Swimmer's Daily

  • A 15-year-old girl in Minnesota who was held captive for 29 days recalled her dramatic escape in a TV interview.

    The girl fled from a home in rural part of the state on Tuesday when her abductors left her alone for the first time in nearly a month to get pizza. She knocked on nearby doors, then swam across part of a lake and flagged down a farmer for help.

    “I opened the door and told him to call 911,” she told Fox 9. “… He asked if I was the missing girl from Alex and I said ‘yes.’”

    Read NY Daily News

  • The son of Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte is finally being introduced to the world in an exclusive interview with Inside Edition.

    Caiden Zane Lochte was born on June 8 and is making his TV debut.

    Lochte and fiancée, Playboy Playmate Kayla Rae Reid are diving head first into parenthood.

    “Oh my gosh, having a baby is so much work,” she said.

    For the couple who’s been together just two years, caring for an infant is a whole new world of joy and challenges that all new parents face, like spit-ups, sleepless nights and diaper changes.

    “I’m dead tired, but when I see him I’m just like, ‘Yes!’” Lochte said.

    See Inside Edition

  • A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of a Commonwealth Games swimmer accused of raping a teenager.

    Otto Putland, 23, was accused of raping the 19-year-old woman shortly after she’d had consensual sex with his best friend.

    Mr Putland, of Dinedor, Hereford, had denied the charges and said the two had consensual sex following a night out in Cardiff city centre.

    Today the jury cleared Mr Putland of one count of rape, but failed to reach a verdict on the second count after more than four hours of deliberation.

    A decision will now be made about a potential re-trial.

    Read ITV and Metro

  • You could get more out of every swimming session! Here are GTN’s tips on how to train like a pro for your next triathlon swim.

  • If you are going to visit a beach on the island of Rhodes, you must visit what is now known as Anthony Quinn Bay, is a beautiful place for swimming. Only a few kilometres from Rhodes Town on the road aptly called“EO Rodou Lindos”, or road to Lindos! You first come across Anthony Quinn Bay.

    Anthony Quinn Bay, is a beautiful. Secluded place for swimming. There’s usually only one or two other people there, definitely not packed with tourists.

    Sitting on the sand with the water only a metre to a metre and half deep you will feel like you are far away from it all. It’s well worth an afternoon there on its own or as part of a tour taking in Kalethia Bay too.

    The beauty of the bay is that it is free, full of sand and the only noise you will hear is the sound of the waves lapping the shoreline. You can look out to sea and see the occasional ferry or other boat passing.

    https://youtu.be/qTA7L8Jdl0s

  • Triathlon swim training can seem a lot easier with flippers, but are they really helping you get faster? Triathlon Taren explains how to use use them during your training and how they can affect your swim technique during a race. Then Triathlon Taren spends time cleaning out his garage in preparation for the garage headquarters build.

  • To talk about the breaststroke break out we need to talk about the angles of the breaststroke pull out. In an earlier video we talked about the pull out and how it consists of three parts. The dolphin kick, the arms pull and the breaststroke kick.

  • The Malagan Council of Fuengirola has introduced a pioneering service on its beaches with a drone that carries a life jacket. The service can locate a swimmer in difficulty and drop this life jacket down to them, which inflates in a matter of seconds. It provides extra coverage and support for the lifeguards on these beaches.