedhead, we feature the story of Writer, Model and former Olympic Athlete, Casey Legler. From having long hair as a child, to shaving her head as an Olympic swimmer (something that only the male swimmers were allowed to do), to becoming a bleached blond with long flowing hair in her 20โ€™s, to rocking her signature short, slicked-back look of today, the winding journey of Caseyโ€™s hair has articulated points of rebellion against societyโ€™s idea of what a woman should look like, compliance with that standard, and ultimately a growing comfort in who she is.

    Former Olympian Cuts Off Her Hair and Wins Her Identity: Casey Legler

  • Swimming doesn’t seem like a complicated sport with a lot of rules. However, there are at least 26 rules that can get you disqualified.

    28 ways you can get disqualified. Swimming rules and regulations according to FINA

  • This is what most of my days working as a pool manager looked like during the amazing summer of 2016.

    A Day in the Life of a Lifeguard

  • Enjoy the Top 10 Olympic water polo goals featuring: Melania Grego (Italy), Adam Steinmetz (Netherlands), Felipe Perrone (Spain), Suzie Fraser (Australia), Daniรซlle de Bruijn (Netherlands), Renato Vrbicic (Croatia), Yvette Higgins (Australia), Elisa Casanova (Italy), Attila Vรกri (Hungary), and Mรกrton Szivรณs (Hungary).

  • According to a survey by the Swimming Teachersโ€™ Association (STA), 68 per cent of swim schools have been impacted by the shortage, limiting their opportunities to offer lessons to children.

    STA’s 2018 Industry Swimming Teachers Recruitment Survey also found that more than two-thirds of UK swim schools have a waiting list for lesson spaces, while 78 per cent said they could not find appropriately qualified swimming teaching staff to meet this demand.

    Nearly three quarters (71 per cent) said difficulty in finding appropriate staff was affecting their business growth plans.

    Read Leisure Opportunities

    https://youtu.be/7HTSdsP0u6Q

  • A British man was left nearlyย nakedย in the middle of his hotel pool after being “gifted” a dissolving swimsuit during his vacation in Ibiza.

    The unsuspecting victim of theย viral prank,ย Lee Kenny, was enjoying a sun-soaked swim at a swanky resort with his wife and so-called “friends” when he came to a harrowing realization.

    “My shorts are broken!” he exclaims repeatedly in the video above. “What do I do?!”

    See Maxim

    https://youtu.be/XfkIGOPfIxY

  • Swimming with turtles in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands with St. Thomas Adventure Tours was incredibly fun and relaxing. I love snorkeling, but snorkeling with turtles has set a new level for me. When you’re underwater surrounded by sea turtles, it really makes you think about your place in the world.